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Consistent Calcasieu
Drags screaming and rods bending mean bull reds diving for the bottom, a scene often interrupted by 5-, 6- and 7-pound trout exploding on surface lures that walk on water.[…]
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Pre-Duck Trio
A stiff easterly breeze pushed the 16-foot aluminum boat briskly across the stunningly beautiful pond.[…]
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Boys of summer are on the beach
Summer’s here. Surf’s down, dudes!
As summer goes on, the surf along the entire Gulf of Mexico becomes more consistently calm. That is, until tropical storms enter the picture. Since that’s not likely until August, seize the days and make them count.[…]
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Close-in at Cocodrie
You don’t see many camps with hot-tubs. Leave it to Doc Fontaine. And it’s not like his camp wasn’t ritzy enough without it.[…]
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When Bulls Fly
The sultry morning air enveloped the pair of anglers even before the 24-foot bay boat skidded to a stop. Both smiled as they realized that the small but intense rain squall seemed intent on keeping its distance a few miles offshore.[…]
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On Top of the World
Chalk it up to being in the right place at the right time.[…]
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Stalking the Thundering Herd
The water explodes when redfish school up to feed on shrimp. Like geysers, the water erupts with intense fury as hundreds of redfish wreck a helpless pod of bait.[…]
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Recidivist Reds
The guy who coined the phrase, “The only two certainties in life are death and taxes,” never met Raymond Griffin.[…]
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Two-Faced Venice
It was a typical winter day in South Louisiana. Forecasters called for 20-mph-plus winds as another front pushed through the state.[…]
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Bird Watching on Big Lake
Ken Chaumont pulled his Steiner binoculars from his eyes and yelled out that he had spotted a huge flock of sea gulls working near the Washout. My pulse kicked into high gear.[…]
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Dandy Dozen
Officially, it’s designated the Biloxi Wildlife Management Area. Not because it’s anywhere near Biloxi, but because it’s owned by and leased from the Biloxi Marsh Corporation.[…]
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Super Fly
The din of the 90-horsepower Mercury had barely left my ears when I spied the first redfish while taking my place on the front deck.[…]
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Papa’s Ponds
On the chilly, early morning boat ride into the Lafitte marsh it dawned on me that summer was really over. I realized then that it was time to put away the shorts and T-shirts until next year, and break out the long sleeve shirts and jeans.[…]
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Third’s a Charm
Back in the ’70s, there was a shampoo commercial with the punch line, “You’ll tell two friends, and they’ll tell two friends, and so on and so on.”[…]
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Pass a good time
As editor of BASSMASTER magazine, James Hall can send an e-mail, select a cover picture and edit a sentence all while on the phone assigning a story to a free-lance writer.[…]
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The Fish Empire
Plaquemines Parish fishing has received an incredible amount of exposure the past few years, but there’s an often over-looked jumping-off spot that many anglers whiz by — often as fast as possible while holding their breath or breathing through their mouth on the way to Buras and Venice.[…]