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Change of Plans
Good fishermen watch the weather for days leading up to their trip.[…]
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Biloxi Blast
The Biloxi Marsh is truly one of our area’s greatest assets. I always look forward to any opportunity to fish the area, even if just to enjoy the scenery.[…]
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Thrilla in Leevilla
Sweet November! Ever been on a really bumpy plane ride? I mean the kind that tosses and bounces the airplane around like a yo-yo, jars open the overhead compartments, sends suitcases and stewardesses sprawling and has half the passengers screaming or spewing, and the other half praying.[…]
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Tuna Cruise
I’ve got a buddy who’s a fellow offshore fishing junkie. An attorney by trade, his preference of pursuit leans heavily toward the often excruciatingly heavy pull of a yellowfin tuna. Heck, he’s probably read more on intricacies of capturing yellowfins than any single facet of civil procedure.[…]
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Redfishing in the Big Easy
We launched the boat in the sleepy bayou town of Hopedale, no more than 45 minutes from downtown New Orleans.[…]
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Hopedale structure will boost fisheries
There are a lot of water-control structures out there that not only block anglers’ access to fishable waters, but also affect the ability of fish and shrimp to get to important nursery and foraging areas.[…]
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Boys of summer are on the beach
Summer’s here. Surf’s down, dudes!
As summer goes on, the surf along the entire Gulf of Mexico becomes more consistently calm. That is, until tropical storms enter the picture. Since that’s not likely until August, seize the days and make them count.[…]
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Close-in at Cocodrie
You don’t see many camps with hot-tubs. Leave it to Doc Fontaine. And it’s not like his camp wasn’t ritzy enough without it.[…]
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Low Pressure Limits
The charter captain yelled encouragement as his six-man crew slowly roused themselves from the hour-long trip out of Wine Island Pass.[…]
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When Bulls Fly
The sultry morning air enveloped the pair of anglers even before the 24-foot bay boat skidded to a stop. Both smiled as they realized that the small but intense rain squall seemed intent on keeping its distance a few miles offshore.[…]
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Recidivist Reds
The guy who coined the phrase, “The only two certainties in life are death and taxes,” never met Raymond Griffin.[…]
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Amberjack Alley
Pelayo let out a low whistle and pointed ahead.“Ya think…..?”
“WOW!” I gasped. “Antonio outdid himself this time!”[…]
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Blind Bay Buffet
I once heard Frank Sinatra say, “A friend in need … is a pest.”[…]
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Leeville runs Red
The weather was standard South Louisiana issue: Heavy clouds draped the sky despite predictions, and hard southeast winds threatened to sweep the anglers off the boat.[…]
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Island Boys
Spring coastal fishing means different things to different people.An increasing number of anglers look forward to breaking out of the winter doldrums with an eye on quality speckled trout on flats or stalking redfish when their favorite ponds hold enough water.[…]
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Land bridge a critical piece of puzzle
The Barataria Land Bridge is that piece of real estate bordered by Bayou Lafourche on the west and the Mississippi River on the east, the southern shoreline of Lake Salvador to the north, and having the northern portion of Little Lake as the southern boundary.[…]