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Cover: April 2016
Big trout will be patrolling the beaches at Elmer’s Island, just waiting for surf anglers to show up.[…]
Fishing
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Monster Reel’N’Shad a huge fish-catcher
Make no mistake about it, the Monster Reel’N’Shad is a monstrous swim bait — one Mann’s Bait Co. proudly introduced to the market in January.[…]
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Trout and redfish tips for April success
With not a ripple on the surface or a cloud in the sky, Capt. Charlie Thomason took his bay boat down a shoreline of Hopedale. […]
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Gone fishin’ — Fishing advice from a retired biologist
Mike Wood is a biologist by profession. But when you boil it all down, he’s a fisherman first.[…]
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Flat-out crappie — How to catch Lake D’Arbonne’s white perch
John Odom is a big guy — 6-foot, 4-inches and 290 pounds “after a recent diet,” he informed me.[…]
Bass Fishing
St. Landry Parish man cited for allegedly being over the limit of bass
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a St. Landry Parish man for allegedly taking more than twice the daily limit of bass.[…]
Big Bass
Texas angler lands 11.1-pound Toledo Bend lunker at Six Mile
Having just learned a new punching technique from a friend, Robert Brown was on Toledo Bend last weekend putting his new skills to the test.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Poverty Point yields four-crappie, almost 11-pound stringer
It might have taken Twayne Hosea years and years of crappie fishing to break the mythical 3-pound mark at Poverty Point Reservoir State Park, but the Delhi angler hasn’t looked back since catching a whopping 3.52-pounder on Feb. 25.[…]
Big Bass
Hemphill guide catches Toledo Bend 11.03-pounder
Guide David Mansue enjoyed a couple of good days with clients last week on Toledo Bend’s waters.[…]
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Collette crosses cooking cultures
Collette Weaver of Slidell shares her recipes for Dirty Rice Dressing and Stuffed Mirlitons with Shrimp.[…]
Fishing
The coolest marine electronics advancement ever
Modern electronics are, for me, a simple means of getting from one place to another. Just turn on my old Lowrance, wait for the satellites to relay information and then watch my little boat icon as it moves through the watery terrain I’ve chosen for the day.[…]
Fishing
Phone-in boat control
There seems to be no end to the number of ways smartphones and tablets can help us. Just about the time I thought I couldn’t be surprised by another smart-electronics revelation, I discovered that they can now operate a bow-mounted trolling motor.[…]
Bass Fishing
The Killie from Leevillie
We jumped on board the Blue Wave with Captains Kip and Max Plaisance for an action packed day of redfishing using a secret weapon.[…]
Bass Fishing
Pre Spawn fishing with Greg Hackney
Greg Hackney shows you tips on how to fish Bass in Louisiana during the Pre Spawn time frame.[…]
Fishing
Join CCA
Join CCA Louisiana[…]
Fishing
Strike King S11 Glasses
Strike King S11 Glasses will help you see the fish.[…]