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Changing Gear
Well if you fish anywhere, you are constantly dealing with change. The weather, tides, water clarity, etc., can all change without a moment’s notice.[…]
Year: 2004
Ask Captain Paul
Sandy Point heats up in September
Dear Capt. Paul:
I would like to learn to fish the Sandy Point area. Do you have the GPS coordinates for Sandy Point? Any coordinates would be appreciated.[…]
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2004 Duck Forecast
As owner of Mallard Retreat, James Warrington has the option of hunting any of his five lodges from Jonesville, La., to northern Alberta, Canada, including Stuttgart, Ark., southern Alberta and North Dakota.[…]
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2004-2005 WMA Forecast
As days off and vacations were being planned for hunting in 2004-05, state wildlife biologists liked what they saw on public hunting acreage in their respective districts.[…]
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Cover: August 2004-Fishing
Cobia are just one of many species of offshore fish that can’t resist live pinfish.[…]
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Cover: August 2004-Hunting
Want to attract and hold deer on your property? We tell you what to plant.[…]
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Down on the Bayou
But Oak Grove’s Mike Lee trudged through the swampy area, slipping across sloughs with his climbing stand on his back.[…]
Currents
Money for coast not nearly enough
“O.K., Mr. Jones, I have some good news for you, and I have some bad news,” says your doctor. “The bad news is you have a fatal disease and will be dead in a couple of months.[…]
Fishing
Dirty batteries have shorter lives
Have you ever wiped that wet, sticky looking mess off the top of a battery and then come back a short time later only to see it wet again?[…]
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Important work may slow Timbalier fishing
Those of you who like to fish the Isle Dernieres and Timbalier chain of barrier islands will be happy to hear that another member of the island chain is about to have some significant restoration work done to it.[…]
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Smart anglers fishing Knuckle-Heads
Creek Chub’s first new product in 20 years was worth the wait. Just ask Andy Mnichowski of Marerro, a 13-year veteran saltwater fishing guide who owns Venice’s Fish-On Charters.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Ship Shoal Lighthouse oozes history
Capt. Paul:
What are the GPS coordinates of the Ship Shoal Lighthouse?[…]
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When popper-tunity knocks, answer
Plooop…. Plooop…. Plooop ….. KAH-BUUUSH! Are there any sounds sweeter, or more haunting, than those of a popper merrily going about its way in quiet water, only to be engulfed by some denizen of the deep?[…]
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Obey Your Mother
Standing on the front deck of his Triton, his right foot resting on the gunwale, Capt. Andy Mnichowski had a look of consternation fixed on his face.[…]
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After Dark Action
Speckled trout tend to settle into deeper, cooler water around outside rigs and structures, and many anglers choose to stay home rather than deal with the insects and the heat.[…]
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Hopping the Tops
The promise of numbers of crappie rang in my head as I watched Garrett napping across the seats of the big Bass Cat.[…]