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Lafitte Lowdown
There was the faintest hint of the day’s dawn when Rusty “China” Helmer stabbed the Cajun anchor into the soft mud of the shallow pond just south of Plum Point.[…]
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Inshore Fishing
Garden Island Bay good despite conditions
It’s tough when Mother Nature takes away both of your options at Venice. The wind is keeping anglers off the rigs, and the muddy water is making it tough in the bays.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Golden Meadow reds bite despite wind
As much as Capt. Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) would like to get to the trout along the coast below Golden Meadow, the wind just isn’t letting him do it right now. That’s all right with him, though, because the redfish in the ponds are keeping him busy while he waits for the winds to lie.[…]
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Fishing With Faith – Youth Gone Wild
Noelle Avanzino’s bible verse for the week of Oct. 8, 2006, was Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass to be stocked in new Bonnet Carre’ borrow pits
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ construction of hurricane levees will soon become a boon to bass fishing in South Louisiana.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Pontchartrain specks biting at sunset
It’s common knowledge that the biggest trout of the year bite during May on the bridges of Lake Pontchartrain. That’s why I was so bewildered that Capt. Greg Schlumbrecht with To Fish Charters (985-960-1709) and I were one of only three boats fishing the Trestle yesterday.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout biting at Buras beaches
Trout anglers have had ideal conditions the past couple of days, and the reports coming from the mouth of the Mississippi River encouraged Capt. Lloyd Landry (504-912-8291), Tony Taylor and me as we headed motored down Buras Canal in search of a mule. This was going to be our day.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Guide reports phenomenal snapper bite
Snapper season got off to a great start this past weekend. According to Capt. Chris Moran with Cajun Made Charters (225-931-7306), snapper were almost jumping in the boat.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lafitte anglers side-stepping fronts
The last cold front that blew through Southeast Louisiana scattered muddy water from Lafitte to Grand Isle, and it scattered the speckled trout just as far. Capt. Mike Daigle with Cast-It Charters (504-915-9480 or 985-331-8548) is still catching a few fish, but he said he’s having to fish 20 places just to catch 20 trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Chandeleur Lighthouse photos sought by Louisiana Sea Grant
Among the tremendous losses resulting from Hurricane Katrina was an old lighthouse that stood for more than a century at the tip of Louisiana’s most remote barrier island chain.[…]
Bass Fishing
Redfish Bay full of trout
Capt. Cade Thomas and I began our day catching bass on worms and jigs flipped to the edges of the cane in Delta Duck. We finished up about 7 hours later by releasing a big bull red that had inhaled Thomas’ Bayou Chub.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Venice action already getting hot
Capt. Owen Langridge of Big “O” Charters (225-978-1136) in Venice was impressed with what he saw taking place downriver last spring.[…]
Fishing
Lake Pontchartrain almost ready
Several anglers are trying to get the jump on the fantastic spring trout action on the bridges of eastern Lake Pontchartrain, but they’re coming back with spotty reports at best.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lafitte to host FLW Redfish Series event
The Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series Western Division will make its first of four $200,000 regular-season stops March 8-10 in Lafitte.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Sulphur Mine stays steady despite weather
If the trout were a little blue last week, they’ve got to be a little confused this week. What’s a trout, or an angler for that matter, to do when the daytime high goes from 70 degrees one day to 50 the next?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Surprisingly big trout biting at Oak River
I don’t know if trout suffer from depression, but I do know the lack of sunshine around Southeast Louisiana lately has caused anglers to feel just a little bit blue.[…]