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Autumn Oasis
Forty miles to the east of New Orleans in upper St. Bernard Parish lies a vast 40,000-acre swath of marshland known technically as the Biloxi Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Southeast LA
Ask Captain Paul
Salty hotspots abound out of Lafitte
Dear Capt. Paul:
What are some good redfish spots in and around Lafitte?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish still biting in battered Rigolets
With obvious signs that the water at the Rigolets Marina was much higher just a few days earlier, Captain Eric Dumas (985-705-1244) launched his 24-foot Ranger amidst the matted marsh grass that was covering the area.[…]
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Six Shooter
After searching high and low for a redfish around Lafitte, Capt. Frank Lawson instructed me to pull it in.[…]
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Rock’N Reds
Art Cosby Jr. is one of my favorite people to fish with. Really, he is. But on this fall day, the man wanted to go catch bulls in Southwest Pass.[…]
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Redfish Workout
Bayou La Loutre, I think most will agree, is among our narrower thoroughfares for accessing honeyholes. Compared to the Barataria Seaway, the Houma Navigation Canal and what used to be the Empire and Buras canals, it’s a ditch.[…]
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7-Mile Itch
Craig Monroe eased his 22-foot Triton SeaFlight up to the fish-cleaning dock at Venice Marina.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Nighttime trout biting at Picketts Block 26
Captain Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters (985-856-4477) says the trout on the Ship Shoal rigs are doing what they do best this time of year, and that’s slam topwaters and tandem rigs at night.[…]
General
Gun-in-vehicle law ignored by Shell/Motiva
Earlier this year, Gov. Bobby Jindal signed into law Senate Bill 51, which granted all employees in the state the right to carry firearms in their vehicles while at work.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Reds stacking up from South Pass to Dead Woman Pass
Captain Owen Langridge with Big “O” Charters (225-978-1136) wasn’t sure if a redfish report would set anybody’s world on fire, but he couldn’t resist telling about how good the bite has been at the mouths of the passes below Venice.[…]
Bass Fishing
Strong topwater bite in Lake Ameda
Captain Joe Vinson and I had planned on fishing the deep rigs in Breton Sound this past Tuesday, but the line of thunderstorms that moved through early that morning forced our hand.[…]
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Behind the Line
When Chris Paul pulls up from beyond the three-point line to drain a shot, his effort is rewarded with one more point than he would have made had his feet been in front of the line.[…]
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Yellow Fever
Most people shudder at the though of catching yellow fever. The dreaded disease, which is contracted from infected mosquitos, was last recorded in New Orleans in 1905.[…]
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Revered Remnants
Anglers who fish the Manila Village area located in Barataria Bay just to the south of New Orleans may or may not know the historical significance of the spot.[…]
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Rocks in your Head?
I’m going to let you in on what may be the poorest-kept secret of the summer: The rocks at the end of the MRGO are on fire, and they have been for the whole summer.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big trout deep in Breton Sound
Captain Kerry Audibert with Ought To Be Fishing Charters (504-259-5304) hasn’t been catching a lot of limits lately, but it’s not because the fish aren’t biting.[…]