Features
Sight fishing for marsh reds
“I really like sight fishing them with topwater hard baits, but you can’t do that while you’re guiding because you’ll wear them,” Lambert said.[…]
Statewide LA
Inshore Fishing
How to turn a Matrix Shad into a shrimp-imitation twitchbait
Many Louisiana coastal anglers are probably familiar with Matrix Shad soft plastic paddletail lures — and how deadly they are when jigging for speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Turn your soft pastic paddletail lure into shrimp imitation twitchbait
Many Louisiana coastal anglers are probably familiar with Matrix Shad soft plastic paddletail lures — and how deadly they are when jigging for speckled trout.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF accepting deer lottery hunt applications for physically challenged, disabled veterans
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is currently accepting deer lottery hunt applications for physically challenged hunters on Sabine and Floy McElroy Wildlife Management Areas for the 2017-18 hunting season.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF update: Red snapper anglers safe for at least another weekend
Anglers preparing for weekend red snapper trips can proceed as planned: The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries confirmed Thursday afternoon the extended summer season will go through this Sunday, and probably at least well into next month.[…]
Fishing
The big screen advantage
“Multifunction display” grows in meaning with each new generation of marine electronics. Sonar functions now include traditional down-looking 2-D scanning with and without CHIRP, high-definition side and down scanning, live forward scanning, 360-degree circular scanning and a choice of frequencies to optimize each type for either maximum detail or greatest scanning depth/distance.[…]
Events & Announcements
Sportsman Show fills the ‘Dome
“We just really want to thank everybody for coming out. The show was a huge success, with even bigger crowds than we anticipated,” said Tony Taylor, with Louisiana Sportsman. “People said we brought a little of the magic back to New Orleans and the Superdome. […]
Hunting
LDWF releases online version of 2017-18 hunting rules and regs
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the 2017-18 hunting rules and regulation pamphlet on its website Monday.[…]
Columns
Toxic bait for feral hogs
Kaput is the brand name of a toxicant approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use as a lethal bait for feral hogs. According to the label, the active ingredient in Kaput is Warfarin, an anticoagulant medication sold under the brand name Coumadin.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Specks in the surf!
Two Elmer’s aces show how it’s done in the surf.[…]
Columns
Helping your deer herd
I sit down to write this installment of Happy Trails after spending yesterday morning in the deer woods of southwest Mississippi, attending to tasks associated with supplemental feeder sites and salt/mineral stations.[…]
Events & Announcements
Louisiana Sportsman Show opens in Superdome today
The Louisiana Sportsman Show presented by Reed’s Metals — the biggest hunting and fishing show in the state — is returning to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome starting this afternoon at 3 p.m.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper anglers good to go through at least this weekend
The good news keeps on coming for Louisiana’s red snapper anglers fishing during the extended federal season in the Gulf of Mexico — you’ll be able to head offshore at least through this weekend, and by the looks of the harvest data so far, maybe well into August.[…]
Events & Announcements
2017 Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest hits the Dome this weekend
If you’re already itching to climb into your stand this fall, get your big buck fix this weekend and make plans now to enter your mount in the Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator’s extreme noodling: Swim-fishing for big cats
During the hot summer months, Joshua Chauvin enjoys getting in the water to retrieve his noodle lines to bring in big catfish.[…]
Events & Announcements
ATVs abound at Sportsman Show in New Orleans
If you’re in the market for an ATV to get geared up for hunting season this fall, don’t miss the Louisiana Sportsman Show sponsored this weekend in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. […]