John Felsher

Outdoors Columnist at Freelance

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Jetties create excellent cover for many fish species

1 week ago | louisianasportsman.com | John Felsher

Constricted to inside the pass by two long rows of rocks, water flowed from the estuary into the Gulf. At the end of the jetty, the water swirled around the last rocks in a mushrooming effect. More than shifting currents disrupted the water surface. About 20 yards off the rocks, jumping baitfish desperately tried to escape the snaggled-toothed predators attacking from below.
Mansfield State Historic Site

2 months ago | louisianasportsman.com | John Felsher

When people think of Civil War battles, they normally think of the colossal clashes of blue and gray forces in places like Gettysburg, Pa., and the many battlefields of Virginia. However, some of the most significant battles west of the Mississippi River occurred in Louisiana. In the spring of 1864, General Nathaniel Banks led Union troops up the Red River to capture the capital of Louisiana: Shreveport. After the Union captured Baton Rouge in 1862, Opelousas became the state capital.
Winter Convicts: It's Now Game-On for Feisty Sheepshead

2 months ago | gameandfishmag.com | John Felsher

The blustery north wind pushed water out toward the Gulf of Mexico. Bundled against the biting cold, we watched several small crabs drift past our dock with the falling tide. "Something keeps nibbling at my bait and taking it off the hook," the young angler complained. "I can barely feel it. It must be really tiny.""It might be larger than you think. I have an idea," replied the experienced adult before scooping several small crabs with a dip net and hooking one on the line.
Poverty Point World Heritage Site

2 months ago | louisianasportsman.com | John Felsher

Ancient site gives rich glimpse of indigenous geniusA millennia before the founding of Rome, Native Americans built an amazing series of earthen monuments that are still preserved in Louisiana. The Poverty Point World Heritage Site covers 470 acres on Bayou Macon just northeast of Epps. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, but its history goes back thousands of years.
Out of State Destinations: Chesapeake Bay

Jan 21, 2025 | ms-sportsman.com | John Felsher

For a different type of waterfowling, head out to seaChesapeake Bay ranks as one of the most historical waterfowling destinations in the nation. My son, Daniel, and I met Joshua Bourne of Wingman Guide Service of Virginia Beach, Va., in Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore of Virginia one chilly morning. Well after shooting hours started, we anchored in the open water of Chesapeake Bay more than a mile from shore. We watched ocean-going ships dominating the endless horizon.
Out of State Destinations: Chesapeake Bay

Dec 20, 2024 | louisianasportsman.com | John Felsher

For a different type of waterfowling, head out to seaChesapeake Bay ranks as one of the most historical waterfowling destinations in the nation. My son, Daniel, and I met Joshua Bourne of Wingman Guide Service of Virginia Beach, Va., in Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore of Virginia one chilly morning. Well after shooting hours started, we anchored in the open water of Chesapeake Bay more than a mile from shore. We watched ocean-going ships dominating the endless horizon.
Choosing the Right Choke Tube for Waterfowl Hunting

Nov 17, 2024 | gameandfishmag.com | John Felsher

The essential function of a choke tube is to constrict the inside of a shotgun muzzle to squeeze pellets into a tighter, more effective pattern that packs the required wallop to kill the intended birds or game. There are four basic constriction types: skeet, improved cylinder, modified and full, with the last three included with the purchase of many shotguns. Skeet and improved cylinder chokes produce broader patterns better suited for hitting small, fast-moving targets at shorter distances.
Fishing Cornucopia at Port Fourchon

Sep 25, 2024 | gameandfishmag.com | John Felsher

With the rising sun turning the dark sky orange, we left behind Port Fourchon, one of the busiest ports in Louisiana and the entire Gulf of Mexico, and ventured westward into Terrebonne Bay, a massive, watery expanse that includes numerous bayous, lakes, swamps and marshes tallying some 730,000 acres. It's an incredibly fertile estuary teeming with shrimp, crabs and other forage that feed multiple gamefish species thriving in its waters.
Alabama News Center

Jul 21, 2024 | alabamanewscenter.com | John Felsher

By: John Felsher / Alabama LivingAt 68,300 acres, making it the second-largest lake in Alabama after Lake Guntersville, Wheeler Lake provides an abundance of recreational activities. Named for “Fighting Joe” Wheeler, a congressman and general who fought in the Civil War and Spanish American War, the lake sits in northern Alabama about halfway between Nashville and Birmingham, southwest of Huntsville. Much of its nearly 900 shoreline miles remains wild.
Boggy Hollow Bobwhites - Game & Fish

Mar 12, 2024 | gameandfishmag.com | John Felsher

Since colonial times, sportsmen have followed enthusiastic dogs through thick brush in pursuit of bobwhite quail, the most majestic of all native North American game birds. In the early 1970s, about 100,000 Alabama sportsmen harvested more than 2.5 million wild quail annually. However, during the past few decades, wild quail populations have plummeted across the Southeast.