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Trophy Sea Trout Hang With Redfish
I vividly recall my first speeding ticket. Back then, I thought if I waited as long as possible and presented it to my father at just the right moment, time and mood might make for less of an impact on...
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Oil Rig Tuna Fishing On Louisiana Gulf Coast
Last July, I flew from Miami to Las Vegas for the annual ICAST tackle show. The plane’s flight path went over the northern Gulf of Mexico south of the Louisiana mainland, and although it’s impossible...
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Trophy Gulf Flounder
Capt. Kirk Stansel seemed anxious as we idled out of the canal in the cool of the morning. “The big fish are here and are biting,” he said. Keeping my enthusiasm in check when Stansel slowly leaned...
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Video: Awesome Fly-Fishing Action in Louisiana
This killer video, posted recently by Shallow Water Expeditions, highlights some great post-hurricane topwater fly-fishing action from Louisiana and shows just how quickly the fishing rebounds after a...
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Great Gulf Fishing Towns
Even the most devoted angler can only stay out on the water so long — eventually you’ll need a meal, a shower and a place to sleep. And who knows better where to find those things than the experts who...
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Live Bait Fishing for Kingfish
The king mackerel reigns supreme in the minds of many offshore fishermen who live between Texas and Virginia, and why not? Kingfish strike with abandon, fight hard, and get quite large. Plus, the...
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Good Eating in the Gulf
Access to outstanding fishing isn't the only reason for a trip to the Gulf — it’s hard to beat a meal of freshly caught seafood, and the fishing towns along the Gulf coast turn out some of the tastiest...
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Chandeleur Soaring
The author, and pilot/fishing guide/lodge owner Theophile Bourgeois (right), circles high overhead Breton Island, a remote slice of heaven in the northern Gulf that teems with hungry game fish. Breton...
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Southern Hospitality, Gulf Coast-style
Making visitors feel at home is a point of pride in the South, especially in the friendly fishing villages that line the Gulf coast. You’ll find no shortage of hotels, inns, and lodges that offer a...
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Bullish on Big Lake
The conditions were all wrong. The season's first big cold front — a bit ahead of schedule for late October — decided to come roaring south on the same day I went flying west, and the two of us met up...
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Gulf Charters Worth Booking
There may be plenty of fish in the sea, but if you can’t find ’em, you can’t catch ’em. That’s why a top-rate captain is as important as the gear and bait you’re using — and can be the difference...
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Fun Off the Water
Although one of our experts seemed baffled by the idea of doing something for fun that didn't involve fishing, millions of people venture to the Gulf coast every year for all kinds of revelry. And on...
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2013 Gulf Tournament Season
20th Annual Original Big Pine & Lower Keys Dolphin TournamentMore than $35,000 in cash and prizes awaits anglers targeting dolphin in the 20th annual Original Big Pine & Lower Keys Dolphin...
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Best of Gulf Fishing: Great Catches
The Gulf teems with an abundant variety of fish. Snapper, trout, dolphin, redfish, cobia, tuna — you name it, you can most likely catch it somewhere off the Gulf coast. But where, exactly? After...
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