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February 4, 2023
HomeAuthorsChris Holmes

Articles by Chris Holmes

About Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes has kayak fished in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and many places in between.
Columns

Sign-up for a kayak tournament

January 26, 2023 Chris Holmes

Fresh or salt, there are tournaments to fit every kayak angler’s fishing style, and they are sure to make you a better fisherman. […]

Columns

Be choosy with your fishing ’yak attacks this time of the year

January 20, 2023 Chris Holmes

If you play your cards right, February can provide some good weather days and fantastic fishing for kayak anglers. […]

Columns

Kayak anglers’ Christmas wish list

December 11, 2022 Chris Holmes

Ask Santa for some of these items to make your kayak angling experience safer, more comfortable and successful. […]

Catfish

Kayak noodles

November 28, 2022 Chris Holmes

Using your kayak to set out a dozen or more baited pool noodles (or jugs), is a fun and exciting way to catch catfish. […]

Columns

No better time for kayak redfish

October 17, 2022 Chris Holmes

If you are a kayak angler, the time is now to head to the shallow marshes across coastal Louisiana for excellent redfish action. […]

Newsletters

Kayaker gets whopper tripletail during Grand Isle tourney

October 6, 2022 Chris Holmes

Brendan Bayard was fishing in the Bayou Coast Kayak Fishing Club’s Fall N Tide tournament in Grand Isle when he caught a 19-inch tripletail. […]

Bass Fishing

September bass are no fluke

September 8, 2022 Chris Holmes

Although deadly year-round, fluke-style baits really excel this time of year. Kayaks are also perfectly suited for this style of fishing. […]

Columns

Ride the Bull is back

August 5, 2022 Chris Holmes

After a two-year forced hiatus, CCA’s Ride the Bull kayak fishing tournament returns to Grand Isle on August 26 and 27, 2022. […]

Columns

Chris and Janie Murphey are leaving a wake in the kayak world

July 7, 2022 Chris Holmes

Janie and Chris Murphey are making their mark on kayak fishing with both regularly making appearances in the winners’ circle. […]

Features

Old school saltwater favorites

June 24, 2022 Chris Holmes

Chris Holmes decided to head “back from the future” to see if the old gear and lures of yesteryear still had what it takes. […]

Columns

Killer combination: Live shrimp, kayaks and speckled trout

June 10, 2022 Chris Holmes

Carrying shrimp in a kayak takes a little planning to keep them alive and kicking throughout the day’s speckled trout fishing. […]

Bass Fishing

Urban kayak oasis

May 10, 2022 Chris Holmes

With no motorboat traffic, Bayou St. John is a great, safe place for new and experienced kayak anglers alike. […]

Columns

The other live bait

April 16, 2022 Chris Holmes

One way for inshore kayak fishermen to up their odds in April is to fish with the other live bait — cocahoe minnows. […]

Columns

Grandaddy of the Kayak

March 18, 2022 Chris Holmes

Mike LaFleur of Baton Rouge went from fishing school to schooling fishermen. At 80 years old, he remains an avid kayak fly fisherman. […]

Catfish

Kayaks and catfish?

February 13, 2022 Chris Holmes

Kayak anglers are realizing that kayaks are quite suited for catfishing. Catfish can be caught in almost any freshwater river, lake or pond. […]

Columns

January kayak fishing jackpot

January 27, 2022 Chris Holmes

Sheepshead are hard fighters, delicious, and can be caught around docks, pilings and rock piles using a simple bottom rig and dead shrimp. […]

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