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Cover: February 2011
Jonathan Pizzolato boated this healthy sac-a-lait in Belle River. This is the month when crappie anglers statewide begin to smile.[…]
Fishing
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Take Home Angler: David Pizzolato
This avid sac-a-lait fisherman is spending his retirement catching the best-tasting fish that swims. Here’s how he does it.[…]
Currents
Doubling down on an epic mistake
Like most anglers, I’m very confident in my abilities. I’ll probably never call Charlie Moore and challenge him to a duel deep in the marshes of Delacroix, but if I did, there’s no doubt in my mind I’d take his money.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
High-Cotton Crappie: Tips for cold-water sac-a-lait
The only thing more consistent than a cold-water crappie bite is the speed at which news of the bite spreads.[…]
Breaking News
Two men cited for keeping 15 trout over limit
Two men were cited this week after Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents allegedly caught them with 65 speckled trout in Golden Meadow.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Pearl of Plaquemines: An inside look at the Empire fishing grounds
Gazing from atop the Empire Bridge in southern Plaquemines Parish, one can see literally thousands of white PVC pipes sticking up from atop oyster beds.
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, this area was home to the state’s largest oyster operation.[…]
Fishing
Bomber Who Dat Weedless Rattling Spoon
Spoons are deadly in Louisiana’s marshes, and Bomber has gone far past the traditional mold in its new Who Dat Weedless Rattling Spoons.[…]
Bass Fishing
Designer bass fishing: Lures to round out your tackle box
I remember 8th grade like it was yesterday. The only problem is there are a lot of things about 8th grade that I don’t want to remember.[…]
Breaking News
Three men busted for keeping 146 speckled trout in Golden Meadow, LDWF says
In two separate incidents, four men were busted for allegedly catching and keepng 146 speckled trout on Jan. 12 in Golden Meadow, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Breaking News
LDWF: Men kept dozens more redfish than their legal limits
Six men were cited Dec. 27 for allegedly catching and keeping more than 60 fish over their daily limits while fishing near Fourchon.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Leeville trash haul: The other side of this fishing village’s offerings
It was just another day at Leeville, at least according to guide Chad Billiot.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Monster crappie: Tactics to put more fish in the boat
I’d had a miserable day of crappie fishing, and only had caught three crappie all day.[…]
Columns
Bet on Bayou Black for January bass
Bayou Black, located 15 minutes south of Houma off Highway 90, is one of the southernmost places to catch bass in the state. In January, central and northern Louisiana generally have cold weather.[…]
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Happy New Year, Indeed!
Some people like to start the New Year with sparklers and firecrackers, but the locals down in Shell Beach and Hopedale are too busy enjoying all the speckled trout action to notice.[…]
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Giving up the Goods
If the Farmer’s Almanac and all the old folks around my house are correct, we should be right in the middle of an unusually warm and dry winter as you are reading this. La Nina, I think they call it.[…]
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Biloxi is Back
“Amazing!” Eddie yelled while watching his cork dance in the current around a finger of marsh jutting into Muscle Bay. “Pelayo’s Point — and it’s still here! Like the hurricane never happened.”[…]