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While live bait is virtually guaranteed to draw arm-wrenching strikes, artificials still put fish in the boat. Lee Newman uses Deadly Dudley Terror Tails, and fishes the lures just like he’s in Lake Pontchartrain. Shelled & Shallacked: Lake Borgne rigs still a speckled trout mecca this month
September 2, 2010
Garrett didn’t brag: I’ve got to give him that.

My 15-year-old son was out-fishing three grown, veteran anglers. Trout were flopping over the gunwale, and Garrett was his usual unassuming self.

By Andy Crawford

Lime makes food plots more attractive
August 23, 2010
After three years of implementing food plots to attract deer, these “Postage Stamp Plots” featured in the August 2009 and 2010 issues of Louisiana Sportsman may finally become the tools that not only attract deer, but holds them on my property as well.
By Chris Ginn

Anglers can again hit the waters without concerns about closed areas after the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission reopened all recreational finfishing today. LWF Commission reopens all recreational finfishing in state waters
August 20, 2010
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission rebuffed the agreement the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries that allowed federal officials to dictate state recreational fishing closures by reopening all state waters immediately during a special meeting today (Aug. 20).
By Andy Crawford

The cuts from Borgne into Lake Shore Bayou are best known for redfishing, but Falterman frequently hooks into some feisty flounder while fishing them. Saltwater Series: Lake Borgne
August 18, 2010
To say that Lake Borgne and Rodney Dangerfield have a lot in common might be a little too strong. At least everybody knew who Rodney Dangerfield was even if they didn’t respect him.
By Chris Ginn

LDWF officials have without cause closed waters that were open for a month, despite clear instructions from the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. It's time for that commission to take charge and leave no doubt who is in charge of the agency. EDITORIAL: LWF Commission should 'take LDWF to the woodshed,' override latest recreational fisheries closures
August 17, 2010
My father had a simple rule when I was growing up: When he gave instructions, he didn’t repeat himself – without some physical reinforcement that made it uncomfortable to sit down. It seems those making decisions at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are in need of some of my good old dad’s style of education.
By Andy Crawford

The recreational fishing closure of most of the Barataria Basin barrier islands had nothing to do with science, an LDWF official admitted Monday (Aug. 16). Federal agreement, not science behind new recreational closures, LDWF official says
August 16, 2010
Anglers rejoiced when the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission overrode almost all recreational inshore fishing closures in July, and it seemed the panel’s directions to the agency it oversees was clear: no closures that weren’t called for by science or the presence of heavy oil.
By Andy Crawford

J.T. Thompson says the late summer crappie fishing at Toledo Bend isn’t nearly as action packed as early summer, but there is still plenty enough action to hit the water. Shiner survival guide for more crappie
August 11, 2010
By fishing nothing but shiners all year long, J.T. Thompson with Living The Dream Guide Service at Toledo Bend has learned what to do and what not to do with them to keep them alive and make them more attractive to crappie.
By Chris Ginn

Dr. Dan and his son enjoy a day at Breton Island. User Holy Mackerel: Counting many blessings
August 4, 2010
It's been said the secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles. Sometimes we're so caught up in whatever we forget to enjoy what we have or the moment. Even with a lifetime many of us have spent on Louisiana waters I find it hard to put into words the wonderment of wade fishing, swimming, and relaxing at Breton Island today.
From LouisianaSportsman.com forum

Your bow is probably in need of a tune-up
August 4, 2010
BP’s oil spill and searing record heat have made this a summer that most Louisiana outdoorsmen can’t wait to forget.
By Todd Masson

A well-set clover patch provides wildlife benefits for years to come. Hunters who plant clovers tend to get lucky
July 29, 2010
Research indicates that no single supplemental forage variety can meet all the needs of whitetailed deer year-round. Additionally, there is no one plant suited for every soil type and growing condition found across the state. However, planting compatible combinations of forages can help to overcome the shortcomings of individual varieties that are planted alone.
By Cliff Covington

Captain Ron Hope says the MRGO wash outs hold trout, redfish, sheepshead and black drum. Fish stacked up around MRGO wash outs
July 28, 2010
Four boats crowded around a single piling jutting above the rocks forced Captain Ron Hope and I to keep looking for a spot. Finally, we found it, a blow-through on the long rocks where trout, reds, black drum and sheepshead were ganged up to eat bait washing through the rocks.
By Chris Ginn

Anglers don't have to work very hard for speckled trout limits because the fish are thick after the long oil-spill-related closure. Grand Isle anglers finding easy speckled trout limits
July 22, 2010
Grand Isle’s speckled trout population apparently enjoyed its two-month break.

Anglers have found fishing to be legendarily good in the first week they’ve had access to the waters since they were closed in May.
By Todd Masson

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