Bass Fishing
September simplified — Bass fishing without all the complications
As a photographer, I learned a long time ago that it is simple to make images look complicated.[…]
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First in Line — Opening-day dove-hunting strategies
My brother-in-law jockeyed for position along the line of trucks, ATVs and UTVs lining up down a long gravel driveway beside a farm shed in Tensas Parish.[…]
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2013-14 WMA Forecast
Two of Louisiana’s many Wildlife Management Areas were thrust into the spotlight since the summer of 2012.[…]
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2013-14 Rut Report
Many factors can impact the breeding season of deer but, for the most part, breeding activity occurs during the same month every year.[…]
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Bedded down — How to use the bedding instinct against deer
After early morning foraging, the white-tailed buck moves into the adjacent woodlands. He slowly and effortlessly follows a deer trail up a steep ridge. With a steady pace, he heads to familiar ground.[…]
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Cover: September 2013
Now is the time to start planning out your hunting season, and the annual WMA guide is a great tool.[…]
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Stump Jumpin’ — Catching bull bream during the heat of summer
OK, it’s August.
It’s hot — really, really hot. Bass have lockjaw. Crappie have disappeared. Catfish have retreated into the deepest holes in the river.[…]
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No Tails Necessary — Redfishing options for Vermilion Bay
Surrounded by boats, raucous gulls and terns dived into the green waters of Vermilion Bay near Weeks Island. And as quickly as lines could be cast, anglers were landing speckled trout.[…]
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Cover: August 2013
The Louisiana coastline is filled with reds just begging to be caught this month.[…]
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Striking Gold — How to dredge up Sabine Lake redfish
“There’s some fish moving on that cut over there,” said Capt. Robby Trahan, pointing to a finger bayou coming out of the marsh on Sabine Lake’s northeastern edge. “They’re going down these banks right now because there’s a lot of bait in here.”[…]
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Red fish, green fish — Catch bass and reds at the mouth of the Mississippi River
Everywhere I went, I kept running across this guy selling ice chest hinges.[…]
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The Breton Bounce — Top fishing tactics for Breton Bay
Mention the word “August” to anyone who lives in Southeast Louisiana, and several thoughts immediately come to mind. None of them are exciting.[…]
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Lee Side of Leeville — Best redfish tactics in the marshes
Capt. Bobby Gros enclosed the baitfish in his dripping-wet palm, and with a few wiggles of his fingertips, maneuvered it so that only its head emerged from his thick hand.[…]
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Rigged up — Catch more fish at the rigs off Grand Isle
The horror finally became intolerable, and I creaked out of bed and limped out to the beach-front porch — to find that Pelayo and Eddie had beat me to it.[…]
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Firecrackers — Grand Bayou offers some great August chinquapin fishing
As far as clichés go, few are more frequently used than, “Dynamite comes in small packages.”[…]
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Internal Alarm — Catfish go on a feeding frenzy when the Mississippi River begins to fall
Aaron Langlois has an internal alarm clock set by his ancestors through Canada all the way back to France.[…]