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Paradise redux — Venice is still a tuna heaven
I stood in the stern of Capt. Will Wall’s offshore charter boat, peering at the white buildings of Port Eads Marina etched against the early morning’s battery charged blue sky.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Arresting approach — Fishing tips for North Louisiana’s top bass-fishing lakes
Being a police officer today is a pretty stressful profession. What they see, what they deal with — it’s a lot.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hawg heaven — Big-bass tips from Toledo Bend guides
It’s a big lake and it’s chock full of bass, but Toledo Bend is no gimme — even with its well-merited title of the nation’s top lake two years running.[…]
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Raid the Castle — Fishing tips for catching trout at The Castle
I grew up in St. Bernard Parish, and often launched my flatboat at the old Depope boat launch in Violet and fished the ancient tower we simply called, “The Castle” — or as it was sometimes referred to, the “Martello Castle.”[…]
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Does it really look down?
It looks like any other fish. Well actually, it doesn’t look like them — it just sees things like them.
It just looks like it’s looking down all the time.[…]
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Cover: April 2017
April is a magical time of year. Trout are on the move back into the marshes this month, and that means you can expect hot action across the coast.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout on top
This is the month to ply the bigger bays with topwater baits, according to veteran Charter Guide T-Man Cheramie (985-677-6294), who operates out of Larose.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix’s Outer Bays hold trout and redfish now
Capt. Ron “Ahab” Broadus (504-914-6063) called me with a report and an invite.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Get creative for Lake D’Arbonne crappie
During a lengthy law enforcement career, Jay Kavanaugh of Ruston spent a lot of time patrolling important areas of Lincoln Parish. Now he has traded that in for doing the same thing on area lakes. This time of year, you’ll find him on regular patrol out on the flats of Lake D’Arbonne in search of big post-spawn crappie.[…]
Bass Fishing
Place your bets on Toledo Bend
I can’t wait to wet a line fishing for bass in April on Toledo Bend. Me and hundreds of other anglers have been biding our time waiting for this month to get here.[…]
Bass Fishing
You’ll keep coming back to Bayou DeSiard
Put a map in front of most northeast Louisiana bass anglers and ask them to point out good bass fishing spots, most would skip right over Bayou DeSiard in Ouachita Parish. But, the 28-mile long bayou that meanders through Sterlington and Monroe is full of bass. And this time of year is when they start to turn on.[…]
Fishing
Stocking Up in Lake Pontchartrian
With deer season on the way, it’s time to stock up enough fish to help us make the winter.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Location, design critical when creating brush piles
Guide William Sasser can almost always find a place to catch crappie in Clarks Hill Lake, S.C. He estimates that he has about 200 brush piles in the lake.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Catch more catfish with this one tip
It’s not uncommon, especially during colder months, for catfish to hit baits without taking the hook in their mouths. These short strikes can be frustrating for anglers and often result in a long day of catching nothing. Capt. David Hilton had a few of those days in his years of fishing, but he found the solution for it some time ago.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
These 7 tips will improve your long-line trolling
Like spider-rigging, having success in long-line trolling takes dedication in order to get a system that works for your boat and your setup. Try these seven tips will help you become a better long liner.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Cowboys’ Prescott does Dularge
It’s not everyday that the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year — who happened to throw 23 touchdowns and only four interceptions for the Dallas Cowboys during a magical run last season that landed him a Pro Bowl berth — shows up on your boat to catch some speckled trout and redfish.[…]