While October may be a transition month for redfish moving from deep bayous to shallow lakes, Absolute Fishing Charters’ Capt. Marty LaCoste knows there is another transition redfish go through later in the year.[…]
The earth is a resilient thing. It has a way of cleansing itself after it inflicts its own devastation, and there’s probably no better example of this than how quickly fishing picks up along the coast of Louisiana after a hurricane.[…]
Highway 82 in Vermilion Parish is a paved corridor through some of the finest natural areas in the state.[…]
So, when the voice on the other end of the phone said we’d be fishing in a graveyard, I’ll admit it took me aback. The call came a short time before Hurricane Isaac struck, so we weren’t talking about fishing a flooded cemetery.[…]
Whenever hurricanes or big tropical storms blow through our area the fishing action often increases.[…]
The striped mullet is a fish of many names. By one count, it carries 21 English names and at least 144 in other languages. It is “jompo” in Malagasy, an appropriate-sounding name for this most airborne of fish. In Dutch it goes by “diklipharder.”[…]
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The sound that a white ash baseball bat makes in the dry, crisp October air is unmistakable. It’s not the hollow ping from the aluminum bats used in college and high school.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
Do you have the coordinates for Bird Island in Barataria Bay near Grand Isle?[…]
“I look forward to this time of year,” said Capt. Eric Dumas, a former baseball player. who likes the World Series and loves World Series Trout. “World Series trout aren’t necessarily giant fish, but they denote the beginning of the fall run. It will last well into December.[…]
Capt. Eric Dumas is a big fan of Deadly Dudley plastic baits. Bay Choveys are his favorite body style, and he fishes predominantly two colors: slamming sammy and opening night.[…]
To first-time anglers fishing the twin Causeway Bridges, the spans seem to stretch from here to eternity in both directions. They are long — 24 miles long — and everything seems the same.[…]
You can learn more of Capt. Eric Dumas’ tips for Lake Pontchartrain success by picking up your copy of Trout Masters Too: How the pros do it today.[…]
There are some pretty cool perks to being an outdoor writer. One is that opportunities sometimes present themselves to step out of your comfort zone and try something new.[…]
Veteran kayak angler Corey Coghlan said there are a few things novice kayak anglers should keep in mind when hitting the marshes along the coast.[…]
When I was young, I could not wait until teal season each September. Hunting was not the plan, but fishing around Bayou Lacombe was.[…]
The 2013 Bassmaster Central Open tournament circuit opens with a stop at the Red River out of Shreveport on April 25-27, B.A.S.S. announced.[…]