
John Felsher
Outdoors Columnist at Freelance
Articles
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2 months ago |
gameandfishmag.com | John Felsher
Both fun to catch and fantastic on the dinner table, flounder are a popular inshore species often accessible to anglers aboard small boats and sometimes even shorebound. While most people target these flatfish with natural and live baits like shrimp and minnows, flounder will readily strike a wide range of artificial lures, as well, and don't really require any fancy or tailored gear.
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2 months 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.
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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.
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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.
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