Sidebars
The top shot for specklebelly geese
White-fronted geese take heavy loads of 1s, 2s, BB and even BBB shot.[…]
November 2015
Inshore Fishing
Chum can reignite the redfish bite
Fishing the wall at Bayou Rigoletts means you might have to sit there a few minutes while waiting on a pod of redfish to move through.[…]
Sidebars
Goose guide’s top specklebelly call
With the popularity of white-fronted goose hunting on the rise, call makers are working hard to achieve the perfect sound.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Best bet for Lafitte’s fall trout
There’s no doubt that the Bayou Rigoletts wall offers some of the best redfishing in all of South Louisiana during November, but there is a spot not too far to its south that offers some of the best speckled trout fishing, as well.[…]
Bass Fishing
Delivery methods for bass-fishing laydowns
One of the most-common angling misnomers is the general lumping of flipping and pitching into one homogenous image.[…]
Deer Hunting
Why a pile of sticks forces deer to look away
While talking bowhunting with Stephen Chatman not too long ago, local hunter Bill Knight stopped by and couldn’t help but tell me a unique way he has to hunt deer over a corn pile.[…]
Deer Hunting
Black Eagle arrows gaining ground
I’ve got to admit that I’m a neophyte when it comes to bowhunting. Therefore, one arrow is just as good as another to me. […]
Sidebars
Dr. Raymond Daniel’s duck-hunting gear
When Dr. Daniel Raymond loads up for a duck-hunting road trip down Highway 15, he knows what he wants to hunt with — just like the ducks know where they want to go.[…]
Sidebars
Russell Sage, Boeuf WMAs provide great public duck hunting
The balance in your checking account isn’t large enough to cover an expensive duck blind right on Highway 15?[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunting logs help identify deer-hunting trends
I always keep track of my hunting activity during the deer season. I take notes on weather conditions and food sources, etc.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure review: The YUM Bad Mamma
If you’ve seen one soft plastic creature bait and you’ve seen them all. Right?[…]
Columns
First shots, first fruits – The first shots of the new hunting season
The first shots of the new season have been fired; now it is time to share our harvest with those who have needs.[…]
Columns
New fishing products for 2016
In our September column, we highlighted the many new rods coming out this fall and next spring.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Venice offshore platform fishing
Dear Capt. Paul:
I am a native of Louisiana currently living in Texas. I have a Texas registered 28-foot boat with twin 300-horsepower Verados with joystick steering.
I want to tow the boat to Venice to take my uncle fishing offshore for tuna. I’m looking for Thunder Horse, Diana and Hoover coordinates, if you have them.[…]
Columns
Put that in your pipe! Gulf pipefish are just plain different
Some fish just can’t seem to get their romantic life straight. For most fish it’s enough for females and males to discharge eggs and sperm into the water. Sometimes they do it in a constructed nest, but most of the time it’s in open water.[…]
Deer Hunting
Whitetail Ale
Whitetail Ale from Wildgame Innovations is the first fermented attractant on the market, blending real oats, barley and wheat. Its strong scent lures deer from great distances while the great taste creates a habit-forming need they can’t deny.[…]