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Up the Creek — How to catch bream, Kentucky bass and catfish in Florida Parishes streams
The weatherman called for a scorcher as Artie called for another beer. But the keg balked — coughing and sputtering and foaming.[…]
Fishing
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Turtle Man — How to catch, clean and cook turtles
Louisiana sportsmen do some odd things.
In few states will full grown men spend all night running around in boats trying to catch frogs. In most states, crawfish, almost always called crawdads, are something kids play with.[…]
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Cocodrie Wonderland — Fish for exotic species around this offshore oasis
Our boat was drifting on a cobalt-blue sea about 220 over a limestone-capped, coralline-encrusted “mountain.” We were out to catch what our skipper, Tommy Pellegrin, called “Cocodrie exotics” — a term he uses to describe the big variety of reef fish he catches from natural bottoms.[…]
Fishing
Talon Shallow Water Anchor accessories
Minn Kota is offering new accessories for the Talon Shallow Water Anchor, including a wireless foot switch and more bracket options. The wireless foot switch provides independent or simultaneous control of single or dual Talons.[…]
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Natural Selection — How to increase trout-fishing odds
You’re not going to convince me that my ancestors evolved from apes.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
The Pickets
As most know, the owner of the Pickets — Apache Oil Corporation — were in May in the process of removing some of the rig platforms that are no longer producing These platforms are in the Ship Shoal Leased Area, Block 26 area in Caillou Bay. […]
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Island Elite — How to catch specks for the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo
There are fishing rodeos all across south Louisiana, but there is only one International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tantalizing Topwaters — How to maximize fishing odds with surface baits
So I’m sitting in the middle of the lake with Bassmaster Elite Series pro Terry Scroggins as he chats boat-to-boat with a fellow tournament pro, when the telltale flipping, splashing and ravenous commotion signalled schooling bass even before we turned our heads for visual confirmation.[…]
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Cover: July 2013
Weather should settle this month, making it easy to fill boxes with trout.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie Cops — Tips for summertime crappie-fishing success
Covering water and watching the speed limit are keys to success when crappie scatter during the oppressive summer heat. Here are some tips.[…]
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Poptology — Tips for fishing popping corks for Delacroix trout
Momma didn’t raise no fool: I’ve always been a quick study. And Hopedale/Delacroix fishing guide Capt. Ted DeAgano has always been a teacher.[…]
News Breaker
Texas men cited for having more than 40 red snapper
Three Texas men were cited June 19 in connection with 42 red snapper found in the boat in which they were fishing, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Waters in front of Grand Terre islands closed to all but rod-and-reel fishing after tar mats found
The waters in front of Grand Terre islands have been closed all but recreational rod-and-reel fishing after tar mats were found in the area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Go deep for Toledo Bend crappie
The sales personnel at Lafayette’s Service Chevrolet had anticipated the big trip for quite a while. It was a once-a-year excursion for Toledo Bend crappie — and lots of them.[…]
Fishing
State wildlife agents on the lookout for impaired boaters this weekend
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents will be patrolling state waterways this weekend for boat operators who have been drinking and driving.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass fishing difficult at Bistineau because of giant salvinia
Alan Bass was set June 15 to fish a Lake Bistineau bass tournament with Shreveport’s Bayou Bandits Bass Club, and was greeted with what has become a familiar sight when he pulled up to Grice’s Landing.[…]