Fishing
Tippets
For CCA members hoping to place an entry in the STAR tournament Fly Rod Division, June is the best month to register a larger-than-14-inch trout.[…]
June 2013
Inshore Fishing
Don’t let easterly breezes scare you off — Fish Dularge’s inside waters
During the months of May and June, most anglers get a hankering to fish outside areas where the specks are big and hit with more attitude than Tito Ortiz.[…]
Columns
Vudu Shrimp
Can an artificial lure — a soft plastic — outfish a natural creature? That day has arrived and it’s like magic, hence lure’s name, thanks to Ken Chaumont of Lacassine.[…]
Columns
Work now for success next season
An e-mail from Jimmy Stafford, turkey biologist for LDWF, indicated a poor 2013 spring turkey season across the state, with the harvest being down 500 or more turkeys from the 2012 season.[…]
Columns
An outdoors legacy
On Easter Sunday of this year my father passed away. He was 90.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Freemason Island
Dear Capt. Paul:
I’m trying to locate the coordinates for Freemason Island.[…]
Columns
ABC means ‘all about crabs’
The blue crab is one of the most-fascinating creatures in coastal marshes. This is one creature whose scientific name (Callinectes sapidus) completely describes it.[…]
Contents
The Back-up Plan – Fishing for Biloxi Marsh reds is easy
Because the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are the exact opposite of ours here in the Northern Hemisphere, their hurricanes occur when our tropics are as calm as a bottle of Valium.[…]
Contents
Big Bait, Big Fish — Make huge swim baits to catch monster bass, reds and specks
The thought was first planted in Mike Herrmann’s mind back a few years ago while on a bass-fishing trip. It was one of those occasions when something important happened, something that rang an inner bell and registered deep in his memory, only to have that memory fall asleep until another similar incident awakened it.[…]
Bass Fishing
Jack the Ripper
Folks often say that there’s a fine line between lunacy and brilliance, between foolishness and valor. Well, an equally thin margin separates the “Aw shucks!” and “Oh boy!” moments of bass fishing.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cover: June 2013
Find the nearest grass bed to snatch chunky bass into your boat this month, while specks are waiting along the coast. […]
Contents
Catching Up —The basics for recreational trawling for shrimp
It was opening day of the 2012 trawling season for the east bank, and I had arrived a little early at the boat launch.[…]
Contents
Cover: June 2013-Inshore
Find the nearest grass bed to snatch chunky bass into your boat this month, while specks are waiting along the coast.[…]
Bass Fishing
Blade Runner — How to pimp your spinnerbait
Flashy appearance and bold profile may define the spinnerbait’s basic appeal, but there’s a lot of room for tactical tweaking and creative development — particularly with the blade setup.[…]
General
SpareOne
Powered by only a single AA battery, the SpareOne mobile phone is the perfect communication device to have in an emergency situation.[…]
Bass Fishing
Old Red Mare — Bass fishing the ever-changing Red River
The Red River might not be as bad as the old gray mare, but she definitely ain’t what she used to be.[…]