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Cover: March 2005
ON THE COVER: Learn more about crawfish to increase your bass haul this spring. […]
Month: March 2005
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Winter Wading
Human nature seems to require most fishermen to try and make something happen before it’s really the ideal time. […]
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State of the State’s Turkeys
It stretches my mind to recall it, but I still remember the first wild turkey I ever saw in Louisiana. […]
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School of Hard Knocks
A few months ago, Louisiana Sportsman readers were shocked and saddened to learn contributing writer Humberto Fontova suffered serious injuries in a freak bicycling accident.
As we wish him a speedy recovery, we should also be resolved to be more careful out there. “There but for the grace of God …” […]
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Scaredy Rats
Capt. Theophile Bourgeois has no couth.
He lacks respect for tradition. […]
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Bass Fishing
Paradise Parks
Louisiana’s state parks offer outstanding bass fishing in the spring and throughout the year. Here’s Louisiana Sportsman’s top-five picks, and tips on how to fill the livewell. […]
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Nighttime Raids
Trivia has it that Georges Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935), the father of French cuisine, listed frog legs on the menu of the famous Hotel Carlton in London as, “Cuisses de Nymphe Aurore.”
Considered a disgusting food by the British, who could resist an item on the menu with a name such as “Legs of the Dawn Nymphs?” […]
Fishing
Depth-finders are cheap insurance
About two decades ago, a friend and I witnessed a miracle. We were fishing a stump bed in about 3 feet of water at the edge of a large bay on a popular freshwater lake. […]
Bass Fishing
HoneyBuzz attracts bass like bees
When Dave Trantham finished compiling a checklist from other bass anglers on what they wanted in a buzz bait, he started designing one that has created quite a buzz from coast to coast. […]
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There are a million Bretts out there
Joe Kahler and I were at the Little Missouri River recently, one of two coldwater trout fisheries less than 3 hours north of Shreveport. Stocking season was in full swing, and for fly rodders, the newly arrived fish were easy pickings.
Well, not for all fly rodders.
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Flat-Lining
In medical parlance, flat-lining carries some very negative associations. […]
Bass Fishing
Featherweight Bass
The water temperatures were just about right, hovering between 54 and 58 degrees. […]
Currents
Blanco not waiting around to join coast fight
Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s predecessor was a Johnny-come-lately to the coastal erosion battle, finally making it the hallmark of his second term. Still, he should be applauded for addressing the issue in more tangible ways than any governor before him.
But Blanco isn’t waiting quite that long. […]
Bass Fishing
Crawfish Class
While learning the biology of crawfish might turn off those of us who enjoy them surrounded by potatoes, corn and garlic, the opposite is true for those who want to catch more bass with them. […]
Ask Captain Paul
How far is the Lump from Grand Isle?
Dear Capt. Paul:
Could I get the coordinates to the Lump from Grand Isle’s Barataria Pass? If so, about how far is it from the jetty there? […]