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Cover: June 2014
With weather finally stabilizing, the trout bite is on if you know where and how to fish.[…]
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Cover: June 2014-Freshwater
With weather finally stabilizing, the trout bite is on if you know where and how to fish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Angler’s Choice — Expert tips for Lake D’Arbonne bass fishing
The bass spawn is over on Lake D’Arbonne, so put up your rods and reels, pack up those lures and catch up on your honey-do list.[…]
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Cover: May 2014
It’s big-trout time, but where should you go to have the best shot at a wall-hanger? Turn to page 41 to find out.[…]
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Bold talk — Experts tell how to grab catfish
The strikingly handsome young man piloting the big pickup truck wore confidence all over his body like a hard shellac veneer. At only 30 years old, he was the youngest but clearly alpha male of the three-person catfish-grabbing crew.[…]
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On the go — Fishing tips for Calcasieu Lake trout
Sammie Faulk is a man on the go. He is chairman of the Cameron Parish Tourist Commission, a consultant for the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau, and vice-chairman of the board that governs the 180-mile Creole Nature Trail, All American Road and National Scenic Byway.[…]
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Leeville Tag — Tips for catching more Leeville reds
“Local Angler Recognized as Top Tagger,” the banner in the Era Leader, Washington Parish’s weekly newpaper, read.[…]
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Backup plan at the 51 Canal
Only the torches and pitchforks were missing. The frowns, the yells, the shaking fists were all there. In brief, the mob was outraged — scandalized! […]
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No ‘maybe’ in May — Best bets for speckled trout, reds in St. Bernard Parish
Henry David Thoreau once said, “Everyone should believe in something; I believe I’ll go fishing.” […]
Bass Fishing
Flipping out
Traffic, taxes, vending machines that take our money but withhold the candy bar — life’s full of irritations and aggravations that prompt the occasional flip-out.[…]
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Super-sized Specks — Best locations to catch trophy trout
They haunt our dreams and are the constant subjects of many Internet legends and hoaxes.[…]
Bass Fishing
Chatter box — How to use vibe jigs to catch more bass
This is not subtle. It’s not finesse. But it’s one of bass fishing’s bolder, attention-craving baits.[…]
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Candy from a baby — Best crappie-fishing tactics
He made catching sac-a-lait from Lake Henderson look like taking candy from a baby. It was like watching a hybrid between a robot and a ballet dancer at work. No moves were wasted; everything seemed programmed.[…]
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Young turks — Tips for youth turkey hunting
Twelve-year-old Dane Humbles tightened his grip on the shotgun and sighted down the barrel as the big gobbler closed the distance in a quick trot.[…]
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2014 Speckled trout forecast
April is here at last—time for any red-blooded coastal fisherman to start thinking about the fish.
The fish?[…]
Bass Fishing
Spawn Specifics — Pro tips for fishing the bass spawn
When bass move shallow to make the next generation can be a time of great opportunity or a time of great frustration.[…]