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When it comes to goats, this fly is the G.O.A.T.
Catch Cormier has caught sheepshead while fly fishing on a wide variety of flies. But by far, the largest number have come on Charlies. […]
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Build your own rod?
Look to the dog days of summer as an opportunity to prepare for great fall fishing. For a few, that will be building a custom rod. […]
Bass Fishing
Five combat strategies for second season bass
While many flyrodders limit their pursuit of bass to the spring spawn, Catch Cormier anxiously awaits the “second season.” […]
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Saltwater Fly Fishing 101 – Preparation and tackle
Each year, thousands of folks get started in saltwater fly fishing, many here on the Gulf Coast, with ambitions of hooking a redfish. […]
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For these students, the fish ate their homework
Most schools in Louisiana have a bass fishing club that competes against other schools. Now there’s the St. Michael High School Fly Fishing Club. […]
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Looking for chunky chinquapin? Caney Lake delivers!
When it comes to readers – a.k.a. chinquapins, a.k.a. shellcrackers – there’s no better place to catch a monster than Caney Lake. […]
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Fly tying 201
Getting started in fly tying, and the benefits of tying your own flies. […]
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Fly Lines: Army veteran’s catch tops list of 2018 fly fishing awards
Catch Cormier recognizes the best of Louisiana fly fishing from 2018. […]
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Last minute gift ideas for the stingy Santa
These gifts will put a smile on any fly fisherman’s face. […]
Fishing
Tippets: VOSI
The fall migration of speckled trout to the interior marshes is in full force. Good days will be on a light south wind and a moving tide. Weighted baitfish and shrimp patterns under a VOSI will deliver numbers of school trout. […]
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The VOSI revisited
With Thanksgiving Day approaching, I’m compiling a list of the many things to be thankful for. […]
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The haunt for reds in October
Lately I’ve been enjoying the new “Jack Ryan” television series. Based on the novels by Tom Clancy, Ryan is a CIA analyst-turned-operative who is called upon to save our country from various enemies. […]
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New fly rods for 2019
At the International Fly Tackle Dealer show in July, it was yet another record-setting year for premium fly rods. […]
Fishing