Bass Fishing
YUM Money Hounds
Many years of research finally paid off with the creation of an effective, weedless and visually dazzling cigar-shaped soft-plastic topwater you can throw anywhere.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Current key to Golden Meadow trout
The wind hasn’t slowed down the trout bite around Catfish Lake and Bayou Blue. In fact, Capt. Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) and his crew landed 73 nice trout a couple of days ago even with the wind trying to blow him off the water. The trout bite was so good he didn’t even target the reds.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Venice downriver producing redfish limits
Who knows what this weekend will bring across coastal Louisiana. With high winds, rain and even snow in the forecast, deciding where to fish could turn more into a crap-shoot rather than a guarantee of consistent action.[…]
Columns
New rods aimed at young and restless
Tackle companies would like every lad and lass to get a rod this Christmas. Well, except for “Balloon Boy.” He deserves NO toys from Santa![…]
Bass Fishing
Bass pro Iaconelli to appear on QVC
Bassmaster pro angler Mike Iaconelli will appear on QVC on Friday to showcase a network-exclusive LaserLure fishing kit. This marks the first time the shopping network has featured a pro angler.[…]
Columns
Hull design dictates propeller type
The design of your boat’s bottom will affect the type of propeller you will need. In the simplest of terms, there are two hull designs: displacement and planing.[…]
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Egg Nog Run
The Dulac/Cocodrie area presents a wide range of options for warm-weather speck chasers. From the Lake Barre oil and gas fields to the east to the feast-or-famine run to Raccoon Island and the small cluster of rigs to the west, anglers and area guides have lots to choose from in the sweltering summer months.[…]
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Lake Redfish
Louisiana redfishing is often thought of as the baseball equivalent of small-ball. Tippy, skinny water boats slinking though ponds and broken marsh with a push pole or trolling motor at its lowest setting.[…]
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New to You
“Come and listen to a story ‘bout a man named Jed,“Come and listen to a story ‘bout a man named Jed,“Poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed.[…]
Inshore Fishing
DuLarge dead end canals stacking up with trout
When Captain Marty LaCoste skirted Lake Mechant, I had to wonder what was going on.[…]
Fishing
The single purpose vs. combo unit question
Units capable of doing practically everything are available, yet some boaters still prefer single-purpose electronics. Is there a “best” solution?[…]
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Straight to the Pointe
I met Brian McAdam for the first time in the dark hours of a cold morning on Paris Road in Chalmette. We agreed to meet there so I could hop in his truck and make a fishing trip with him and one of his long-time fishing buddies, Wayne Lobell.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
How do I get from Lafitte to Lake Maurepas?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I’m hoping to buy a houseboat in Lafitte, close to Joe’s Landing, across from Cochiara’s Marina, and moving it to Lake Maurpas close to the Amite River.[…]
Columns
A fish so ugly it’s beautiful
The words “I didn’t think that anything so ugly could ever win an award” really caught my attention.[…]
Currents
LWFC to feds: Kiss off!
Kudos to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.[…]
Columns
Providence has December’s lunkers
I like fishing in December with football games on TV, waterfowl and deer seasons taking place and most of Louisiana’s lakes clear of fishermen.[…]