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No Luck On The Lump
The famed Midnight Lump which sits roughly 20 miles off of the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River near Venice is considered the “go to” spot during the cold, blustery winter months.[…]
Year: 2006
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High-Cotton Crappie
The Saline Larto complex is inarguably the best sac-a-lait lake in Louisiana, and there’s no better time to fish it than right now.[…]
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Fishin’ Fools
Crazy things often happen when anglers spend time on the water, and fishing guides become spectators at the comedy club of recreational fishing.[…]
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Value-priced rods: deal or no deal?
Cormier’s 12th Law of Fly Fishing: “The fastest way to acquaint oneself to the terminology and nuances of our sport is to browse through a retailer’s catalog.”[…]
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Delacroix Delight
Another in a series of cold fronts had blasted through several days before, and the frigid north winds left the marsh almost dry and the temperatures way too cold for comfort.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Where are Vermilion Bay’s hotspots?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I am trying to learn the Vermilion Bay area. I keep reading about The Trash Pile and Dry Reef.Is it possible to get the GPS coordinates to these areas?[…]
Other Hunting
Late-season dove hunting ridiculously good
There are few things in life more ego-flattening than a really good dove hunt. That being the case, I spent my Christmas weekend eating shared dove breasts and a giant piece of humble pie.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Golden Meadow action should rebound this week
Capt. John Aucoin with Hawkeye Charters (985-632-6988) had been smoking the trout and redfish around Golden Meadow before the deluge started on Thursday. All that freshwater turned off the bite a bit, but Aucoin said that the fish should turn back on in a few days after things settle down. “[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big trout biting in Turner’s Bay
Some trophy trout have started to show up at Calcasieu Lake. Capt. Jeff Poe of Big Lake Guide Service (337-598-3268) caught trout up to 8 pounds a couple of days ago, and he said a friend of his caught a 9 1/2-pound lunker that was 29 1/2 inches long last week.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
First-split duck success shifted daily
It’s hard to imagine there could be a more varied collection of duck hunting reports than those that were offered during the first split of the 2006-07 season. Their subject matter and spirit shifted with each passing day.[…]
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Bank-Bound Stringers
James Waldon loves to fish, but, alas, he doesn’t own a boat. Before you begin feeling sorry for Waldon, a 67-year-old retiree from Louisiana Tech who lives in Ruston, his dilemma is not the same as if he loved to hunt but didn’t own a firearm.[…]
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Tensas Tango
The deer wasn’t supposed to be there. Robert Chenier was sitting a couple hundred yards from where the buck was expected to be, not because he didn’t want to kill a big deer. No, it was because one of his buddies had claimed the prime spot.[…]
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Cover: December 2006
Bring along your shotgun and fishing rod, and take a stroll with us down memory lane.[…]
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Book like scripture to gun culture
I would like to recommend a book to you.
If you are reading this column, you are probably more than a little interested in some facet of the shooting sports, and every month, we try to bring you illuminating information on a firearm or shooting accessory. Not this month.[…]
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Jury still out on oil-bath hub system
In the September issue of Louisiana Sportsman, I wrote about trailer bearing failures and how to avoid them. A recent e-mail I received asked for my opinion on a different type of trailer bearing lubrication system that was not mentioned in that article.[…]
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Health Club Ducks
What’s more exasperating than watching flock after flock after flock of ducks (mostly greys) land far out into the open water 300 yards away from your decoy spread, which was lovingly placed in a sheltered little cove and strategically set out from 20 to 35 yards downwind of where you huddle, perfectly hidden, in a grove of marsh alders blowing yourself hoarse on a duck call?[…]