Bass Fishing
Sea monsters (aka stripers) roam the Florida Parishes rivers
Anadromous, sea-run stripers migrate up all the Florida Parish rivers, and can give you a sleigh ride — at least for a little while.[…]
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Bass fishing the Calcasieu River saltwater barrier
Near the saltwater barrier south of White Oak Park, tidal movement influences bass activity in the fall.[…]
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Best locations and patterns
Avid bass angler Johnny Watkins loves spending fall days fishing cuts in the central and northern portions of the Calcasieu River.[…]
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Pierre Part’s Cliff Crochet qualifies for second Bassmaster Classic
When B.A.S.S. Elite Series pro Cliff Crochet heads to North Alabama’s Lake Guntersville in mid-February to fish in his second Bassmaster Classic, he might actually pinch himself a couple times on the long drive up — just to make sure he’s not dreaming.[…]
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Calcasieu Convergence — Bass fishing tips for the Calcasieu River
Eyebrows were raised this spring and summer as the Calcasieu River coughed up double-digit bass.[…]
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River Rat — Bass-fishing tips for the Florida Parishes rivers
Joe Lavigne saw more deer than probably half the Louisiana hunters who had humped their way up trees one morning last October.[…]
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ULM anglers win 2013 Ranger Cup University Fish-off
Two college anglers representing the University of Louisiana-Monroe won the Ranger Cup University Fish-Off over a team from Tennessee Tech Sunday on a private lake in Oklahoma.[…]
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Bassmaster Elite Series scheduled to return to Toledo Bend in 2014
The Bassmaster Elite Series will return to Toledo Bend Reservoir next May on the fourth stop of the 2014 tournament schedule.[…]
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Mister Twister Flip’n OUT
Louisiana born and bred Mister Twister Flip’n OUTs, the latest in soft plastic creature baits, were scheduled to go on the market the first week of Augus[…]
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Sabine River regulations
In the Sabine River proper, anglers with Louisiana and Texas fishing licenses must obey a 14-inch minimum length limit and an eight-bass bag limit.[…]
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Don’t overlook the obvious
Keeping your fishing simple can sometimes mean not overlooking the obvious.[…]
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Rods can play multiple roles
For bass anglers who buy fishing rods like golfers buy clubs, having so many different kinds of technique-specific poles in the boat might seem like it can put the odds in your favor.[…]
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Old-school color revival
If there is anything that can complicate your fishing it’s color charts. With so many colors to choose nowadays, some anglers are left scratching their heads.[…]
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Whoa Nelly! Bill Dance’s blooper reel great for a Labor Day laugh
Who doesn’t remember watching Bill Dance Outdoors on weekend afternoons?[…]
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Sabine Surrender — Sabine River bass fishing tactics
In the corner of his eye, Lake Charles’ Ken Chaumont spied what he was looking for. On a weedy point on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River across from Orange, Texas, balls of “rain shad,” as he called them, were erupting from the water.[…]
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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.[…]