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.[…]
We launched the boat in the sleepy bayou town of Hopedale, no more than 45 minutes from downtown New Orleans.[…]
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.[…]
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.[…]
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.[…]
The charter captain yelled encouragement as his six-man crew slowly roused themselves from the hour-long trip out of Wine Island Pass.[…]
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.[…]
The guy who coined the phrase, “The only two certainties in life are death and taxes,” never met Raymond Griffin.[…]
Pelayo let out a low whistle and pointed ahead.“Ya think…..?”
“WOW!” I gasped. “Antonio outdid himself this time!”[…]
I once heard Frank Sinatra say, “A friend in need … is a pest.”[…]
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.[…]
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.[…]
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.[…]
February is generally considered one of the toughest months for inshore saltwater fishing in Louisiana. Although fall and early winter speckled trout fishing can be fantastic, trout seem to go dormant in the depths of winter.[…]
It was a typical winter day in South Louisiana. Forecasters called for 20-mph-plus winds as another front pushed through the state.[…]
The sun was barely up when Capt. Nash Roberts IV cut the engine and let the big 24-foot Bay Stealth glide to a standstill.[…]