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Tales from the camp
Fervent Rainwater shifted his cud as I walked up to the camp porch, and spit a long stream of Skoal between the paws of Ol’ Blue, the redbone hound lying at his feet.[…]
Month: June 2014
Fishing
Video: The best hook-removal technique
Let me just say that it hurt like crazy when the topwater lure slammed into my mouth and chin. Like being punched in the face by a young Mike Tyson. Well, as least Evander Hollyfield.[…]
Fishing
Operation Dry Water slated for this weekend
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents will increase patrols for boaters driving a boat while intoxicated this weekend during Operation Dry Water.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Catching quality Toledo Bend crappie with Capt. Stephen Johnston
Trophy bass fishing rightfully gets the lion’s share of attention at Toledo Bend, but it’s also home to some quality crappie as well.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout hit-and-miss out of Hopedale
Capt. Gene Dugas summed up his thoughts on a speckled trout fishing report out of Hopedale with his first two words of the conversation.[…]
Fishing
Get the picture?
Strangely enough, the reservoirs on our nation’s river systems were not originally constructed to give us places to fish; they were built to control traditional spring floods that destroyed crops and homes.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Iberia Rod and Gun Club to host 61st annual rodeo at Cypremort Point
The Iberia Rod and Gun Club will host its 61st annual saltwater fishing rodeo featuring almost $10,000 in cash and prizes over the 4th of July weekend at Cypremort Point.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Too early to tell if slow trout fishing a problem, LDWF says
The head fisheries biologist with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said tough fishing this spring doesn’t necessarily point to problems with the fishery.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Slow trout fishing raises concerns, some anglers say
It’s been a strange year, with severe cold fronts rolling through the state through mid-May, winds howling every weekend and water copiously pouring from the skies.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Vidrine shares more tips to catch big speckled trout
Even by his lofty standards, Tommy Vidrine enjoyed an extra-special weekend of trout fishing around Grand Isle.[…]
Field Notes
Get all knotted up – with the double-uni knot
We tackle the double uni knot, which is a simple and strong way to connect two lines, like mono or fluorocarbon leaders to braided main line.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Heavy seaweed continues coming ashore at Grand Isle
The thick mats of seaweed on Grand Isle this summer are also plaguing beaches across Texas, and biologists are uncertain how long the unusually heavy accumulations will continue washing ashore.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout bite slows in Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne
The speckled trout bite in Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne has slowed as the fish make their way to spawn in saltier water, according to a fishing guide.[…]
Inshore Fishing
A survivor’s story: Life one year after vibrio
On June 7, 2013, while fishing along the rocks in front of Grand Isle, Rick Garey contracted the flesh-eating bacteria vibrio vulnificus through a minor scrape on his left ankle.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Volunteers make improvements to Grand Isle kayak launch
Volunteers this weekend worked on site improvements for a kayak launch located on the bay side of Grand Isle near the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Marine Fisheries Laboratory.[…]
News Breaker
Vitter pens op-ed piece supporting Option 5 of red snapper allocation Amedment 28
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) wrote an op-ed piece that appeared in the Houma Courier encouraging public comment on the state of the current red snapper fishery allocations in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]