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Slightly North of the Bahamas
I wanted to time my trip to Dularge to see how long it would take and how many miles it was between my house in Kenner to Capt. Bill Lake’s camp on Bayou Dularge.[…]
Fishing
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Early Trestle Trout
The best way to have a fishing hole all to yourself is to fish it when nobody else is there. If that makes me sound like Captain Obvious, so be it. Sometimes the best advice is the simplest advice.[…]
Bass Fishing
Green-Eyed Monsters
Your guns have been cleaned, your hunting gear packed away. You have caught up on some much needed rest, watched the Super Bowl, endured Mardi Gras and finished your long honey-do list that accumulated over the fall hunting and fishing seasons.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Wind helps beat neap tide
A neap tide is one that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least. It comes twice a month in the first and third quarters of the moon.[…]
Bass Fishing
What makes marsh bass different from other bass?
There is no scientific distinction for the largemouth bass caught in the tidal brackish marshes of South Louisiana. Sometimes referred to as “green trout,” they are not related to trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Captain’s log book an important
March 7 of last year was Capt. Travis Miller’s first day of 2011 to fish the train trestle. When I asked him a few weeks ago what details he could recall about the trip, he told me that he was just then looking through his log book.[…]
Bass Fishing
Worth The Wait
People will travel long distances to get in line for just about anything when comes to fun, recreation and the many pleasures in life. Orlando, Fla., and hour-long waits for amusement rides at Disney World is one example.[…]
Bass Fishing
Front Side of March
Bass angler, beware the Ides of March.
Not that you have to look over your shoulder for a group of friends intent on stabbing you 23 times in the back, but for approaching cold fronts that can do enough damage to take you out.[…]
Bass Fishing
The 2011 tagging program
In an effort to determine the impact of angling pressure on bass in the Lacassine Pool, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries implemented a one-time study in 2011. The goal was to tag approximately 1,500 bass that were at least 8 inches and above in size.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cold front grip loosens later in the day
Anglers who make an immediate and necessary change first thing in the morning after a cold front would be wise to not forget about what patterns were working well before the front blew through.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Have Knife, Will Travel
The rugged man flipped a business card to the fishermen at the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo. It displayed a bowie knife in its center and read Slimeslingers Professional Fish Cleaning: Willing to Travel.[…]
BassMasters Classic
Arkansas takes College Classic crown from LSU
LSU fishing team members were feeling pretty confident about their chances of defending their Bassmaster College Series title, having located some nice bedding fish on Cross Lake.[…]
BassMasters Classic
Chris Lane clinches 2012 Classic championship
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Chris Lane went through a rough patch a couple of years ago, struggling to string together much of anything resembling success and watching older brother Bobby qualify for Bassmaster Classics while he watched from the sidelines.[…]
BassMasters Classic
Chris Lane jumps to top of Classic leaderboard
Florida’s Chris Lane abandoned the area he fished on the first day of the 2012 Bassmaster Classic, locked down one pool and proceeded to put together a 19-pound, 4-ounce stringer that boosted him into the top spot going into the final day of championship competition.
“Today was plan B, and tomorrow is plan C,” Lane said. “I’m going to try to take plan A and Plan B, and come up with plan C.”[…]
BassMasters Classic
Poche takes early lead in 2012 Bassmaster Classic
Louisiana native Keith Poche had a great homecoming today (Feb. 24) when he took the early lead in the 2012 Bassmaster Classic being held on the Red River.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Commercial fishermen cited for possessing almost twice the shark limit
Three commercial fishermen were cited Wednesday (Feb. 22) near Venice for allegedly catching almost twice the number of sharks allowed, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.
Boothville’s Huy Nguyen, 21, and Buras fishermen Hua Nguyen, 53, and 25-year-old Anh Nguyen were cited for over limit of shark, the LDWF said.[…]