February 2006 - Louisiana Sportsman

How many fish-finder pixels is enough?

February 28, 2006 Allan Tarvid

I recently saw an exchange between fishermen on the Internet. One wanted to know if 500 watts was enough power for someone who fishes water no deeper than 30 feet. […]

Apocalyptic angst? Relax, it’s Miller time

February 28, 2006 Catch Cormier

One of my best trips of last season was prophesized by the Bible. […]

The Great Bait Debate

February 28, 2006 John E. Phillips

Those fish aren’t gonna hit that plastic,” my fishing buddy said emphatically more than a decade ago. […]

Turkey Season Primer

February 28, 2006 Glynn Harris

I was in my sixth decade of life before I was even remotely interested in spring turkey hunting. […]

Compliments of Concordia

February 28, 2006 Chris Ginn

Jody Perrault and Travis Brown struggled to bring their sack of bass to the scales at the conclusion of the Bass Busters Team Trail kick-off tournament at Lake Concordia last February. […]

A Winn is a Winn

February 28, 2006 Mike Marsh

With over 600,000 acres, Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest can seem an overwhelming place to find a turkey, much less to end a hunt successfully. […]

Shrouded Gem

February 28, 2006 Glynn Harris

Folks living in the northern portion of the state don’t have far to look when seeking good fishing waters. […]

Marsh Olympics

February 28, 2006 Rusty Tardo

It was still dark in the pre-dawn hours of a Thursday morning when I shook hands with Capt. Chad Dufrene and we sat down for breakfast at Rose’s Café in Golden Meadow. […]

Sportsman Survivor

February 28, 2006 Todd Masson

Time travel is a scary proposition.

For one thing, you never know if the portal you slide down is two ways. I mean, really, when you’re vaporized from one era and reconstructed in another, is there any guarantee you’ll be able to get back to where you started? […]

Spring Fling

February 28, 2006 Andy Crawford

Kirk Stansel was worried when he finally made it back to his lodge after Hurricane Rita tore through Southwest Louisiana in September. […]

Cover: March 2006

February 28, 2006 Louisiana Sportsman

Hear that? That’s the sound of millions of bass moving to the beds. […]

Plucky Pontchartrain

February 28, 2006 Chris Ginn

The first thing that stood out to me was just how clear the water was. I mean, this was Lake Pontchartrain — post Katrina. […]

Ditch Digger

February 28, 2006 Andy Crawford

The wind whipped across Toledo Bend the day after a front passed, and Joe Joslin wasn’t look forward to running north from his camp to the relative protection of Six Mile Creek. […]

Blanco’s bold move is coast’s only hope

February 28, 2006 Todd Masson

If you’re a Louisiana resident, George W. Bush is the worst president you’ve ever had .Jimmy Carter was bad, but at least he was an equal-opportunity disaster. […]