Inshore Fishing
Wind helps beat neap tide
A neap tide is one that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least. It comes twice a month in the first and third quarters of the moon.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Have Knife, Will Travel
The rugged man flipped a business card to the fishermen at the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo. It displayed a bowie knife in its center and read Slimeslingers Professional Fish Cleaning: Willing to Travel.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Commercial fishermen cited for possessing almost twice the shark limit
Three commercial fishermen were cited Wednesday (Feb. 22) near Venice for allegedly catching almost twice the number of sharks allowed, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.
Boothville’s Huy Nguyen, 21, and Buras fishermen Hua Nguyen, 53, and 25-year-old Anh Nguyen were cited for over limit of shark, the LDWF said.[…]
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Have Knife, Will Travel
The rugged man flipped a business card to the fishermen at the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo. It displayed a bowie knife in its center and read Slimeslingers Professional Fish Cleaning: Willing to Travel.[…]
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Drift ‘Yaking
Anchoring and trolling are undoubtedly productive methods of fishing in Southeast Louisiana. However, wintertime ‘yak fishermen who learn to drift will find that this method can put fish in the box when nothing else will.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tools of the trade
The Slimeslinger travels light, with all his tools in a single plastic tool box. Naturally enough, the man’s most important tools are his knives.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Why not electric?
Ricky Richoux must get asked that question a lot. His answer comes too quickly when a kibitzer pops the query.[…]
Inshore Fishing
X-2 Deep-Diving Crankbait
Designed to help you catch more bass, ABT Lure Company’s “Next Generation” X-2 lure also significantly reduces resistance upon retrieve, eliminating the normal fatigue associated with fishing a deep-diver for a long period of time.[…]
Inshore Fishing
MirrOlure Lil John
Available in fourteen popular color patterns, the MirrOlure Lil John Twitchbait is the latest addition to MirrOlure’s popular soft plastic product line.[…]
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YUMbrella Rig
The newest wave of artificial lures has taken the fishing world by storm within the past few months.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trolling tips and tricks
Figuring out where the trout are on the world’s longest continuous bridge over water is a daunting task. However, most folks who already jig fish the Causeway for trout already have their favorite stretches to fish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Bigger trap stays closer to bottom
The 3/4-ounce Rat-L-Trap is such a large lure that I couldn’t help but ask Capt. Eric Dumas why he chose to fish with it rather than the more typical 1/2-ounce Trap.[…]
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Break the Rules, Catch More Fish
If I were a betting man, I’d be willing to bet that when Capt.Charlie Thomason was a kid, he was always in trouble. I picture him as the mischievous type, cutting up in class, constantly talking and generally disruptive.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Quality care
Ricky Richoux has strong opinions about the right way to handle fish to get a quality product for the table.[…]
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Bayou Bienvenue is BACK!
Everybody wondered if the fishing action around Bayou Bienvenue could ever recover. Like so many other fishing areas in Southeast Louisiana, Bayou Bienvenue was adversely affected by the BP oil spill and the opening of the Bonnet Carre spillway.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Great Wall is amazing
The Great Wall is almost 2 miles long and runs across the St. Bernard marsh, blocking the MRGO (Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, or Ship Channel), Bayou Bienvenue and the ICW (Intracoastal Waterway).[…]