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Bayou Outdoors

By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Dec 1st, 2023
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article by DAN CHASON ‘Tis the season for giving and there are no exceptions when it comes to December and the holidays.  This point was re-emphasized by my friend Bill Petrus recently where he held a fundraiser for a young man who was involved in a construction accident.  The man has...
By Nathan Coker
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Sep 29th, 2023
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article by Dan Chason Last month, I opened up about my experiences in the 90’s and early 2000’s in the land of tournament fishing.  This really came home to me when I tried to watch the smallmouth shootout with the BASS Elite Series on Lake St. Clair and Lake Champlain over the last month. ...
By Nathan Coker
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Sep 1st, 2023
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article by DAN CHASON I remember the first LCG (Liquid Chrystal Graph) that I ever saw.  I was a young, aggressive angler who cut my teeth on the massive waters in East Texas named Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend.  Back then, my rig consisted of a 18 1/2-foot Skeeter boat with a 150 GT Johnson....
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Jul 31st, 2023
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article by Dan Chason One of the most reliable fish to chase in the heat of summer is a striped bass. In North Louisiana you will hear striped bass referred to by many names:  striper, white bass, bar fish, hybrids and my favorite; the wiper.  Let me walk you through what is what.  A s...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Jun 30th, 2023
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article by Dan Chasonphotographs courtesy of Bill Petrus Of all the game fish pursued across the country one of the most common caught species is the catfish.  There are many strains of this fish found in our area with the most common being the channel cat, blue cat, yellow or mud cat and the Ap...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
May 31st, 2023
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article by Dan Chason If there is one guy on this planet that I’ve grown to know as a true turkey predator, it would be my son Andy Chason.  If you follow my career in the outdoors, you will know that my one and only son started filming our show “Dan Chason Outdoors” at the […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
May 2nd, 2023
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article by DAN CHASON I first met Jake Ormond as a sophomore student at ULM.  Jake had invested many hours the prior year, investigating the requirements and feasability of having a fishing team.  President Cofer advised him of the funds needed and the need of a committed faculty advisor. J...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Mar 30th, 2023
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article by Dan Chason I remember the day when I could hear a bass bust from half a mile.  I chased them like there was no tomorrow.  I thought they were the biggest challenge next to a strutting turkey or a big buck.  That was until I started crappie fishing.  You see, my dad was ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Feb 28th, 2023
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article by DAN CHASON There is no time of the year that brings more anglers to the lake than during the spawn of largemouth bass and crappie.  That time of the year is absolutely the month of March.  Waters are warming and the muddy high waters of February have subsided and the fish are cal...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Jan 30th, 2023
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article by DAN CHASON The month of February is a sad time of anticipation for the average outdoorsman or woman. Deer season is over and unless you chase squirrels or rabbits, the options are pretty limited for activity in the woods. Deer stands are being locked up, wheelers put away and the memories ...