Bass Fishing
Max motion — How swing-head jigs increase bass bites
In a lake, there is no takeout menu, no vending machines, no Amazon. If you’re a bass, what you got is what you got.[…]
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Outdoor medicine — How hunting and fishing saved one young cancer patient
The distinctive shriek of a turkey echoed across rolling hills, meant to act as a bid of courtship to nearby hens. But instead, the gobbler’s vocals worked as a beacon, notifying a nearby hunting party that it was in the area. […]
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Cantankerous Catalpas — How to catch catfish, bream with catalpa worms
Living on the shores of Lake D’Arbonne has many advantages for Ron Manning.[…]
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Collision Course — Cameron jetties are packed with redfish
Redfish have an uncontrollable hunger.
Rocks harbor an unending buffet of bait.[…]
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Catfish cavalcade — Learn the art of jugging
I grew up beside a catfish pond.
The simplistic pleasure of watching a cork getting pulled under stuck with me.[…]
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Sound Bites — Trout hotspots mapped out
Welcome to the dog days of summer. The next few weeks are typically considered the hottest days of the year in the northern hemisphere, a time when men and beasts stew in sweltering heat and humidity.[…]
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Cover: August 2015
Fishing options abound throughout the state, with speckled trout and redfish swarming coastal waters, and bass just waiting for you to put a bait on their noses.[…]
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The Express Lane — Trout-fishing tips for the Biloxi Marsh
Reaching the northeastern stretches of the Biloxi Marsh is less than 12 miles from Pass Christian. Here’s how to catch limits without burning a lot of fuel.[…]
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Grand River hammers — Expert frogging tips
“Now that’s a hammer there,” rumbled the 35-year-old man as he closed the boat in on a turbo-sized bullfrog sitting on a rare piece of exposed bank. […]
Bass Fishing
Whiskey Chitto Redeye — Float-fishing tips for redeye bass
The sign set off the road read, “Welcome to Oberlin, Gateway to Canoe Country.”[…]
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Going Deep — Keys for summertime redfish in Dularge
The redfish took off with the piece of crab on my line 30 feet below the boat. In that instance I set the hook. […]
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Blue crab beach blitz — Crabbing on Grand Isle
My wife Glenda told Barbara Picard that blue crab meat can make anything you cook taste better.[…]
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Rock candy — How to fish jetties and load up on trout
It wasn’t the size of the white caps nor the impact they had on the 24-foot bay boat. Both were negligible in the comfort of the ride as we traversed the open water that solid land dominated only 20 years ago — maybe less.[…]
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Winning at the Worm — How to fish this Marsh Island redfish hotspot
It’s time for this Marsh Island redfish hotspot to pick up, but the action is a limited-time offer. Here’s when to be there, as well as how to catch them.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cover crasher — Crankbait tips for the Atchafalaya Basin
If you had to pick one lure to use this summer to stack up Atchafalaya Basin bass, which would you pick. A worm? A jig.[…]
Bass Fishing
Opposites attract — Keys to ‘heavy finesse’ bass fishing
Put ‘power’ into your ‘finesse’ fishing with some interesting rig-lure combinations that will trigger bass to bite while others struggle.[…]