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The pilings supporting the train trestle are closer together, and seem to attract more fish than the other spans. Pontchartrain trestles are heating up
October 30, 2007 at 11:06 am
Dear Capt. Paul:

I want to try fishing more close to home in the Slidell area. In particular, I want to try fishing the Twin Spans and Trestle areas. My problem is I don’t know which area to start fishing because there are miles of bridges.

Sincerely, Juddman

Villis Dowden, Jarrett Thaxton and Sean Kinney spray gravel off the deck of a boat to provide fish-attracting structure in Toledo Bend’s San Miguel Cove. Toledo Bend has new fish-holding reefs
September 28, 2007 at 3:35 pm

What’s procedure for Edge files?
August 22, 2007 at 11:32 am
Dear Capt. Paul:I want to purchase your Vermilion Bay waypoints, but I’m not sure what I need to get them into a Lowrance LCX-28c.
Could you explain to me what hardware/software I need and outline the procedure for installation?

Thanks, Bill Rowell

Topo software a must for GPS unit
July 30, 2007 at 10:19 am
Dear Capt. Paul:

I purchased my first GPS, a Garmin Map 60 CSX. I’ll learn the basics of it, then I’ll purchase some topo software for the coastal marshes of Louisiana and the Southwest Mississippi area.

Manila Village is known for producing lots and lots of school trout this time of year. Manila Village a summer hotspot
June 28, 2007 at 1:41 pm

Pavy’s Reef is a redfish hotspot just out of Vermilion Bay’s Southwest Pass. Reader looking for Vermilion hotspots
May 22, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Dear Capt. Paul:

Do have GPS coordinates for Pavy’s Reef? It is just outside of Vermilion Bay’s Southwest Pass.

It’s best to convert tracks to routes
April 24, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Dear Capt. Paul:

I attended your GPS seminar in Slidell on March 31, and learned a lot of general info as well as many pointers on how to use my new Garmin 76CSX while fishing. It has been a long time since I enjoyed a presentation that much.

The Lafourche Parish Sulphur Mine offers excellent inshore action during the fall, winter and spring. Reader looks for Sulphur Mine route
March 21, 2007 at 11:02 am
Dear Capt. Paul:

How do I get to the Sulphur Mine from Golden Meadow’s public landing?

Thanks,

Butch Landry

Fishing Edge offers all the hotspots
February 22, 2007 at 1:07 pm
Dear Capt. Paul:

I live in Corpus Christi, Texas, and am coming to Lafitte in the near future. We want to fish for reds south of Lafitte, and are looking for a few hotspots.

A reader is wondering how feasible it is to load maps from Google Earth onto his Garmin GPS. Offseason is time for map loading
January 25, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Dear Capt. Paul:

I recently purchased a Lowrance IFinder H20. The software I am operating with it is MapCreate 6 of which I have not updated to MapCreate 6.2 as yet.

The deep water of Southwest Pass draws in big bull reds during many months of the year. Where are Vermilion Bay’s hotspots?
December 27, 2006 at 1:29 pm
Dear Capt. Paul:

I am trying to learn the Vermilion Bay area. I keep reading about The Trash Pile and Dry Reef.

The First and Second Spillways off of Southwest Pass load up with trout and other inshore species this time of year. Where are Venice’s spillways?
November 27, 2006 at 9:34 am
Dear Capt. Paul:

Can you point me to the spillways south of Venice? I have heard of the First and Second spillways. How far south of Venice are they? Which pass are they in?

Thanks,
John



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