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Exposure Inland Fishing Charters By Nick Lapre Just because summer is hot is South Louisiana doesn’t mean the fishing isn’t. Here in Buras, Louisiana at Southern Exposure Inland Fishing Charters we have been putting big smiles on many faces. The tables have been full with alot of big trout and many redfish. On the east side of the Mississippi River known as Black Bay has produced many great trips for the guides and clients after Tropical Storm Cindy. The storm pushed some much needed salty water along with some great speckled trout. The west side of the river along the Empire Jetties has been on fire with many fish over 4 and 5 pounds coming off of them along with many redfish. This year has been surprising consistent on the west side with the light winds and ability to fish the rocks and surrounding islands to fill the boxes. The baits of choice this season has been live shrimp and Matrix shad in a variety of colors such as Lemonhead, Ultraviolet, and Purple Haze. Rigging of the bait has been under a Boat Monkey Float with a 1/4 oz jig head or tight lining a 1/4 oz jig head with one of the Matrix Shad. If you want to come to Louisiana and Experience The Delta with some of the best dishes in the south give us a call at 504-250-9887 and we can help you with an experience of a lifetime, memories and big smiles. You can look us up at www.SouthernExposureFishing.com
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First weekend in September in most parts of the State of Texas is the kickoff for Dove Hunting. As a hunter you can hardly wait to go out and try to get your limits on White Wing/ Mourning Dove. The most important thing in hunting is always “Safety” and this writer stresses this all the time. Especially with bird hunting where the angles of the shots and the inexperienced KXQWHUV ZDQWLQJ WR VKRRW ORZ À\LQJ ELUGV these are all recipies for disaster for the inexperienced hunter. Always make sure of your surroundings and where other hunters DUH ORFDWHG LQ \RXU DUHD 6KRWJXQV XQOLNH ULÀHV cover a larger area as the shells for shooting birds requires many BB’s or Steel Shot as it is referred to in order to improve the shooters chances of bringing down the bird with one shot. Dove hunting is a great oportunity for you to teach and learn about these birds. The difference in both species is important to learn and recognize as strict enforcement of the daily bag limits are in place during the hunting season. You are allowed to make some mistakes during White Wing Season which is why you are allowed to shoot some Mourning Dove and after that only White Wing Dove. White Wing Dove are larger than the 0RXUQLQJ 'RYH DQG WHQG WR À\ KLJKHU DQG there necks and head are much larger than the Mourning Dove. I recommend you spend WKH ¿UVW FRXSOH RI PLQXWHV WU\LQJ WR VHH WKH GLIHUUHQFH EHWZHHQ WKH WZR DV WKH\ À\ overhead. This will go a long way to insuring you shoot the right birds as the law permits.
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Check your Texas Parks & Wildlife Hunting Manual for up to date information. The manual is available at any sporting goods store where Hunting/Fishing License are sold. Make sure that your Hunters Education Course has been WDNHQ LI \RX IDOO XQGHU WKH DJH JURXS VSHFL¿HG by Parks & Wildlife.
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Flounder Tips and Tactics By Brian Joseph Spencer
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The other day a buddy and I grabbed our rod and reels and headed to the nearest channel leading out to the gulf and found a couple of different inlets and were able to land a few nice slabs. My lure of choice most of the time is either a chicken boy bubba clucker in the new hot pink color or black mamba. In my grub style lure I use Thump kings chartreuse and white LQFK SDLUHG ZLWK D RXQFH KHOO UD]RU jig head. In my newest video I will show you how to work your lures so don’t forget to look PH XS 8QWLO QH[W PRQWK WLJKW OLQHV DQG VKDUS gigs. Thank you to all of my sponsors: Chicken %R\ /XUHV +HOO 5D]RU -LJV 7KXPS .LQJV +RRNVSLW 5RGV 5HGWDLO 5HSXEOLF $UGHQW 5HHOV 6WLQN\SDQWV )LVKLQJ 6DOW 7KXJ] $SSDUHO .HOOH\ Wigglers and Homerecker Luresand Legend Popping Corks.
