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The Burst Factor
While participating in numerous fishing tournaments at Venice Marina the past couple of years, one name has consistently shown up on the rig-division leader board — BurstFactor.[…]
Month: September 2007
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Marsh-Malo
The party at Doc’s French Quarter bungalow was an impromptu affair. So an unscheduled visit by Neidermeir (Wesley) and Yoko (Priscilla) caught us off guard.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Toledo Bend has new fish-holding reefs
Capt. Paul:
I have been trying to find GPS coordinates for artifical reefs that have been put in Toledo Bend. I believe there are 17 of them.[…]
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Four to Know
It was so early in the morning, I couldn’t even see the fluorescent-orange cork that my fishing partner, Eric Dumas, had threaded onto my braided line.[…]
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Take Two
While attending a JAKES Day put on by the National Wild Turkey Federation in Monroe a few years ago, I was asked if I wanted to sign up my son for the JAKES program.[…]
Bass Fishing
Post-Rita bass swarming in Mermentau
Among the many devastating effects of Hurricane Rita just two years ago was the damage it did to the Mermentau River bass population. Bass have been almost non-existent up until recently, and now that they’re showing up again, they are making up for lost time.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Strong tide pushing trout through Pontchartrain’s passes
Capt. Greg Schlumbrecht with To Fish Charters recently suggested that a mild tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico would turn on the trout bite at Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer tagging to be voluntary this season
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission suspended the rules requiring mandatory deer tagging for the 2007-08 hunting season at their Sept. 6 meeting.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Barataria reds biting while trout moving
The word coming out of the Barataria Basin, according to Captain Mike Daigle with Cast-It-Charters (504-915-9480), is that the trout are on the move.[…]