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There’s nothing better than Mom, a 14-foot jon boat and fish for supper
Kinny Haddox shares stories about his mom, Frances, who went the extra mile to help him love fishing, hunting, and boating.[…]
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Bass Fishing
Urban kayak oasis
With no motorboat traffic, Bayou St. John is a great, safe place for new and experienced kayak anglers alike.[…]
Catfish
Catfish Piccata
Not only are catfish fun and relatively easy to catch, but they also make for excellent table fare. Try out this Catfish Piccata recipe.[…]
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Locate the fish, but always listen to your inner “lure junkie”
Figuring out the right bait may not be as important as finding fish, but it’s certainly not an insignificant portion of the equation.[…]
Bass Fishing
Ike’s Mini Flip Jig
It took four to five months to design and tweak the lure, but today the Ike’s Mini Flip Jig is a favorite among bass fishermen.[…]
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LSU’s Scott Woodward finds his way home to eat, fish and sleep in “good waters”
Fishing and hunting help keep life balanced for LSU’s Athletics Director Scott Woodward. He’s overjoyed to be back home in Louisiana.[…]
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The other live bait
One way for inshore kayak fishermen to up their odds in April is to fish with the other live bait — cocahoe minnows.[…]
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Aunt Lucy’s pond – Where my adventures in the great outdoors all began
Kelly, Louisiana, is where Kinny Haddox’s grandparents used to live and where learned his first lessons of the outdoors.[…]
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Species Spotlight: Sailfish
Sailfish are members of the billfish family and fisheries biologists believe they are the fastest swimming fish in the world.[…]
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For specks, there’s one main menu item in April
April trout aren’t typically the biggest of the year, but they’re ravenous for brown shrimp and a blast to catch.[…]
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Fried fish cakes
These fish cakes are similar to crab cakes. They make for either an excellent appetizer or even a main course meal.[…]
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Species spotlight: Ladyfish
Ladyfish are long, cylindrical shaped fish that are found along inshore waters along the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hula Popper 2.0
Arbogast hit a bass fishing home run when it marketed the Hula Popper 2.0, a spittin’ image of the G760 model of the original Hula Popper.[…]
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Ah, spring! When a young man’s fancy turns to fishing
The annual run between February and late April is the boat-buying season, a time when dealers across the country run specials.[…]
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An Atchafalaya Basin fishing trip to remember
A group of family members and friends headed out for a long weekend of tent camping and fishing on a secluded hump in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
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Grandaddy of the Kayak
Mike LaFleur of Baton Rouge went from fishing school to schooling fishermen. At 80 years old, he remains an avid kayak fly fisherman.[…]