Inshore Fishing
Spring strategies
Capt. Charlie Thomason can’t just fish during the summer and the winter, when speckled trout are locked into predictable patterns.[…]
March 2012
Inshore Fishing
Move, move – or not
Capt. Charlie Thomason firmly states that 90 percent of fishing during the trout transition is on the move, either with a trolling motor or drifting with a drift sock.[…]
Bass Fishing
Great Expectations
On the morning of March 10, anglers with great expectations will launch on either side at Doiron’s Landing in Stephensville hoping to land a heavy enough bag of bass to make the top 20 cut to fish the second day of the Louisiana Sportsman Open Bass Championship presented by Skeeter and Yamaha.[…]
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Slightly North of the Bahamas
I wanted to time my trip to Dularge to see how long it would take and how many miles it was between my house in Kenner to Capt. Bill Lake’s camp on Bayou Dularge.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fish to win on the first day
Most tournaments that launch at Doiron’s Landing are one-day events in which anglers can pound on their fish as hard as necessary to stack up as large a limit of bass as they possibly can.[…]
Bass Fishing
Green-Eyed Monsters
Your guns have been cleaned, your hunting gear packed away. You have caught up on some much needed rest, watched the Super Bowl, endured Mardi Gras and finished your long honey-do list that accumulated over the fall hunting and fishing seasons.[…]
Bass Fishing
Keep an eye on Simmesport and Krotz Springs gauges
Undoubtedly, lots of eyes will be on the Atchafalaya River gauge at Morgan City the days preceding the Louisiana Sportsman Open Bass Classic, but anglers Randy Rader and Jason Pittman say it’s might be a little more important to keep watch on the gauges north of Morgan City.[…]
Bass Fishing
What makes marsh bass different from other bass?
There is no scientific distinction for the largemouth bass caught in the tidal brackish marshes of South Louisiana. Sometimes referred to as “green trout,” they are not related to trout.[…]
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Early Trestle Trout
The best way to have a fishing hole all to yourself is to fish it when nobody else is there. If that makes me sound like Captain Obvious, so be it. Sometimes the best advice is the simplest advice.[…]
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Cover: March 2012
Matt Fontenot shows the reason he doesn’t mind waiting in line to fish Lacassine this month.[…]
General
Scosche: solBAT II
The solBAT II is a solar powered back up battery and charging device that works with almost any handheld USB powered device, including iPod, iPhone, MP3, Blackberry and cellphones.[…]
Bass Fishing
Worth The Wait
People will travel long distances to get in line for just about anything when comes to fun, recreation and the many pleasures in life. Orlando, Fla., and hour-long waits for amusement rides at Disney World is one example.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Wind helps beat neap tide
A neap tide is one that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least. It comes twice a month in the first and third quarters of the moon.[…]
Fishing
Mercury Marine’s 150 FourStroke
Mercury Marine’s 150 FourStroke is the new top choice for offshore, inshore bay, flats, aluminum, bass, pontoon, runabout, RIBs and aluminum bass boats.[…]
Bass Fishing
The 2011 tagging program
In an effort to determine the impact of angling pressure on bass in the Lacassine Pool, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries implemented a one-time study in 2011. The goal was to tag approximately 1,500 bass that were at least 8 inches and above in size.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Captain’s log book an important
March 7 of last year was Capt. Travis Miller’s first day of 2011 to fish the train trestle. When I asked him a few weeks ago what details he could recall about the trip, he told me that he was just then looking through his log book.[…]