Ask Captain Paul
Capt. Paul’s Fishing Edge for Lake Borgne
As a longtime fisherman of the Lake Borgne area, I had a vast library of locations to fish – and more than 160 of these are included in the Lake Borgne Edge file.[…]
November 2018
Columns
Crackin’ Craw
If you want to catch bass or redfish, you better get crackin’.
Kaplan-based artificial lure manufacturer Zach Dubois, who specializes in soft plastics, has watched the fairly new Crackin’ Craw – a crawfish imitation -; take the bass fishing world by storm. And to his pleasant surprise, it’s also become a go-to bait for redfish along the coast.[…]
Bass Fishing
Sabine River bass surprise
“We are very blessed,” Johnny Watkins said. “There are very few places where you fish bass on a shrimp pattern.[…]
Columns
Seafood Bible: Cooking with ‘Cajun spice’
Buddy Callahan looks like anything but a Cajun with curly blond hair, fair complexion, a stocky build and a grizzled Van Dyke beard.[…]
Featured
The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles trout parade begins
The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles becomes a boat parade in November, and with good reason.[…]
Bass Fishing
West Pearl River getting right for bass
There are so many great fishing options during the fall that it can be hard to choose one. Speckled trout are practically committing suicide in the marsh, redfish are everywhere, shrimp are popping for their lives and huge flocks of birds are diving.[…]
Bass Fishing
Put a skirt on – and punch that jig
Punch skirts are popular with many bass anglers because they turn normal creature baits into essentially jig presentations.[…]
Field Notes
Recycle old fishing lures into brand-new baits
Caleb Meyer recycles old lures by melting them down and pouring them into his own soft-plastic mold.[…]
Bass Fishing
Big water locales perfect for kayaks
Louisiana has several great freshwater fishing lakes that offer a variety of species like bass, bream and catfish. Also, don’t forget the excellent crappie fishing (white perch in North Louisiana, sac-a-lait in the South).[…]
News Breaker
Speckled trout slam in the Sulfur Mine
My old friend and former charter guide Gordon Matherne said November is the best month of the year to fish the Sulfur Mine.[…]
Flounder
Big Lake gives up big flounder
Starting in mid-October and peaking in November, saltwater fishermen enjoy some of the best fishing — then feasting — the coast has to offer in the Calcasieu Ship Channel along the western edge of Big Lake.[…]
News Breaker
Follow the river for Venice redfish
The fishing in Venice depends on the Mississippi River more than humans rely on oxygen, and a slowly falling, high river in October will shove the November redfish farther from the river, according to Capt. Dustin Bounds.[…]
Field Notes
How to have redfish success with a chatterbait
Most Louisiana anglers have seen, either in person or in videos, redfish in water that’s so clear, it looks like it should have been delivered by the Kentwood man.[…]
Bass Fishing
Winter bite begins for Orange Grove bass
Backs of dead end canals should be active Some of the best bass fishing before the onset of what passes for winter in South Central Louisiana isn’t far from Houma or Morgan City. Bill McCarty[…]
Bass Fishing
Fall bass moving shallow at Toledo Bend
Bass are biting as the water temperature starts to cool. When November rolls around, expect bass fishing success to be pretty solid.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caney Lake bass offer anglers two choices
November is all about numbers of bass on Caney Lake – and here’s how you can catch them. […]