Offshore Fishing
Taking care of the ride
For fishing 50 or 60 miles offshore, the single most important piece of equipment is a fisherman’s boat and motor.[…]
October 2014
Offshore Fishing
Why October?
Tuna fishing as described here is not a year-round sport. While yellowfin can be caught off of the Louisiana coast all year, October is special. After a couple of cold fronts, the hot-blooded fish come nearer to shore from their usual deep-water haunts.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
It’s been a tough year for marsh trout, but if October holds true to form we should see an inundation of the snaggled-tooth species. A weighted Clouser or Shrimp pattern set 30 inches below a VOSI will be the ticket over reefs, and in cuts, canals and bayous.[…]
Hunting
Trophy taxidermy tips
Following these steps can insure that your trophy buck, duck or fish become art in the skillful hands of a taxidermist:[…]
Columns
The Crappie Psychic
There were days as recently as this summer that a 51-year-old Raceland outdoorsman returned from a sac-a-lait (crappie) fishing trip and removed a secret weapon on his tube jig about a mile from the boat ramp.[…]
Columns
Back to the deer stand
In the dark ages many years ago, when I was a young lad, school always started the week after Labor Day; summer baseball began in June and ended at the end of July, but summer continued through August; and the alphabet letters on the phone were actually part of the phone number.[…]
Columns
Some like it on top
I was so ecstatic when Texas A&M joined the Southeastern Conference three years ago. As an LSU fan, in addition to renewing one of our traditional rivalries, it was a chance to revive some of my favorite Aggie jokes.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Horseshoe Island
Dear Capt. Paul:
An old timer once told me about a small island somewhere in Black Bay south of Mozambique Point by Breton Sound called Horseshoe Island. Try as I can, I cannot find anything on the island. Can you help?[…]
Bass Fishing
Fall lunkers like grass
Shorter days and sliding water temperatures tell bass it’s belly packing time and a great many will move up from summer depths.[…]
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10 trophy buck tips, based on success
The day, Dec. 23, 1998, was nasty and getting nastier, and the weatherman’s promise of sleet and freezing rain couldn’t have been more on target, falling over the north Louisiana landscape.[…]
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Big game on Pearl River
“Kickoff’s at seven,” Artie reminded. “So we wanna get the backstraps in the smoker by mid-afternoon. Y’all be back by then, huh? And with some backstraps? Heck we need to marinate ’em a little beforehand.”[…]
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Louisiana’s big buck locations
When I retired from Wildlife and Fisheries in 2007, I predicted that within five years Louisiana would have a new state record typical buck. […]
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Unlocking the marsh
The inherent challenge of fishing the Delta marsh is that “everything looks fishy.”[…]
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Heresy at Pointe a la Hache
In the nine years since Hurricane Katrina, forays into one of my favorite fishing holes, Pointe a la Hache, have been few and far between, mainly due to a lack of fishing guides.[…]
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Venice’s fall variety includes lemons and bulls
It’s undisputed, an absolute certainty amongst saltwater anglers.
Venice is the fishing capital of Louisiana, especially in the fall of the year.[…]
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Right place, right time
How often have you heard a deer hunter say: “So many choices, so little time?” […]