What knot to wear on your leader
May 2008
There’s an epidemic going around: folks hooking into nice redfish only to lose the fish, and their flies, during the struggle.
You can’t handle An Inconvenient Truth
March 2008
Last February, when former Vice-President Al Gore took the stage at the Academy Awards show to accept an Oscar for his documentary about global warming, “An Inconvenient Truth,” everyone gave him a standing ovation.
Have a big day on the Little Mo
February 2008
As Cokie brought another rainbow trout to her net, it was evident this one had been in the river for some time.
What’s on flying Santa’s wish list?
January 2008
When regional Orvis rep Dave Hayward told me that for 2008 they were going to introduce the ‘ultimate fly rod,’ I warned him against sniffing too much glue when making epoxy flies.
Rattle and pop for fall speckled trout
October 2007
Flyrodders have enjoyed an unusually good summer for speckled trout, mostly along the beaches and in open waters like Breton Sound, Big Lake and Lake Barre. But I’d bet my dog — whose more valuable to me than my house — that speck fishing is going to be better now that fall is here.
More wisdom from Puddler Answer Man
September 2007
An unofficial poll conducted earlier this year on the highly respected website beerdrinkers.com found that puddling is one of the hottest new sports in America, second only to sleep-jogging (like sleep-walking but at a faster pace).
One man’s trash another’s treasure
August 2007
Some see a glass with water at the halfway point as half-full. Others see it as half-empty. Still others see the glass and ask “Where’s the ice?”
The Big Show is coming to town
May 2007
On Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, the Lake Charles Civic Center will come alive with one of the largest expos ever dedicated to fly fishing, fly tying and kayak fishing on the northern Gulf Coast. The FFF Gulf Coast Expo 2007 comes courtesy of the newly-formed Gulf Coast Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers.
No one’s a loser at Paddlepalooza
March 2007
President Bush, in his recent State of the Union Address, called upon Americans to help reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Say ‘hello’ to my little Sqwirm
February 2007
When it comes to fly fishing for bass and panfish, the late Tom Nixon of Lake Charles was not just considered one of the greats, he’s wrote the book on the subject.
Ask Captain Paul
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