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Trout tactics for beach bums
When most folks from Louisiana want to spend a little time at the beach, they pack up their SUVs and head east toward Gulf Shores, Alabama. […]
Articles by Chris Ginn
Inshore Fishing
Captain uses two tools to stay on the shallow rig bite
One of the more challenging aspects of fishing shallow-water rigs is keeping your boat in the right spot to stay on a hot bite. […]
Inshore Fishing
Three tips for finding shell beds
Finding shell beds around rigs isn’t all that difficult to do as long as you know a few tricks. John Falterman says these three tips for finding them will quickly put you on the fish. […]
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No place like home – Hot summer rig fishing tips
Dorothy was right; there is no place like home.
Whether it’s the love of your own family, the feel of your own furniture, or the comfort of your own commode, home is the place to be if you like the security that comes with the familiar. […]
Inshore Fishing
Phone app shows fish finder screen
I thought Capt. Lane Zimmer had some kind of social-media addiction when I saw him continually retrieve his phone out of his pocket. […]
Bass Fishing
Proper channels
More than 10 years ago, when I used to live in West Monroe, my local tournament partner Sid Havard and I used to look forward to May every year. […]
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Search and destroy
Capt. Lane Zimmer’s text message was crystal clear.
“… left them biting yesterday,” the message read.
I wasn’t sure what happened between yesterday and this morning, but Lane’s spot that was so productive just 24 hours before only gave up two trout.
Freshwater Fishing
Top 5 crappie fishing tips for West Pearl River
Since he spends a lot of time chasing white perch on the West Pearl River, Brian Baldwin has compiled a laundry list of tips that helps him put together a nice box of fish just about every time he goes. […]
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Crappie currents — West Pearl River crappie-fishing tactics
When I was 10 years old, my dad, brother and I were hanging out in the Bogue Chitto River behind our house one day. […]
Bass Fishing
Gaudy lure colors catch spring bass
Kenny Covington believes bass are in defensive moods during the spawn and post-spawn, and will hit gaudy colors. […]
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Close call — Stay close for Lafitte’s spring trout
There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to drive past fish to find fish. That’s why Capt. Lane Zimmer is so excited about fishing out of Lafitte during March. […]
Bass Fishing
Color run — How to choose the right bass-fishing lure color
Several years ago, I was standing at the counter of a tackle shop shooting the bull when a customer dropped several crankbaits next to the cash register. […]
Inshore Fishing
Video: West Pearl crappie moving up to spawn
When it comes to white perch fishing in South Louisiana, Slidell anglers Brian Baldwin and Steele Sessions rank the West Pearl River right up there with the best of best. […]
Bass Fishing
Heavy spinnerbaits work, too
Although he spends most of his energy fishing heavy jigs and Texas rigs, Pineville Bassmaster pro Chad Wiley knows reaching for a ¾-ounce spinnerbait at the right time and place also can pay big dividends. […]
Bass Fishing
Heavy metal — Go big to force bass to bite
In 1989, the U.S. military surrounded General Manuel Noriega, who was holed up in the papal nuncio’s residence (the Vatican equivalent of an embassy) in Panama City. […]
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Video tactics for wintertime specks
Watch this video to learn how to catch cold weather speckled trout, when fish stack up and move into deeper holes to find warmer water. […]