Fishing
Why anodes are crucial to outboard motors
Whenever two different metals are connected together — whether physically or electrically — and then immersed in saltwater, they become a battery.[…]
Statewide LA
Fishing
Native Watercraft
Native believes there’s nothing like the view from the water. Knowing that kayak anglers have different needs and options, Native offers several models of angler-specific kayaks.[…]
Fishing
Hurricane Kayaks
Hurricane is the leader in lightweight kayaks. Their ‘yaks are on average 10 pounds lighter than comparable boats in the same category. A lighter boat means more efficient paddling.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Drift-line for more and bigger snapper
If you learn to fish the drift-line technique of presenting a bait slowly and gently to red snapper, you can catch more of them on every trip.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Aluminum trolling plugs offer offshore anglers another option
They may look a little like cedar plugs, but the Stogie, Diamondback and Tailwiggler Lures from BooneDox Gear and Tackle are much more – because they catch fish and keep on catching them.[…]
Columns
Are you ‘coyoted-up?’
At the recent meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group in South Carolina, the talk among the deer researchers and biologists continued to focus on coyotes and fawn depredation, the lack of fawn recruitment in various herds and the continuing spread of CWD in this country.[…]
Fishing
Front to Back Boat Service – Trolling Motor Service
Front to Back Boat Service – Discusses Trolling Motor Service. Take a few minutes to listen to what Ken Sherman has to say about Trolling Motors.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Shallow Water Revolution
Come with us as we fish the shallow waters of of Louisiana in search of Redfish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish Tips from Greg Hackney
Greg Hackney shows you a few tips to catch the Redfish in Louisiana[…]
Columns
A starling is born
Many centuries from now, archeologists will unearth a fishing diary belonging to one Catch Cormier. They’ll study it and find an amazing discovery. Like the Shroud of Turin, it will baffle scientists.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
‘Purring block’ combines slate, glass to make toms make fatal mistakes
South Carolina call-maker John Tanner gets ideas for some of his custom-made calls from interesting places, but none better than a deer stand.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Data card dilemma
Dear Capt. Paul:
I have a Garmin 182c that is not reading the data card with topo map source on it. I have two friends who have the same unit, and their units are reading my data card.[…]
Hunting
ATV Zone – Selecting the right ATV
Selecting the right ATV is one of the most inportant pieces of hunting gear you could have for the woods.[…]
Columns
Has ‘Destructo’ been rehabilitated?
In the Autumn 1939, Louisiana Conservation Review (the predecessor of the Louisiana Conservationist magazine), James Nelson Gowanloch, the chief biologist of the Bureau of Scientific Research and Statistics for the Louisiana Department of Conservation, wrote an article titled “Gars, Killers of Game and Food Fish.”[…]
News Breaker
Feds say Louisiana could face nine-day red snapper season
Federal fisheries managers delivered a message to Gulf states in late March: If states continue to set red snapper seasons that do not comply with federal mandates, the feds will shut down fishing off those coasts within days of the official June 1 opening.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper thick for anglers looking to take advantage of state fishing season
In the days leading up to the red snapper season, there was much discussion about the abundance of the species and why federal agencies would shorten an already-stunted season in federal waters.[…]