Field Notes
Never break your pull rope again
Tim Bye wants his pull rope to last as long as possible, and he’s come up with a way to do that using a piece of flexible rubber tubing.[…]
Statewide LA
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend bass anglers tangle with cannibalistic frog
During a bass-fishing trip to Toledo Bend the middle of May, Jason Pittman and his dad Floyd found themselves flinging hollow-bodied frog on top of grass mats in the back of a pocket.[…]
Hunting
More on ‘black panthers’
While reports of “black panther” sightings have persisted for years, there is no scientific evidence that such coloration exists in mountain lions.[…]
Fishing
Tippets
On the coast, most of the action for speckled trout will come in the surf or in the larger lakes and bays. Start with poppers — such as Skipping Bugs — at first light. Around midmorning, switch to sinking flies. In the surf, that would be either a Deep Clouser or weighted Seaducer pattern. Let the fly sink for 10 seconds; then strip. Inland, that would be a clouser or weighted shrimp pattern about 30 inches under a VOSI.[…]
Bass Fishing
Other heavy finesse bass-fishing tactics
Drop-shots aren’t the only finesse rigs that can be beefed up to provide bass a bite-enducing curve ball. Here are some other options:[…]
Bass Fishing
How to get bottom rigs unhooked when bass fishing
If the heavy finesse strategy has a hang-up, then we’ve punned our way into the explanation — hang-ups, snags, entanglements.[…]
Bass Fishing
Skip your way to more bass
By flipping his frogs, Kenny Covington is able to put his lure in places where other topwater lures just can’t go.[…]
Deer Hunting
Time to tune up for bow season
With archery season a couple of calendar pages away, there’s no better time to get your bow out and begin to get ready and practice.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo scheduled for July 23-25 at Venice Marina
The 17th Annual Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo is set for next week out of Venice Marina, and this year’s version will feature a brand new division and real time text updates to keep participants informed about what’s happening at the scales.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top 5 nighttime bass-fishing tactics
The weather is just too hot in July and August. That’s why we asked Bass pro Davy Hite his tips for night-time bass fishing.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish action heating up at Cypremort Point
Anglers familiar with the Cypremort Point area know about the big influence the Atchafalaya River level has on the fishing there, and this summer has been no exception.[…]
General
Road grader vandalized on Dewey Wills WMA
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is seeking leads from the public to find out who caused more than $5,000 in damages to a a road grader last month on the Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Area in LaSalle Parish.[…]
Columns
Trout trailers
Success, as usual in the artificial lure manufacturing business — or anything else, for that matter — begats success.[…]
News Breaker
Five cited for alleged red snapper violations
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited five Louisiana men for allegedly being over the limit of red snapper during a vessel inspection out of Venice.[…]
Bass Fishing
Amazing 38.22-pound stringer wins Bass-N-Bucks event at Toledo Bend
It’s almost unheard of to have to cull 4- and 5-pound bass to finish off a stringer — especially in the middle of the summer — but that was the unique position Dustin Rivers and Jeremy Gentry found themselves in this weekend on Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
Nicholls State angler falls short in College Classic Bracket semifinal match
Tyler Rivet came up just a little short.[…]