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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.[…]
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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.[…]
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It’s a big year
Several years ago, I went to see the movie “The Big Year” starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson. While it was enjoyable, I also found it somewhat educational.[…]
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Hair today, bugs tomorrow
If you love flies made with hair, then July is your lucky month.
The second weekend of this month, the annual Contraband Fly Fishing Expo in Lake Charles will feature America’s premier deer hair tier, Pat Cohen.[…]
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Spoon-fed reds
At the recent “Fly Fishin’ For the Mission” tournament held out of Pointe-aux-Chenes, my teammate Kevin “Doc” Andry and I started the day hoping to repeat as overall champions. […]
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A cast by any other name
I never do a presentation on fly fishing for speckled trout without including the Vertically Oriented Strike Indicator (VOSI). My creation has helped me to catch thousands of specks on the long rod.[…]