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Hail the new snapper king
The gray snapper — usually called the mangrove snapper — is one of 14 Gulf of Mexico members of Lutjanidae, the snapper family.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Lake Pontchartrain Monster Hunt
Sportsman TV teamed up with Captain Scott Walker of Get U Some Fishing Charters on a foggy day to find big fish that lurk below the surface of Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans Louisiana.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Beefing up Tackle for Monster Trout
Tackle you need to catch the monster trout in South Louisiana[…]
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Top Shelf — Where you should fish to catch a state-record speck
In the latter days of May 2012, Capt. Kirk Stansel of Hackberry Rod and Gun was on a run of big speckled trout in Calcasieu Lake.[…]
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Get the Drop – Fill the boat with this bream-fishing technique
The day started out, well, rough. I hadn’t slept well at all, and then I lost an altercation with a coffee cup. I was left teary-eyed as the hot liquid dripped out of my close-cropped hair and down my face.[…]
Bass Fishing
Yard crashers — How to fish grass beds for bass
Grass equals bass. Now that’s an angling axiom you can take to the bank.[…]
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In the Backside — Trout are packed into Barataria Bay this month
May and Barataria Bay go together like Christmas and Santa, like Brad and Angelina, like cheese and whiz.[…]
Fishing
Bare Bones
The Bare Bones inflatable flats boat from Airborn can be rowed, poled or propelled by a small outboard or electric motor.[…]
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Schoolie Mecca — Stay close to Cocodrie and load up on school trout
Pelayo punched his iPhone, put it to his ear, and discovered that his cousin Becky and her husband Al planned a trip down from New Jersey for Memorial day weekend.[…]
Fishing
TUF-Line SuperCast
SuperCast delivers a significant advancement in superlines by having the ease and handling of monofilament and the toughness of braid. With its smooth outer coating, SuperCast allows for longer distance and effortless casting without spooking nearby fish.[…]
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Limited Time Offer — Late-spring fishing tips for D’Arbonne Lake crappie
We are constantly bombarded by television and radio commercials commanding us to “ACT NOW BECAUSE THIS OFFER WON’T LAST LONG!”[…]
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Mr. Gog — Tips for fishing for Atchafalaya Basin goggle-eye
The Atchafalaya Basin and google-eye bream just kind of go together — like grits and eggs or beans and rice. I was in the saddle with the old Atchafalaya Basin pro, Jim Looney, the author or four books on fishing bass and an astounding seven books on fishing for bream and sac-a-lait in the huge swamp.[…]
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Taming Timbalier
It’s axiomatic that you never leave feeding fish to find feeding fish.[…]
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Running of the bulls — How to catch Black Bayou Lake’s bull bream
The broad-shouldered man actually tiptoed when he moved around in his boat. “Being quiet,” he explained, “is real important when you are fishing for bull bream in shallow, clear water.”
We were indeed in shallow water — 2 to 3 feet deep. Through the tea-colored water, multiple, round plate-sized bream beds could be seen as dark blotches on a lighter bottom. A resident male bluegill was likely hovering over or around the nest, guarding it against intruders that could eat his eggs or young.[…]
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Cover: May 2013
The weather should finally settle out this month, and that means bream will be teeming in the shallows.[…]
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Artificial Intelligence — Tips for trout fishing with artificial lures
“Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” Yeah, Sir Walter Scott’s insight rings true for interpersonal relationships, but when it comes to speckled trout fishing, the Scottish writer can stick that nonsense in his bait bucket.
Tricking trout is the name of the game.[…]