Offshore Fishing
Snapper from smaller boats
Many red snapper trips are made on offshore boats. Capt. Eric Dumas figured out a way to make it happen for himself in his 24-foot Ranger bay boat.[…]
June 2012
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Deep Sound
I’d talked about taking this trip for months and now, finally, I was on my way.[…]
Bass Fishing
Afternoon Delight
It doesn’t take much to get a typical Louisiana bass angler out of bed early during June. He knows he’s not going to be out there on the lake all that long anyway.[…]
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Predatory Pursuits
The bow season is under way. You’ve prepared the stand, scouted intensely and labored over the land — all in anticipation of enjoying the outdoors and taking a whitetail.[…]
Bass Fishing
Big worms not the only brush-pile baits that work on Caney Lake
There’s no doubt a big Texas-rigged worm is the way to fish the numerous brush piles in Caney Lake during the summer because they work more often than not.[…]
Deer Hunting
How whitetails’ personalities dictate reaction to predators
The topic of whitetail personalities is being addressed more and more in the hunting industry, and here again an individual deer’s disposition of being more inclined to the fight or flight instinct will undoubtedly have an effect on how the animal responds to predators.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Topwater frogs work well over Caney Lake’s flooded grass
Ron Aulds’ favorite way to fish Caney Lake might be working big worms in the deep brush piles, but he knows that’s not the only way to catch big bass.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hog wild: Impact of wild hogs on deer
Wild hog numbers are increasing in certain areas of the U.S. and, although not classified as carnivores, they are predatory in that they can locate and consume baby fawns.[…]
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Rack ’em and stack ’em
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after,” said Henry David Thoreau, the 19th century American poet, naturalist, hermit and philosopher. Obviously, Thoreau wasn’t from South Louisiana.[…]
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Elite strategem
Dean Rojas won last year’s BASS Elite Series stop at Toledo Bend with 70.15 pounds of bass caught over four days of fishing.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
June is perhaps the best month to catch speckled trout in the surf on flies.[…]
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Dancing the jig
Saltwater fishing has its ups and downs, but when snapper top your target list you’ll have a ton of fun with a bait based on the notion of up-and-down.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Tietje’s top 5 anglers to watch
Predicting who will win a bass tournament is about as much of a sure thing as predicting what five cards you’re going to get in a hand of poker.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Upcoming Events
All month — CCA STAR Tournament. Runs through Labor Day (Sept. 3). Fly Fishing East and West Divisions for heaviest speckled trout. Also, a consolation drawing at the end of the tournament for all trout weighed in the Fly Division.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Appetizers accelerate the action
Snapper are notoriously wary, but if anything can override their caution, it’s their appetite.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Tietje’s top 5 Toledo Bend baits
Since he isn’t fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series Toledo Bend tournament this year because of a medical exemption, local bass pro Dennis Tietje didn’t mind revealing the five lures that he believes will play big parts in putting together a winning pattern when the pros stop at the Bend this month.[…]