Columns
Toothy fish demand tuff fleyes
Later this month, members of Louisiana and Mississippi fly fishing clubs will be descending upon Grand Isle for their annual surf-fishing extravaganza. […]
Statewide LA
Columns
Delacroix holds hot July action
I love to fish the Delacroix area, especially Lake Lery, at any time of the year, but especially during July. If you fish around Delacroix this month, you’ll catch 20 or 30 bass and the same number of speckled trout and redfish.[…]
Fishing
Electronic upgrades are easier than ever
Computerizing fish finders and other marine electronics has been a good news/bad news proposition.[…]
Columns
Concealed on campus will reduce killings
The Louisiana House of Representatives recently killed a bill to allow concealed handgun carry on campuses.[…]
Contents
Cover: July 2009-Saltwater
There are no summer doldrums here. Read this issue to put specks, crappie and much more in your boat.[…]
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Cover: July 2009
There are no summer doldrums here. Read this issue to put specks, crappie and much more in your boat.[…]
Events & Announcements
Fishing and hunting recreational licenses to expire June 30
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries would like to remind the state’s recreational anglers and hunters that their 2008-09 licenses will expire on June 30.[…]
News Breaker
Nutria incentive program ends with 334,038 harvested
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) annual Coastwide Nutria Control Program concluded its 2008-09 season on March 31, 2009 with 262 participants having harvested 334,038 nutria.[…]
Contents
Get While the Getting’s Good
You think red snapper fishing requires heavy fishing tackle, a ton of lead weight and messy, stinky natural baits to be successful?[…]
Contents
Turn Back Time
Capt. Allen Welch reached toward the top of his console to retrieve a tattered sparkle beetle. It felt familiar as he threaded it onto his hook, but it had been years since he last fished one.[…]
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Cover: June 2009
The month of June offers calm winds, moderate temperatures and lots and lots of bites from bass and speckled trout.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cover: June 2009-Bass
The month of June offers calm winds, moderate temperatures and lots and lots of bites from bass and speckled trout.[…]
Contents
Go East, Young Man
Going east is 180 degrees from what Horace Greely had in mind back in 1865 when he quoted John B. Soule in his New York Tribune editorial.[…]
Contents
Lower Pearl River provides great Louisiana fishing
Howling winds forced us to cancel the Buras trip at 5 a.m. with a quick phone call. By 9 a.m., I was climbing the walls and also noticed that the grass needed mowing.[…]
Contents
Keep It Simple, Stupid
First-timers fishing Venice without the services of a guide often feel a sense of impending doom when they reach Head of Passes.[…]
Contents
Casting at the Capitol
By now the excitement of the latest video games has begun to leave the kids bored, with limited options to occupy their time before schools kicks off again. After all, the hot summer temperatures are in full force, forcing most to curtail their outdoor activities to the early and late portions of the day.[…]