Deer Hunting
The right glass
Lightweight binoculars are a must when hunting deer in the marsh, particularly in October.[…]
South Central LA
Deer Hunting
Nutra deer attracts marsh deer
It’s impossible to put food plots in marshes, for obvious reasons. Plus the marsh is a virtual smorgasbord of deer food.[…]
General
Central Basin offers youth squirrel hunts and fall fishing opportunities
On Saturday September 22nd, youth squirrel hunters were treated to the first chances at scoring on Atchafalaya Basin fox and cat squirrels for the 2012-13 hunting season.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Amberjack, blackfin tuna thick out of Cypremort Point
Catching amberjack and a deck full of blackfin tuna always makes for a successful meat haul to the outskirts of the continental shelf.[…]
Bass Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin bass fishing still good despite Hurricane Isaac
When Hurricane Isaac blew through South Louisiana in late August, anglers across the region waiting for the inevitable fish kills. And, true to form, there were areas in which fish turned belly up.
The Atchafalaya Basin was no exception, but there were still bass to be caught, one local tournament angler found during a trip that ended with nearly 100 fish being boated.[…]
Deer Hunting
Atchafalaya Delta WMA fares well through Isaac
Hurricane Isaac spared the Atchafalaya Delta WMA from any apparent tidal surges or damage. A full day’s scouting trip revealed no more than a few branches down here and there.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Ling Lessons: Catch more lemonfish with these tips
With the motor idling to keep the boat in position against the running tide, the captain nosed toward a small oil-field structure in the Gulf of Mexico and tossed some fish pieces under the barnacle-encrusted legs supporting this steel island.
As the succulent chunks of fish slowly disappeared into the aquamarine water, larger shapes materialized to create a frenzy just below the surface. Soon, various other fishy objects, large and small, appeared.
Aggressive fish darted out from under the platform to snatch their share of morsels.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Vermilion Bay gives up 7-pound trout
Trout are beginning to move off of the coast and back into the marsh and inland bays, making it the perfect time to head into Vermilion Bay. In fact, 70-year-old Ray Hargrave, a lifetime recreational fisherman, recently caught his biggest speckled trout after fishing the bay.[…]
Cobia
Don’t love hardheads? Cobia do!
Most Louisiana saltwater anglers hold hardhead catfish in contempt, but tough cobia love gulping down the spiked fish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Sweeping up
Making a clean sweep seems to always make things feel a little fresher.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout, cobia stacked up south of Cocodrie
Catching a mess of trout in Caillou Bay and then going out to South Timbalier to bag a few lemon fish, or vise versa, should be a breeze right now for anyone with a bay boat on a calm day.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Final weekend of snapper season offers easy pickings out of Cocodrie
Red snapper numbers in the Gulf of Mexico have grown to the point that snapper seem to be everywhere off the Louisiana coast.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF closes western inshore shrimping zone
The spring inshore shrimp season closes at 6 p.m Thursday (July 12) from the eastern shore of the Calcasieu Ship Channel to to the Texas state line, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today.[…]
Inshore Fishing
More flat fish, fewer junk fish
Because of the sideways bite of a flounder, traditional jigs leave a few fish on the table. However, Betts’ Flounder Fanatic hooks are a good way to increase your catch.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Cuddin Eddie’s Pan-Fried Crispy Trout
For a new spin on the standby fried trout, try this recipe from Cuddin Eddie’s Pepper Relish Products’ cookbook for pan-fried crispy trout.[…]
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Outa Sight
Everywhere I go, I seem to bump into Casey McLaurin, director of operations for Acadiana Outfitters, a high-end specialty outdoor retailer located on the outskirts of New Iberia. Casey loves to fish for speckled trout and he loves to duck hunt, so our talk always turns to one of the two subjects.[…]