Inshore Fishing
Pontchartrain specks set to bust loose
Capt. Mike Gallo chuckled when asked to name some potential hotspots for Lake Pontchartrain speckled trout anglers during the month of May.[…]
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Star Brite’s Ultimate Vinyl Clean
Whether your boat is brand new or has been around the block a few times, you can keep the seats and other vinyl looking new and protected from the sun with Star Brite’s Ultimate Vinyl Clean. […]
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Search and destroy
Capt. Lane Zimmer’s text message was crystal clear.
“… left them biting yesterday,” the message read.
I wasn’t sure what happened between yesterday and this morning, but Lane’s spot that was so productive just 24 hours before only gave up two trout.
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Toledo Bend summertime Slab City
May signals the beginning of the Toledo Bend slab-a-thon celebration.[…]
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Through Haile & high water
If you can fish it, they will come.
No matter how long or rough the road, how far back off the beaten path or how tough the waters may be to navigate, the determination of fishermen is a perfect example of the old American phrase, “come Hell or high water.”[…]
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Buras Tag Team
The weather looked lousy as Creighton Ward, part owner and first captain of Southern Exposure Inland Fishing Charters, launched his boat from an obscure launch just north of the old Buras Auditorium into the Mississippi River. […]
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Deep thoughts for springtime Delacroix specks
According to Larry Frey, taking a page from your wintertime playbook can pay big dividends for speckled trout fishermen in May.[…]
Bass Fishing
Proper channels
More than 10 years ago, when I used to live in West Monroe, my local tournament partner Sid Havard and I used to look forward to May every year.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fool the Fry Guarders
It’s like girls night out for new mama bass and dads are watching the kids. That’s basically the deal with a popular spring pattern we know as “fry guarders” — male bass round up recently hatched babies (fry) and keep constant watch for a host of predators from bluegill, to crappie to other bass.[…]
Fishing
Strike King Trout Magic
Soft plastic lures account for more trout in ice chests than any other lure style, and Strike King has upped the ante on inshore soft plastics with Trout Magic. It’s a traditional jighead that holds your swimbait in place while a spinner adds to the attraction.[…]
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Cover: May 2017
When the trout aren’t cooperating, you might just need on stay on the big motor and cover more water.[…]
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EasyLift
Having a raised beach house offers great peace of mind but is miserable when you’re walking up and down stairs all day. Make life easier with the EasyLift, which can lift up to 1,000 pounds at a time. The carriage has an integrated safety brake and each panel features expanded aluminum. […]
Fishing
Plano Guide Series Tackle Bag
Keeping your tackle organized and protected has never been simpler than with Plano’s new Guide Series of tackle bags.[…]
Fishing
Rapala’s X-Rap Long Cast
When the fish are feeling the pressure, a long cast is critical to getting bit. If trout and reds feel like you’re on top of them, they simply won’t bite, so back off a little and make a longer cast. […]
Fishing
Z-Man EZ ShrimpZ
Possessing the same deadly good looks and fish-catching prowess of its rigged brethren, the EZ ShrimpZ can serve as replacement bodies for the rigged version or rigged separately on jigheads or a weedless hook.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Watch the tide to find trout
With buckets and buckets of rain falling in the region April 2, some saltwater fishermen who regularly fish Calcasieu Lake expected the upper end to freshen up considerably and, as a result, work their way to the southwest corner of the lake to catch speckled trout at Nine Mile Cut and Washout.[…]