Bass Fishing
Other great baits for Atchafalaya Basin bass
When Lafayette’s Billy Billeaud isn’t fishing a jig, he is usually using a Brush Hog or a Beaver-style bait.[…]
March 2016
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
Wind-wise, March comes in like a lion, but leaves like a lamb. If the “lamb” arrives early, this could be a great month for fly-casters who love to chase the poisson rouge![…]
Bass Fishing
Equipment for bass fishing in the Atchafalaya Basin
Billy Billeaud doesn’t arm himself lightly for bass fishing in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Bass Fishing
Storm Wiggle Warts
The importance of realistic, crawfish patterns is well known to Bassmaster Elite pros, and Brandon Palaniuk proved it on his way to finishing second in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake in Oklahoma.[…]
Columns
A new year, a new wildlife administration
The 2016 turkey season is the next to the last season of the 2015-16 hunting season (the spring squirrel season is the last). […]
Columns
Short sticks – With bass, shorter is often better
One of my favorite car commercials has a 5-year-old driving his Power Wheels toy car. His dad asks if he’d like to take a try with the bigger automobile. After giving it some thought, the kid realizes it’s too much to handle and responds “No, thanks. I can wait.”[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Get the most out of your GPS
Hardly a month goes by without me getting a question about how to transfer GPS waypoints from one unit to a newer model or what to do when a GPS unit has crashed.[…]
Columns
We got gar – Louisiana has four species
In a state laced with streams, rivers, bayous, lakes and marshes, pretty well anyone who spends time outdoors knows that Louisiana has a lot of gars.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Flextone Tramp Stamp Aluminum pot call
The new Flextone Tramp Stamp Aluminum pot call won’t let the wind ruin your spring hunt. The durable Magnum Hickory Striker coupled with the aluminum surface produce high-frequency yelps that will cut through howling winds and drive even the most stubborn gobblers insane.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LiveTarget BaitBall Glass Minnow Twitchbait
The LiveTarget BaitBall Glass Minnow Twitchbait will provide anglers a lure that perfectly mimics the small glass minnow forage that is targeted by trout, reds, Spanish mackerel or virtually anything chasing tiny bait.[…]
Hunting
Tactical Solutions TSAR-300
The TSAR-300 from Tactical Solutions is a 300 AAC Blackout Rifle that provides the versatility of a short barreled rifle without the red tape and NFA paperwork. It includes an Inert Suppressor, TacSol Milspec Lower, ALG Defense QMS Trigger, Hogue Pistol Grip, Hogue 6 Position stock, 10round magazine and the TacSol XG PRO Forend.[…]
Contents
Heads, reds and drum — Tips for catching Breton Sound’s sheesphead, redfish and black drum
You heard the one about the elite, big-fish speckled trout snob in Delacroix in March?
Well, there was this creek. And there was this paddle. The guy was up the creek: Aw heck, you know the rest.[…]
Bass Fishing
Stumped — Pro tips for bass fishing stump fields
Murder on lower units, but straight-up hog farms — that’s a fitting summary for those shallow, wood-spiked ranges bass anglers call stump fields.[…]
Columns
Whose water is it, anyway?
Louisiana is known for a few things: food, its laissez-faire environment, and its swamps and marshes. Those aspects of life in the Bayou State have always been intertwined, as inseparable as red beans and rice.[…]
Contents
Cover: March 2016
This is when the big girls will be moving shallow at Toledo Bend, and we provide you with baits and locations to make the most of your time on the nation’s No. 1 bass fishery.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lunker locales – The big bass hotspots at Toledo Bend
Toledo Bend has become the epicenter of big-bass hunters from across the country, pumping out dozens of super-sized lunkers annually over the past few years.[…]