Features
Louisiana’s barrier islands offer kayak-bound anglers great fishing
Louisiana’s barrier islands offer great opportunities for kayak-bound anglers. Make the arrangements for a trip of a lifetime.[…]
East Timbalier Island
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East Timbalier – Hazards and Hotspots
In most places you’ll fish, the desirable fishing hotspots and the underwater hazards you may have to traverse to get to them are two entirely separate things. But in Louisiana’s inshore and nearshore waters, the two are often one and the same.[…]
Inshore Fishing
East Timbalier Island yields 7-pound trout
A Baton Rouge angler fought a heavy chop March 5 while fishing East Timbalier Island, but it was worth the effort because the speckled trout were eager to slurp up his bait, according to one web report.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Timbalier/Terrebonne
This huge estuary extends from the Bayou Lafourche ridge on its eastern side to the lower Atchafalaya River on its western border. Vast tracts of freshwater marsh and swamp lie within its northern boundaries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Why East Timablier Island has disappeared
“Where are the rocks?” I asked Tracy Bayles.
“You’re over them,” was Bayles’ plain-spoken reply. “All these wellheads were once protected by East Timbalier Island.[…]
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Bombing the Rocks — Speck fishing East Timbalier Island with Bomber Long A’s
Getting up at 6 a.m. to go speckled trout fishing is a luxury I could get used to.
Well after daylight, I sauntered downstairs from my kitchenette at Bobby Lynn’s Marina in Leeville. Tracy “T.L.” Bayles, owner of Choctaw Guide Service (225-284-5256), had just launched his boat and flashed a big smile at me as I walked around the corner of the building.[…]
Inshore Fishing
East Timbalier Island almost gone, presenting navigation dangers, officials warn
Every time the weather warms, South Louisiana residents have to keep their collective eyes on weather radars to be ready for when tropical storms are heading their way.[…]