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Formerly Known as Delacroix
No one can deny it’s Larry Frey’s name on the deed.
But he doesn’t own this land.[…]
Southeast LA
Bass Fishing
Back to Normal
Like most everybody else in Southeast Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, my family and I spent our days assessing damage, clearing downed trees and just generally looking after other folks. Normal seemed such a long way away. It still does.[…]
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Living (DU)large
Heaven for Brennan Head feels a lot like hell.
When the rest of South Louisiana is perspiring at leisure and debating the feasibility of cooking breakfast on the sidewalk, Head is smiling.[…]
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Way, Way, Way Down There
Many people fish — or at least profess to fish — just for the thrill of feeling the raw piscatorial power throbbing through the line.[…]
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Tarpon in the Triangle
As the morning sun was just starting to glow over the horizon, the Mr. Todd made its way down Tiger Pass. The needle on the vessel’s temperature gauge climbed almost as quickly as the thermometer, reflecting the record 95-degree heat radiating from the nearby marsh.
Capt. Coon Schouest slowed the vessel to check out the situation.[…]
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Slack Busters
Robbie’s face lit up. His eyes bugged. A crazy grin creased his face. He’d just answered the cell phone from the passenger seat as we passed the Greater Macedonian Baptist Church on the way down to Venice.[…]
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Passed Over
Charlie Thomason isn’t a big believer in the anecdotal notions of how the changing of seasons affects fishing.[…]
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Bull Red Two-Step
Bobby Chouest wanted to head to the near-shore rigs to catch some bull reds, but Buggie Vegas suggested trying Caminada Pass before making the several-mile run.
Chouest didn’t feel very confident, since the tide was moving out, but he shrugged and headed for the boat.
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Better Days Down Deep
The irritating blare of the alarm clock startled me awake at 2:45 a.m. I intentionally set it for that time, figuring I could quickly wash my face, get dressed and be out the door in 15 minutes.[…]
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Cover: August 2005-Fishing
SOUTH COVER: Dolphin — both chickens and bulls — make offshore trips well worth the effort this time of year. Photo by TONY TAYLOR[…]
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Yakkity Yak!
The illuminated sign in front of the gas station showed their price for regular at $2.09 a gallon. National Public Radio said those prices — or even higher — were here to stay: instability in Iraq, possible tensions between the US and the newly elected, ultra-conservative leader of Iran and a booming Chinese economy were some of the major factors.
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On Target
One of the more pleasant “distractions” involving trolling baits for billfish off the Louisiana coast is the tasty by-catch of dolphin — dorado or mahi-mahi for sensitive or easily confused types — big enough to attack and get a hold of a bait designed for the biggest of bites. […]
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Knuckle Busters
The topwaters were ridiculously large. They measured 5 inches long, and were as big around as the largest, nastiest stogie imaginable.[…]
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Kickin’ Chickens
Came late summer, and Eddie finally sprang for that 22-foot Pro-line he’d been mooning over since he moved back down from up north, where he’d migrated after LSU.[…]
Bass Fishing
D’Arbonne After Dark
Dale Taylor had been slinging his black buzz bait all night long. Gayle, his wife, had turned it in long ago, and was resting peacefully on the back deck[…]
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Beach Boy
I grew up in the 1960s, when groups like the Beach Boys became rich and famous singing about surfing in the summertime.[…]