Freshwater Fishing
Looney’s Bayou Corne sac-a-lait tackle
Jim Looney is an artificial bait kind of guy. Except when he is targeting bream in the heat of the summer, live bait is never on his hook.[…]
Southeast LA
Freshwater Fishing
The Sinkhole
Since mid-summer, Bayou Corne has received plenty of not-so-welcome publicity because of what the media has dubbed the “Bayou Corne Sinkhole.”[…]
Freshwater Fishing
An author too!
Besides being a fanatical angler, Jim Looney is the author of 12 fishing booklets focused on how to catch bass, bream and sac-a-lait in the Grand Bayou-Bayou Corne areas, as well as the Atchafalaya Basin. He also covers redfish and speckled trout in Pointe au Chien.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Salvador offers easy access to trout, other species
Late last week an east wind howled over Lake Salvador, but that did not stop Luling angler Bruce McDonald, his fishing buddy Andre Cambre and I from landing multiple species of fish – including more than 50 speckled trout – on an afternoon fishing trip.[…]
Deer of the Year
‘Work weekend’ traded in for 145-inch Tunica Hills trophy
We all should have camp work weekends like Justin Moran.[…]
Deer of the Year
East Baton Rouge doe hunt ends with 160-inch buck
Sometimes nothing goes your way when you hit the woods, but then there are the times when everything just falls into place.[…]
Deer of the Year
Tunica Hills doe hunt ends with 160-inch buck
Teddy Roussel is good to his fiancé. Really good.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Catfish Lake stacked with reds, trout
After Hurricane Issac the marshes of Southeast Louisiana showed scars, and fish kills were being reported in various areas. Fishermen were hindered from getting on the water, but now that the situation has normalized it is time to get back on the water.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Tuna thick off the mouth of the Mississippi River
After a summer of finicky tuna fishing, the larger yellowfin have finally started to make their way into anglers’ ice chests with more consistency, and the landing of a pending state-record proves there are monsters out there.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
State-record channel cat caught in Mississippi River
When Mike Richardson actively began fishing for river cats approximately two months ago, he didn’t have any illusions of setting a state angling record in the process.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix offering great fall-fishing opportunities
Anglers looking for some fall action for the rest of October through November should head to the lakes surrounding the Delacroix area. Capt. Tommy Banca with Sweetwater Guide Service said.[…]
Breaking News
Pending state-record yellowfin caught out of Grand Isle
A trip out of Grand Isle on Saturday (Oct. 13) ended with a pending new state-record yellowfin tuna hanging at the docks of Bridge Side Marina.[…]
Breaking News
Southeast Louisiana deer regulations modified
Deer-hunting regulations in a portion of Southeast Louisiana have been modified for the 2012-13 season because of the impacts of Hurricane Isaac, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries announced today (Oct. 4).[…]
Inshore Fishing
Highway robbery: Catch plenty of reds and specks within minutes of Highway 1
There are some pretty cool perks to being an outdoor writer. One is that opportunities sometimes present themselves to step out of your comfort zone and try something new.[…]
Inshore Fishing
River full of reds
The wind was howling as I made the drive down Highway 23 from New Orleans to Venice. The flag at Buras had hardly a ripple in it, as the 20-knot winds tried to rip it off the pole.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Where to fish for Lake Pontchartrain’s World Series trout
“I look forward to this time of year,” said Capt. Eric Dumas, a former baseball player. who likes the World Series and loves World Series Trout. “World Series trout aren’t necessarily giant fish, but they denote the beginning of the fall run. It will last well into December.[…]