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Consistent Calcasieu
Drags screaming and rods bending mean bull reds diving for the bottom, a scene often interrupted by 5-, 6- and 7-pound trout exploding on surface lures that walk on water.[…]
Year: 2004
Currents
Candidate’s record staunchly anti-hunting
You and your son are creeping through the woods on a perfect October morning. The sun is brightening the eastern horizon, the air is crisp, the leaves are falling. Yesterday, squirrels were off-limits, but today they’re legal.[…]
Features
Hooked on Quack
The water was high, but it wouldn’t be for long.[…]
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Cover: October 2004
Deer are fair game for the entire state this month.[…]
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World Series Trout
Game six of the National League Championship Series. Eighth inning. Cubs lead 3-0.[…]
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Up Close and Personal
EDITOR’S NOTE — This is part two of a series detailing four Louisiana public areas with historically high odds of deer hunting success.[…]
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Squirrel & Swine
“No bird this time!” I thought to myself. These branches were REALLY swaying.[…]
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Rigoletts Reds
When Hollywood hung the title “Red October” on a submarine movie some years ago, they had no idea how apropos it was for Louisiana anglers.[…]
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More needs than restoration money
For the past 13 years under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA), requests for construction funds never exceeded the amount available.[…]
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Panfish Proliferation
A St. Mary Parish angler and hundreds of others have enjoyed a sac-a-lait season of content in the nation’s last great overflow swamp.[…]
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Mr. Dominator
Have you ever harvested a fine buck and then started thinking that it would have been nice if he had bred all the does in the woods?[…]
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Mississippi Magic
Steve Anderson reached his land about mid afternoon, and hopped on his golf cart to head to a stand. […]
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Miracle Mud
The shot rang out from the direction of my son David’s stand. In my little shooting house, I quietly pumped my fist and whispered, “YES!”[…]
Fishing
Troubleshoot your fish-finder on the go
Gremlins almost never bother your fish finder in waters near your home or close to a repair shop. They wait until you pull your boat a hundred miles from home on vacation. Here’s how to defend against these little wire chewers and slug it out with them when they get past your defenses.[…]
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Lemon Picking
It’s difficult to explain my near obsession with cobia. It’s been like that for as long as I can remember, and many other offshore anglers feel the same and react similarly when the meaty brown fish appear near the boat.[…]
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Rivers that run through us under seige
A short cast upstream, accompanied by a quick mend, placed the popper against the opposite bank, deep in the shade of an overhanging brush. The mend gave the fly at least a few seconds of a drift-free float.[…]