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Cast nets are great for catching your own live bait. They can easily be learned to throw from land or docks. However, if using in a kayak or wading, it takes a bit more practice to get proficient, but it can be done.

Shrimp are what’s for dinner

May 18, 2024 Chris Holmes

Kayak fishing provides some challenges for anglers wanting to keep a healthy supply of shrimp or other live bait along for the day’s trip. […]

Vudu’s HOT Mullet

April 9, 2024 Don Shoopman

Vudu’s HOT Mullet is the perfect imitation of a small finger mullet, a sought-after food source along any coast for inshore fish. […]

Spring redfish basics

April 1, 2024 Ricky Aucoin

April is a great time to get out to your favorite waterway and catch redfish. Live shrimp are one of the best baits to use. […]

Seasoned anglers know their favorite winter trout holes. Usually marked by deep water and perhaps a steep drop-off, trout gang up in these areas when the water is cold.

February kayak question

February 13, 2024 Chris Holmes

Kayak fishing lends itself to winter fishing, as anglers are moving slower and tend to give an area more time to produce before moving on. […]

Chiller killer: Dealing with hypothermia

January 29, 2024 John N. Felsher

Hypothermia occurs when a body’s core temperature drops too low and impairs body functions. It can occur even at temperatures well above 40 degrees. […]

Crabs for bait

December 25, 2023 Phillip Gentry

Enhance the appeal of blue crabs as bait for redfish by cutting them to produce scent while still saving enough bait to stay on a hook. […]

The right kayak seat

December 23, 2023 Phillip Gentry

Kayak seats can make one of the biggest differences in how comfortable an angler is, and how long they’re willing to stay on the water. […]

Mike Gallo of Angling Adventures of Louisiana shows off a redfish he caught on a soft-plastic bait while fishing in the Biloxi Marsh. (Photo by John N. Felsher)

The Biloxi Marsh is superb for winter redfish

December 19, 2023 John N. Felsher

The Biloxi Marsh, also called the Bayou Biloxi Marsh, contains some of the best redfish habitat in the country. […]

Understanding shrimp migration helps anglers

November 28, 2023 John N. Felsher

Shrimp are a critical component of estuarine and offshore food webs, as both predator and prey and a favorite prey for many sport fish. […]

Bull reds are fun? Who woulda thunk it

October 10, 2023 Todd Masson

On a recent fishing trip, Capt. Shane York and Todd Masson made the journey in search of fall season bull reds. […]

Boom Boom Shrimp

October 8, 2023 Don Shoopman

Aaron Pierce built one of the most popular popping corks, the Four Horsemen Tackle Popping Cork. He’s now created the Boom Boom Shrimp. […]

Berkley J-Walker

August 5, 2023 Brian Cope

Get explosive topwater action from Berkley’s take on the classic walk-the-dog lure. […]