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7-Mile Itch
Craig Monroe eased his 22-foot Triton SeaFlight up to the fish-cleaning dock at Venice Marina.[…]
Southeast LA
Inshore Fishing
Nighttime trout biting at Picketts Block 26
Captain Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters (985-856-4477) says the trout on the Ship Shoal rigs are doing what they do best this time of year, and that’s slam topwaters and tandem rigs at night.[…]
General
Gun-in-vehicle law ignored by Shell/Motiva
Earlier this year, Gov. Bobby Jindal signed into law Senate Bill 51, which granted all employees in the state the right to carry firearms in their vehicles while at work.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Reds stacking up from South Pass to Dead Woman Pass
Captain Owen Langridge with Big “O” Charters (225-978-1136) wasn’t sure if a redfish report would set anybody’s world on fire, but he couldn’t resist telling about how good the bite has been at the mouths of the passes below Venice.[…]
Bass Fishing
Strong topwater bite in Lake Ameda
Captain Joe Vinson and I had planned on fishing the deep rigs in Breton Sound this past Tuesday, but the line of thunderstorms that moved through early that morning forced our hand.[…]
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Behind the Line
When Chris Paul pulls up from beyond the three-point line to drain a shot, his effort is rewarded with one more point than he would have made had his feet been in front of the line.[…]
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Yellow Fever
Most people shudder at the though of catching yellow fever. The dreaded disease, which is contracted from infected mosquitos, was last recorded in New Orleans in 1905.[…]
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Revered Remnants
Anglers who fish the Manila Village area located in Barataria Bay just to the south of New Orleans may or may not know the historical significance of the spot.[…]
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Rocks in your Head?
I’m going to let you in on what may be the poorest-kept secret of the summer: The rocks at the end of the MRGO are on fire, and they have been for the whole summer.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big trout deep in Breton Sound
Captain Kerry Audibert with Ought To Be Fishing Charters (504-259-5304) hasn’t been catching a lot of limits lately, but it’s not because the fish aren’t biting.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hot beach bite from Fourchon to Elmer’s Island
Captain Chad Billiot with Marsh Rat Guide Service (985-637-5058) says there is a very good beach bite happening right now from the barges at Fourchon to Elmer’s Island.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Barataria trout bite begins at Manila Village
All the freshwater that has been diverted from the Mississippi River down through Lafitte has pushed the best salinity levels south, and Captain Theophile Bourgeois with Bourgeois Charters (504-341-5614) says the best trout fishing is from Manila Village to the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
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The Meat Rigs
Imagine that you are fishing a coastal lake and there is only one oyster reef smack dab in the middle of it — no cuts, no canals, no points, just that one solitary reef.[…]
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Passion for Plastic
Most people try to escape the corporate world by going fishing. Unfortunately, many in the fishing world are finding it becoming more and more like the corporate world every day.[…]
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Paint it Black!
This was a brutal spring for anglers, guides and marina operators in Southeast Louisiana.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Variety of offshore fish biting well
The way most offshore captains have been running out of Venice lately according to Captain Josh Howard with Deep South Charters (225-572-7408), is to head out for some early tuna and amberjack if it’s a calm day before hitting the shallower rigs for snapper on the way back in. “We’re just trying to hit a variety of species right now,” said Howard.[…]