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Cantankerous Catalpas — How to catch catfish, bream with catalpa worms
Living on the shores of Lake D’Arbonne has many advantages for Ron Manning.[…]
Fishing
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Easy pickins — Venice’s hidden fishing hotspot
The whole-fried “cigar trout” from the Easter bash made quite a hit. Nana Fontaine (Doc’s Mom) raved loudest, of course.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cypress swamp shakedown — Pro tips for bass fishing in flooded cypress trees
It’s the mall food court — the beach umbrella with that cooler full of snacks. For bass, we’re talking about cypress trees.[…]
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Catfish cavalcade — Learn the art of jugging
I grew up beside a catfish pond.
The simplistic pleasure of watching a cork getting pulled under stuck with me.[…]
Fishing
The Bass Hopper
The Bass Hopper is the widest pontoon in its class at 10 feet long and 54 inches wide. It weighs 150 pounds and is known for its stability.[…]
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Cover: August 2015
Fishing options abound throughout the state, with speckled trout and redfish swarming coastal waters, and bass just waiting for you to put a bait on their noses.[…]
Features
Brute force — AJ fishing tips
These brothers love to tangle with one of the hardest-fighting fish in the Gulf. Here’s how they make quick work of amberjack.[…]
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The Express Lane — Trout-fishing tips for the Biloxi Marsh
Reaching the northeastern stretches of the Biloxi Marsh is less than 12 miles from Pass Christian. Here’s how to catch limits without burning a lot of fuel.[…]
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Collision Course — Cameron jetties are packed with redfish
Redfish have an uncontrollable hunger.
Rocks harbor an unending buffet of bait.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to limit on Lafitte reds
Thursday it took one stop for guide Dominick Ochello to put his clients on all the Lafitte redfish they could stand.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Zachary angler claims STAR East lead with almost 8-pound speck
Tony Bruce is just 40 days away from picking up a brand new 18-foot NauticStar bay boat in the CCA-Louisiana STAR tournament after landing an almost 8-pound speckled trout last Friday during the Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo out of Venice.[…]
News Breaker
Amberjack season to reopen Aug. 1
Recreational fishing for greater amberjack will resume at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, with the minimum size continuing to be 30 inches fork length, according to a press release from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. […]
Inshore Fishing
Johnson Bayou rigs holding nice specks
The original plan Tuesday morning was to head down to the Calcasieu Ship Channel with Capt. Nick Poe for a story about catching speckled trout on the ledges in deeper water during the dog days of summer.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF cites 18 for alleged illegal shrimp harvesting since April
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in St. Mary, Terrebonne and LaFourche parishes have made nine cases and seized more than 6,500 pounds of shrimp since April, according to a press release.[…]
Columns
Ronnie cooks up-the-bayou
Ronnie Sampey’s Smothered Crabs are delicious and fun to eat, and his Redfish Sauce Piquant recipe is unique because few sauce piquants are made with fish. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Final leaderboard for the 2015 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo
Final results for the 2015 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo are as follows:[…]