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Capt. E.J. Plaisance is one of the many anglers who have been running up to Lake Salvador to catch bass, redfish and speckled trout. Christmas is now for Salvador anglers
December 02, 2008 at 1:24 pm

Are Google coordinates accurate?
October 23, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Dear Capt. Paul:

I like to find potential spots on Google Earth. I have heard that the coordinates from Google Earth can be off a good bit from what a GPS unit says if you are not using the right datum.

How good is the fishing out of Lafitte this time of year? It’s pretty darn good. Just ask Capt. Poncho, Capt. Theophile Bourgeois and radio/TV personality Don Dubuc, who had their hands full of reds during a recent trip. Salty hotspots abound out of Lafitte
September 23, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Dear Capt. Paul:

What are some good redfish spots in and around Lafitte?

Also do you know of any good trout spots in and around Lafitte?

Thanks,

Glenn Arnold

There are several artificial reefs on Calcasieu Lake that hold speckled trout this time of year. Where are Big Lake’s reef hotspots?
August 29, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Dear Capt. Paul:

Can you give me any coordinates for reefs in Big Lake? I’ve only been fishing there a short amount of time and I only seem to catch trout when the birds are working. I would like to be able to catch trout anytime.

Thanks,

Chris Comeaux

Several of the rigs within an easy run’s distance of Grand Isle produce mangrove snapper, like these landed by Allen Lottinger Jr. and Tony Taylor during a Fourth of July weekend trip. Which rigs produce off Grand Isle?
July 24, 2008 at 11:55 am
Dear Capt. Paul:

How far is it from Sand Dollar Marina to the Grand Isle 40 Block? Also do you know of any other rigs near Grand Isle that produce well?

Thanks,
Douglas Schilling


Though it’s been brutally battered by recent hurricanes, Breton Island still delivers the goods. Capt. Scott Avanzino put his son Kenneth on this healthy stringer of trout there during a recent trip. How do I get to Breton, Central?
June 24, 2008 at 11:53 am
Dear Capt. Paul:

I would like to get GPS coordinates for Central and Breton Island. If it makes a difference, we usually launch at Breton Sound Marina.

Thank you,

Rene Pfefferle

The program allows you to enter routes to get you from the safety of your boat dock to a new prospective fishing hole. Maptech program is GPS-friendly
May 21, 2008 at 4:13 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part II of a two-part series detailing the Maptech Terrain Navigator Pro, Version 8 program. Part I appeared in the May issue.

The author uses Maptech Terrain Navigator Pro regularly to help him find specific locations and to determine GPS coordinates. Program like a dream for anglers
April 22, 2008 at 3:07 pm
“What are the best types of maps?”

The Vermilion Bay area will begin producing big trout again as soon as the Atchafalaya River recedes. Where is new reef at Redfish Point?
March 25, 2008 at 10:37 am
Dear Capt. Paul:

I'm looking for the cordinates to the new or referbished reef that is at or around Redfish Point in Vermilion Bay.

There isn’t much left to Curlew Island, but it still attracts speckled trout in the spring and summer. Reader looks for Chandeleur remnants
February 29, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Dear Capt. Paul:

What’s the location of Curlew Island, north of Breton Island?

Fritz Hurst

When it was standing, the Freeport sulphur rig produced plenty of fish for Louisiana anglers. Now that it’s sunk, it continues to deliver the goods. What are Grand Isle’s offshore hotspots?
January 28, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Dear Capt. Paul:

I will be spending a week in the Grand Isle area the first of February with my 26-foot Robalo, and would like to know if you could point me in the right direction for amberjack, grouper and possibly tuna.

The Southwest Canal provides access to some outstanding redfish action this time of year. How do I get to Leeville hotspot?
December 28, 2007 at 11:08 am
Dear Capt. Paul:

I am heading to Grand Isle with my son this weekend. I am looking for the coordinates to the Southwest Canal.

Thanks.

Chet Boudreaux



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