Louisiana Sportsman

Shallow-Water Jaws

September 26, 2003 Todd Masson

You should never underestimate an opponent whose ancestors hung out with Tyrannosaurus Rex.[…]

Bay Boat Blues

September 26, 2003 John McQueen

Transition is an ugly word for most inshore fishermen, especially those Southeast Louisiana anglers who favor the pull and delicate flesh of the speckled trout.[…]

Delta Dominance

August 30, 2003 Andy Crawford

Venice and the Bassmaster Classic just haven’t mixed.[…]

Get to the Point

August 30, 2003 John McQueen

The murky predawn glow of the ride across the coastal Terrebonne Parish marsh had broken spectacularly into a beautiful sun-soaked morning as we broke free of the rich salt marsh.[…]

Bullfight

August 30, 2003 Andy Crawford

James Peters was leaned out the side of the tuna tower, peering intently into the waters along the blue-green rip covered with sargassum grass.[…]

Snapper Symmetry

August 30, 2003 Rusty Tardo

Capt. Aaron Pierce was waiting at the dock when we arrived. Daylight was peeking over the horizon, and our steed for the day, a 26-foot Glacier Bay Catamaran, reflected the early morning light.[…]

Born Again!

August 30, 2003 Humberto Fontova

What luck. The doggone drawbridge was open on the Causeway. Just what I needed.[…]

Go West, Young Man

August 30, 2003 John McQueen

It’s difficult to keep a positive attitude about a fishing trip when certain things take place on the long, predawn drive from New Orleans to Venice.[…]

Trolling the Trestles

July 30, 2003 Rusty Tardo

I pulled out my hand-held GPS to check our speed. Once all the satellites kicked in, it registered the incredible velocity of 2.4 knots. That’s right, two point four.[…]

Main Attraction

July 30, 2003 Todd Masson

Doink!

A jolt of energy shot up my line and transferred to my rod tip. Some unseen fish had just struck my silver Croakertail bait; there was no doubt about it.[…]

Marsh Maggots

July 30, 2003 John McQueen

“You’re not going to believe this,” said Bryce Michel as we sped across Lake Decade. “I don’t know how much they told you about this deal, but it really is unbelievable.”[…]

Can’t Be Beat!

July 30, 2003 Andy Crawford

Passing anglers might have thought Raymond Aucoin was after tuna in his flatboat if it hadn’t been for the fact he was anchored more than 15 miles north of the open Gulf.[…]

Volume 23 • No. 4 • April 2003

April 30, 2003 Louisiana Sportsman

SOUTH COVER: Metairie CPA Steve Lahare found the speck fishing to be quite favorable last summer. Will the results be the same this year?
Photo by TODD MASSON[…]

Anybody who has wet a line past the breakers of our state’s barrier islands knows that the stakes go way up regarding the health of most all fish on the food chain. Safety in numbers is the motto for many kinds of baitfish, but speed is what most anglers find much different among the dozens of species seen on most excursions where water clarity is measured in feet rather than inches.[…]