Inshore Fishing
Drop-shot rig right for rocks
Bass anglers became well aware of the advantages of fishing a drop-shot rig several years ago.[…]
Year: 2012
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A Grand Plan: Head to the Island for fishing options as varied as your imagination
It was time to put Plan B into action.
Craig Matherne and I had been trying to coax a trout or two to bite on the surf side of Grand Isle, and we were having very little luck.[…]
Deer Hunting
Buck-on-bag seed blends appropriate for small plots
One of the things I love about planting food plots is experimenting with different kinds of seeds. Not only do I like trying out different plants, but I also enjoy comparing feed-store seed with buck-on-bag seed.[…]
Inshore Fishing
More Big Lake info in Trout Masters Too
Learn more about how Capt. Erik Rue fishes big lake, including his trout-fishing calendar and detailed hotspot maps, in “Trout Masters Too: How the Pros Do It.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Rue’s speckled trout rig
Erik Rue’s live-bait rig is simplicity itself.
It consists of a 6-foot length of 20- or 25-pound-test monofilament or fluorocarbon. Monofilament is a little softer and easier to deal with, but fluorocarbon is more abrasion resistant when fishing around the rocks.[…]
Deer Hunting
Leave well enough alone for early season bow hunting
I am a chronic double-checker. That might be a good quality to have as a writer, but as a deer hunter it can be somewhat self destructive.[…]
Cobia
Don’t love hardheads? Cobia do!
Most Louisiana saltwater anglers hold hardhead catfish in contempt, but tough cobia love gulping down the spiked fish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Calcasieu Heat: Tips for Big Lake speckled trout success
Ten-year-old Phillip Rue was scrunched up on the bow seat of the boat, torquing the handle of the spinning reel ferociously.[…]
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Cover: August 2012
It’s time to start thinking about the upcoming deer season. Also, Capt. Scott Avanzino knows the beaches are full of trout this month.[…]
Columns
Idle Iron policy should be reversed
If you stand on the beaches lining the Louisiana coastline and look south, it’s pretty much a guarantee that you’re going to see at least one oil rig. Probably several.[…]
Columns
Red Snapper:
Writing about red snapper biology isn’t a lot of fun. In fact, it’s downright depressing. The 40-day recreational season ended in July.[…]
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Goin’ Downstairs: Tips for catching summertime fish deep in the MRGO
The trip looked doomed. It always happens this way. The prospects for the morning’s fishing trip always decrease in direct ratio to the number of wine corks popped and trips to the keg. When Doc cranks up “Shattered” by the Rolling Stones, the plans are seriously tail-spinning.[…]
Bass Fishing
Size matters
Like most baits, football-heads come in various sizes and styles, with each made to address certain scenarios. For illustrative purposes, Hackney breaks down Strike King’s trio:[…]
Bass Fishing
A splash of color
There’s a reason so many of the worms, skirts and trailers we see in the bass-fishing arena are green pumpkin — the color mimics crawfish and all types of finfish forage.[…]
Bass Fishing
It’s always football season
Much more than a chunky, lumbering bottom bumper, the football jig offers a diverse tool for probing deeper spots — especially those with lots of hard stuff on the bottom.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Chandeleur Island lighthouses that once were
History buffs might be interested to know that three lighthouses once stood on Chandeleur Island, and prior to 1915 there was farming on the island and a fishing settlement.[…]