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ZKLFK DUH OLJKWHU PRUH UHVLVWDQW WR ZHDU DQG LPSURYHV FDVWLQJ GLVWDQFH DQG DFFXUDF\ $OVR LW LV DYDLODEOH ZLWK ¿VK markers to measure your catch which is a luxury option LI \RX ZDGH ¿VK OLNH PH :DWHUORR LV ORFDWHG LQ 9LFWRULD Texas at 2310 N Navarro Ste B. You can visit them in SHUVRQ RU RUGHU RQOLQH 7KURXJK PLG $XJXVW WR 2FWREHU UHG¿VK ZLOO EH VSDZQLQJ in passes and mouths leading to estuaries where the tide will carry their eggs to shallow grass protection. Big bull reds can be found in deep passes and in the surf starting around this time of year. Current size limits for UHGV DUH ´ ´ ,I \RX FDWFK D UHG WKDW PHDVXUHV ´ RQ WKH FKHNVWLN EH VXUH WR VTXHH]H WKH WDLO WR VHH LI LW LV RYHUVL]HG %\ ODZ \RX DUH DOORZHG RQH UHG¿VK RYHU ´ EXW LW PXVW EH WDJJHG 6R LI WKH UHG PHDVXUHV ´ after squeezing the tail it is considered oversize and must be tagged. :KHQ LW FRPHV WR FOHDQLQJ UHG¿VK LW LV D OLWWOH PRUH challenging than cleaning a mess of trout. A sharpened knife is always best when taking on these guys. I use a 9” %XEED %ODGH RQ DOO ¿VK ,W FRPHV ZLWK D QLFH JULS KDQGOH and holds an edge longer than most blades I have used. Start like you would a trout at the back of the head and cut DW DQ DQJOH EHKLQG WKH SHFWRUDO ¿Q :LWK WKH EDFN RI WKH knife knock off some of the scales and then make a cut DORQJ WKH EDFN ERQH XS WRS WLOO DERXW PLG ZD\ GRZQ WKH ¿Q Try to keep the edge pointed away from you for safety. Cut till you are midway down the back then take the knife and SXVK GRZQ WRZDUG WKH FDXGDO ¿Q SLHUFLQJ WKH EHOO\ 1RZ ZRUN WKH EODGH GRZQ WR WKH WDLO EXW DYRLG FXWWLQJ WKURXJK DV \RX ZDQW WR OHDYH DWWDFKHG VR WKH ¿OOHW OHDYHV \RX D handle to hold while you work the knife back the opposite direction back to the head. With the knife against the back bone saw back and forth breaking the rib cage. You can pull the meat upwards separating the meat from the rib FDJH ,I \RX DUH QRW GRLQJ KDOI VKHOO \RX FDQ ¿OOHW WKH PHDW but you want to cut out the blood line as it can be gamey DQG GHWUDFW IURP WKH ÀDYRU 2QH WULFN WR WDNH FDUH RI WKLV is to bleed your catch before you put it on ice. You can do this by taking your thumb and pressing in just behind the SHFWRUDO ¿Q ZKHUH \RX ZLOO ¿QG D VRIW VSRW %H VXUH WR GR ERWK VLGHV DQG WKDW ZLOO OHDYH \RX ZLWK QLFH ZKLWH ¿OOHWV I usually do it on the walk back to the boat as it takes a couple of minutes. You can also do this on the side of the ERDW LI \RX DUH LQ VKDUN\ ZDWHU /DVW EXW QRW OHDVW DUH WKH throats. Do not forget these as there is a good portion of meat in what is fondly referred to as the quail because it ORRNV NLQG RI OLNH D TXDLO ZKHQ \RX DUH ¿QLVKHG )LUVW \RX want to open the gills and follow the underside to where it comes to a point. Then with your knife or some snips FXW WKH WHQGRQ KROGLQJ WKDW SDUW WR WKH ¿VK )URP WKHUH JR back to the head and look at where the top and bottom meat join at a thin section. This will be above the pectoral ¿Q &XW WKLV VHFWLRQ ZKHUH LW LV WKLQ RQ ERWK VLGHV DQG IURP there pull the throat away from the carcass. Break the ERQH VR WKDW WKH WKURDW OD\V ÀDW 7KHVH WKURDWV JR JUHDW RQ WKH JULOO DQG WKH ¿QV DUH OLNH KDQGOHV \RX KROG ZKLOH HDWLQJ this portion. %DFN LQ WKH ODWH ¶V UHG¿VK ZHUH VR KLJKO\ VRXJKW DIWHU E\ FRPPHUFLDO ¿VKHUPDQ WKDW WKH\ ZHUH DOPRVW ¿VKHG out of existence. Cajun kitchens in New Orleans were SDUW WR EODPH DV WKH\ LQWURGXFHG ³EODFNHQHG UHG¿VK´ WR
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Redfish On The Half Shell by Brent Johnson
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• Pour a half cup of Llano Estacado Chenin Blanc white wine into sauce pan and slowly simmer. • Pour in a cup of heavy whipping cream and continue simmer while stirring in the cream. • Sprinkle one teaspoon of black pepper. • Half teaspoon of Tobasco. • *HQWO\ DGG FUDEPHDW DQG VLPPHU IRU DQRWKHU minutes until crabmeat is heated. • 2QFH FRDOV DUH UHDG\ SODFH WKH ¿OOHWV RQ WKH JULOO scale side down. • &RRN RYHU D PHGLXP KRW ¿UH FRYHUHG IRU minutes. • 5HPRYH ¿OOHWV IURP JULOO VSRRQ WKH ZKLWH ZLQH FUHDP VDXFH RYHU ¿VK ¿OOHWV DQG JDUQLVK ZLWK FKRSSHG JUHHQ onions.
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Tall Fish Tales By Steve Hathcock
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