Events & Announcements
Festival offers great fun, lake benefits
South Louisiana has been blessed by successful festivals in recent weeks that have buoyed spirits and reminded residents of exactly what makes this place so special.[…]
Month: May 2006
Inshore Fishing
Anglers finding trout playground in Buras
Everybody knows how good the fishing can be at Buras, but it’s hard to imagine just how good it is right now unless you try it yourself. The trout fishing is absolutely insane, and Capt. Ryan Lambert of Cajun Fishing Adventures (985-785-9833) said that it’s as crazy as he has ever seen.[…]
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Kingfish anglers gear up for Cocodrie stop
The new $1.8 million Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series will make its first Gulf Coast Division stop June 10 as teams compete for a guaranteed top award of $12,000 cash and a shot at the $300,000 Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series Championship.[…]
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Worth Its Salt
Saline Lake is located in the northcentral part of Louisiana approximately 6 miles northeast of Clarence. In fact, the lake is given the suffix “Clarence” to differentiate it from two other Louisiana lakes named Saline.[…]
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Cover: June 2006
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Triple Treat
The tripletail, also called the buoy bass, blackfish, chobie or sunfish, derives its name because the oversized dorsal and anal fins sweep back toward the tail to give the fish a three-tailed look.[…]
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Ballistic Bay Bream
Boats were stacked up in the protected bay, anglers in each one diligently watching corks for any sign that a fish had swallowed their baits.[…]
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LEVERevolution faster, more efficient
Over the years, I have hunted deer in the woods with a Marlin 336 lever-action carbine, but have always felt the frustration of the limit of range and power of its .30-30 cartridge.[…]
Fishing
Don’t get the steering-cable blues
I was recently writing a repair order for a customer’s boat. The steering system was frozen, and the customer could not understand how that had happened. […]
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Ouachita Whiskerfish
There’s got to be a reason why catfish have the word cat in their name. I think it may have something to do with what they are willing to eat. […]
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Mixed Box at Myrtle Grove
We’d just planed out after slowing down to pass a boat fishing near a bayou juncture when Pelayo jerked back on the throttle.No warning this time, and I was bashed headlong into the console.[…]
Fishing
Most batteries killed by owners
The deep-cycle batteries that power electric trolling motors and serve as house batteries on pleasure boats are built to last for a certain number of full discharge/recharge cycles.[…]
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Gulf Habitats Part II
The eight habitat types of special importance are marshes, seagrasses, mangroves, oyster reefs, live/hard bottoms, artificial structures, coral reefs, and sargassum. Each will be discussed in more detail.[…]
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90-degree approach to basic casting
The last distance casting contest I attended was a shameless exhibition of male testosterone. With his arms and hips and shoulders spinning and gyrating, all one contestant needed was a pair of shades and a rhinestone suit, and you’d thought Elvis was in the building.[…]
Currents
Ruling great news for public’s access rights
Louisiana politics is like a spoiled child who keeps reaching his hand up to the cookie jar, always wanting more, never satisfied with the cookies falling out of his pockets and dropping from his cradling arms.[…]