Sidebars
What to do if a gobbler hangs up
The challenge in turkey hunting is that every tom is different in the way it responds to a call, and this is where the fun begins.[…]
Statewide LA
Sidebars
Prep now for the next turkey hunting season
Hopefully you will have some success this turkey season and use a tag or two.[…]
Sidebars
Tips for hunting corned-up turkeys
One of the problems with turkey hunting on private land is that landowners and/or hunters on adjacent lands will often set up a site to feed turkeys year round to keep turkeys hanging around.[…]
Bass Fishing
When to throw a spoon
During the shad spawn in April and May, Johnston fishes spoons around Styrofoam docks or muddy banks where the baitfish do their thing.[…]
Bass Fishing
Modifications to get the most out of spoons
While spoons will definitely put fish in the boat, there are some modifications that help make them even more effective — and can eliminate a nagging problem inherent with the lures.[…]
Bass Fishing
Coastal fish love spoons, too
In coastal marshes, a gold weedless spoon like the Johnson Minnow or Bomber Saltwater Grade Who Dat is standard issue for redfish seekers.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top April bass lures
Walk into any tackle store to grab a few lures and the choices can be overwhelming. Racks are piled with all manner of baits that each manufacturer promises will catch more bass.[…]
Fishing
How to get the most out of braided line
I love braid. It’s tough. It’s got zero stretch. It doesn’t have memory. It’s got a very small diameter. You feel every tap. And when a fish is hooked the fight is just awesome.[…]
Coastal Projects
Volunteers to install ‘floating islands’ this weekend near Grand Isle
In support of Earth Day next week, project volunteers and students from Grand Isle, Larose and Golden Meadow schools will build about 6,000 square feet of new wetland island habitat just north of Highway 1 this weekend.[…]
Columns
Hildebrandt Drum Roller
Want a unique and improved spinnerbait on your side when you go redfish fishing for pleasure or for money?[…]
Coastal Projects
Sediment diversions building land in marshes east of the Mississippi River
BURAS, LA. – When Capt. Ryan Lambert started guiding 35 years ago, the habitat on the west side of the Mississippi River at Buras was much different than it is today.[…]
Big Bass
Three more lunkers landed at Toledo Bend
As the 2014-15 lunker season draws to a close next month, three more anglers recently scored 10-pound-plus bass at Toledo Bend.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Impromptu bow-fishing trip yields potential Toledo Bend record longnose gar
As evidenced this spring, Toledo Bend’s 185,000 acres are home to an untold number of lunker largemouth bass that roam throughout the reservoir.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Nine cited for alleged oyster harvesting violations in Terrebonne Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited nine people on April 8 for alleged oyster violations in Hell Hole Bayou in Terrebonne Parish, according to a press release.[…]
Big Bass
Sulphur angler scores on Toledo Bend 11.14-pounder Saturday
As much as she wanted to, Pat Schexnider just couldn’t escape her date with destiny and ended up catching the bass of a lifetime Saturday on Toledo Bend.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Choosing the best popping cork
There are Ford guys and Chevy fanatics, and there are folks who prefer Coke and others who are diehard Pepsi drinkers. […]