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Deck the yak – Products the kayak angler on your Christmas list will love
As you can imagine, Santa’s sleigh is decked out with plenty of useful accessories to make kayak fishing more fun and productive.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
New lures for winter reds
It’s common knowledge that gold spoons work well when banging the banks or sight-fishing for reds. And Keweenaw Tackle Company’s new Fin Wing slips through the water seductively.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The top trolling tactics and gear for Lake Pontchartrain trout
Chuck and Zelita “Z” Cristinas never use a trolling motor to troll for speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Learning to troll for Lake Pontchartrain trout
Trolling for speckled trout came late in Chuck and Zelita “Z” Cristina’s fishing lives.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
Weather prognosticators are predicting a wetter, colder-than-normal winter starting this month. That might not be so bad.[…]
Columns
Purple-and-gold – Winter specks love LSU-colored flies
The Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association maintains the state fish records for each species, both for conventional tackle and fly tackle. And one glance at the fly-rod listings for speckled trout suggests that winter through early spring is the best time to catch trophy trout on a fly.[…]
Field Notes
Cool water speckled trout tactics
With cooler water temperatures starting to settle in, slowing down your presentation is oftentimes key to catching December speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Houma angler lands giant 11-pound-plus flounder on Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA
Karl Credeur wasn’t exactly enthusiastic when his girlfriend suggested they leave his camp and head out for a quick afternoon fishing trip in a drizzly rain on Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area last month.[…]
Inshore Fishing
CCA Louisiana expands Independence Island Artificial Reef near Grand Isle
Construction started earlier this week on the four-acre expansion of the Independence Island Artificial Reef located northeast of Grand Isle, according to a news release from CCA Louisiana.[…]
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Humble holiday — Redfish swarm at that East Cote Blanche Bay hotspot
It was a blasted shame. On one couch in a comatose sugar shock was my son-in-law, staring at the television. In my lounge chair reclining rocker was my oldest son and his wife, both sawing logs sound asleep.[…]
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Unabridged trout — How to troll for Lake Pontchartrain trout
“That’s a big trout, Momma. Be careful! Take your time, Momma. Bring him this way.”[…]
Columns
Take comfort in fall trout fishing
The days are shorter, the temperature is cooler and the specks are closer. Fall is the best time to target speckled trout from a kayak: The fish are hungry, concentrated and easy to reach.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Roadside fishing tackle
Terry St. Cyr might be sittin’ on a bucket when he road fishes, but he ain’t a-usin’ no cane pole.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The right time for roadside fishing
Road fishermen are not daybreak fishermen, I learned.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Electrician’s Flexi Ties are multi-purpose fishing accessory
Fishing with an electrician does have its advantages. […]
Inshore Fishing
How the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles was built
The bridge modern-day trout fishermen call the Trestles is old. In fact, nobody who fishes it today was alive when it was first built.[…]