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Season of Plenty
It was still dark as guide Kevin Beach’s big 33-foot catamaran zipped down Tiger Pass near Venice. Anthony Puglia had pulled his head down into his jacket like a turtle retracting its head into its shell.[…]
Year: 2011
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Dirty Water Delight
Artie’s bellows in the den brought Eddie and Brenda rushing in from the back deck.“What on earth?!” Brenda gasped while stretching over Eddie’s shoulder for a look.[…]
Bass Fishing
Grass Equals Bass
Look for Stephen Johnston most days from March to November, and you’ll probably find him mowing the grass. Mind you, he’s not running a lawn-care crew; rather, he’s fishing the vast vegetation that dominates the southern end of Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
Finger on the Pulse: Listen to bass to make adjustments that put more fish in the boat
Kelli Batten lives in West Monroe, and she wants to learn how to catch bass well enough to be able to fish tournaments in the future. Her only problem is that the bass-fishing learning curve has become so steep that it’s almost impossible to climb it by herself.[…]
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“Drill, baby, drill”
The U.S. commander-in-chief’s words had promise before the oil spill, but then they rang hollow with the ensuing de facto moratorium on deep-water drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico — much to the chagrin of oilfield and oilfield-related workers and businesses along the Gulf Coast.[…]
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Lafitte Lowdown
I knew it was going to be a good day on the water even before I left home. For one thing, we’d fallen into a pattern of persistent, blustery winds that were like Dracula — they wouldn’t die.[…]
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Take Home Angler: Wesley Miller
The ice on the surface of the water of Wesley Miller’s minnow bucket wasn’t exactly a harbinger of things to come, but it was a sign of just how cold it was at the start of our fishing trip.[…]
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Is Our Seafood Safe?
In 1957, during the height of the Cold War, fiction writer Nevil Shute wrote On the Beach, a post-apocalyptic novel set in Australia shortly after World War III has wiped out all life in the northern hemisphere.[…]
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2011 Speck Forecast
Louisiana anglers were chomping at the bit for trout season to kick off last spring, and they weren’t disappointed as warming weather led to quick limits all across the coast.[…]
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Cover: April 2011
Some of the state’s leading biological soothsayers share what’s in the cards for the state’s rabid speckled-trout anglers.[…]
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Mapping the Bowl
Silver-haired and tanned, Dr. Bob Weiss spoke with an authoritative air, like he was used to being obeyed.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Paddle Palooza sets Louisiana kayak tournament record
The Bayou Coast Kayak Fishing Club held its 8th Annual Paddle Palooza kayak fishing tournament Saturday (March 26) out of Bobby Lynn’s Marina in Leeville, and it turned into a record event.
While tournament organizers planned for a large crowd, no one predicted the whopping 176 participants that made Paddle Palooza 8 the largest kayak fishing tournament in Louisiana history. […]
Breaking News
Public hearings set for Texas, Louisiana agreement on regulations on border waters
Three public hearings are scheduled next week to provide the public opportunities to comment on the proposed fishing regulations changes on Toledo Bend, Caddo Lake and the Sabine River between the Toledo Bend Dam and Interstate 10.[…]
Events & Announcements
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting agenda set
The monthly Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting is set for April 7 beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Louisiana Room of the Department of Wildlife Fisheries building in Baton Rouge, the agency reported.
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Inshore Fishing
Lake Boudreaux a great redfishing option
After being told by a saltwater fishing guide that he would rate the fishing right now as about a three, I wasn’t too sure what to expect this past weekend as I headed toward Cocodrie to fish with LouisianaSportsman.com user Scott Walker.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake Verret bream bite picking up as weather patterns calm down
With the weather warming up, Lake Verret is a great option for a day on the water. Water conditions aren’t optimal, with murkiness being the rule right now, but that hasn’t stopped the bass and bream bite, LouisianaSportsman.com’s Andy Crawford discovered yesterday (March 25)[…]