Field Notes
Top 6 surf-fishing tactics
There’s more to catching trout in the surf than showing up and walking into the water. Here are some tips from Sammy Romano, who has perfected the tactics. […]
Articles by Jerald Horst
Flounder
How to debone a flounder
Completely removing the backbone of an odd-shaped fish like a flounder sounds like an impossible task, but Vern Becnel has mastered it. Try these steps. […]
Columns
Cooking with ‘Cajun spice’
Buddy Callahan looks like anything but a Cajun with his curly blond hair, fair complexion, a stocky build and a grizzled Van Dyke beard. […]
Columns
Tootie cooks ‘earnestly’
It was just a short hop from the Residence Inn in Bossier City, La., to Chef Tootie’s home near Cross Lake in Shreveport, La. But I didn’t know what to expect. […]
Columns
Mississippi cooking … Louisiana style
Ricky Ruffin of Bay Springs shares a recipe for Panéed Snapper with Meunière Sauce inspired by Randolph’s restaurant in Golden Meadow, La. […]
Columns
Cajun Cooking is a family affair
“Tonight we do Cajun,” proclaimed the rugged man’s man with a flourish. “I’m a Coonass — but I’m really half-Italian and half-Cajun. My Momma was a Baldissaro.” […]
Columns
Former guide displays big-time cooking skills
Rule No. 1 in our house is to never pass up a chance to put your feet under Mary Poe’s kitchen table. Her recipes appear in three of the six Louisiana Seafood Bible books, and they’re all great. […]
Columns
Captain of the kitchen
Balsamic Shrimp has a distinct sweet tang from the honey and the balsamic vinegar, but there is no sour component in its taste profile. […]
Sidebars
Damp, cloudy and gray — perfect squirrel hunting day
While any day spent squirrel hunting in January and February is better than one spent at work or at home, some are definitely better than others according to veteran hunters Joe Shumaker and Terry Fletcher.
Sidebars
A perfect start for young hunters
After Joe Shumaker and Terry Fletcher buckled tracking collars on their dogs, Shumaker lined up the youngsters and gave them a short safety lesson. […]
Sidebars
Good training makes for a good squirrel dog
Squirrel dogs are made, not born according to Joe Shumaker and Terry Fletcher. Squirrel dogs have to learn everything. […]
Features
Dog day afternoon (or morning)
The woods were drab, leafless and gray. The bare tree trunks and limbs were gray. The dead leaves underfoot were gray. The sky was heavily overcast with uniformly gray clouds. […]