Inshore Fishing
Gorilla Hinges outlast ice chests
Eric Pendarvis said the idea for what became Gorilla Hinges germinated in 2001 when he experienced a binge of broken hinges on his ice chests.[…]
Southeast LA
Ask Captain Paul
Northwest Islands
Dear Capt. Paul:
I know that the Northwest Islands out of Leeville is no longer visible above the water, but I was wondering if you have the GPS coordinates for them?[…]
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The Breton Bounce — Top fishing tactics for Breton Bay
Mention the word “August” to anyone who lives in Southeast Louisiana, and several thoughts immediately come to mind. None of them are exciting.[…]
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Lee Side of Leeville — Best redfish tactics in the marshes
Capt. Bobby Gros enclosed the baitfish in his dripping-wet palm, and with a few wiggles of his fingertips, maneuvered it so that only its head emerged from his thick hand.[…]
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Rigged up — Catch more fish at the rigs off Grand Isle
The horror finally became intolerable, and I creaked out of bed and limped out to the beach-front porch — to find that Pelayo and Eddie had beat me to it.[…]
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Internal Alarm — Catfish go on a feeding frenzy when the Mississippi River begins to fall
Aaron Langlois has an internal alarm clock set by his ancestors through Canada all the way back to France.[…]
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Live limits — Tips for live-bait fishing for trout and redfish
The August morning was warm and sticky. The wisp of the faint breeze only seemed to move the stifling hot air around, giving no real relief.[…]
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Red fish, green fish — Catch bass and reds at the mouth of the Mississippi River
Everywhere I went, I kept running across this guy selling ice chest hinges.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Yakin for Reds
On a day that was kind of like fishing off an elliptical machine, Greg and a crew of sure shot anglers pedaled some kayaks around the marsh in Grand Isle. Watch and learn on this episode of Sportsman TV how to use the silent boats to beat the banks and mop up on redfish around Grand Isle, Louisiana[…]
Bass Fishing
Pearl River bass offer crazy action
Sunlight had barely dribbled over the horizon when Jeff Bruhl eased the throttle back on the Phoenix, crawled from behind the boat’s console and stepped up onto the front deck to drop the trolling motor.[…]
Columns
Here kitty kitty
Gaze over the mighty Mississippi River in southern Louisiana and you’ll see a parade of tugs and barges, work boats, ocean-going cargo ships and the weekly cruise ships.[…]
General
Bob Marshall’s predictions
With 41 years in outdoors writing under his belt, Bob Marshall has a wealth of experience. Here’s what he had to say about the future of what he holds dear.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Pelto Sulphur Mine loaded with speckled trout
Joey Hedrick knows of at least three “sulphur mines” that people fish along the Louisiana Gulf coast. However, the one he most-frequently fishes is the collection of cast iron, wooden pilings and steel cables just north of Lake Pelto.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Advantage drop shot
Although drop-shot rigs are nothing new, they have slowly started pushing aside the venerable Carolina rig from its place as the most relied-upon rig for fishing live bait in saltwater.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
The Fly Division of the CCA STAR tournament is off to a great start, with a number of big fish weighed in. And while late summer is perhaps the toughest time to catch big trout on the fly, that doesn’t mean you can’t still be a winner.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Toups’ family fishing tradition
Fishing the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo wasn’t something Bootsie Toups did as a child, but when he began fishing the event in 1978 at the age of 23, he was instantly hooked.[…]