Biologists plan False River revitalization
False River was once officially designated one of Louisiana’s quality lakes, giving testament to the potential of the old Mississippi River oxbow to produce stud bass. However, the lake was dropped from the quality-lake system in 1998 largely due to habitat degradation that made it unlikely False River would turn the corner and become a regular producer of lunkers.
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Drift, stick and move for winter trout
The trout bite along coastal Louisiana completely died after our record cold weather a couple of weeks ago. If anybody was catching any trout, they definitely weren’t talking about it or posting reports. That all started to change this past week, however, and the bite is starting to pick up in some places – and drifting seems like the best way to fill your box.
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At a time not long ago, today’s technology was unimaginable
Back in the 1970s, there was so much standing timber in legendary southern fishing lakes like Toledo Bend on the Texas/Louisiana border that about the only way to get around on them was following boat lanes cut through the trees.
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Chicot, Caney hold February’s brutes
Most of my attention for the first of this month will be focused on fishing and winning the 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake in Birmingham, Ala.
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Kick crappie butt with the Fluff Butt
We’ve had an unusually cold winter. Where’s global warming when we need it most? The Nobel Committee should demand that Al Gore give his prize back.
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Don’t eat the bait!
The herring family is a big one. Called Clupeidae by biologists, it holds 28 members in North America. Fourteen are found in Atlantic Ocean waters, including the Gulf of Mexico, five in Pacific waters, one in both the Atlantic and the Pacific, six migrate between freshwater and Atlantic ocean waters, and only two, the gizzard shad and the threadfin shad, are freshwater species. Both are common in Louisiana.
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Legal battle begins over side-scan technology
The parent company of Humminbird electronic has filed suit claiming competitor Lowrance infringed on the company’s patent for side-scan technology, according to a news release.
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