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Chumming the Shallows
“It’s a bird!” gasped Eddie while pointing up. “No! It’s a plane! No! It’s a PIG!”[…]
Month: June 2011
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Burn Hack!
Kids need action to stay interested.
Put them in a baseball position where they don’t get many balls hit to them, and they’ll start chasing grasshoppers.[…]
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High On The Hogs
The concept of fair chase is a hallmark tenet of hunters around the globe. Basically, it means that hunters give the game they target a fair and fighting chance to outwit the hunter and leave him hungry for another chess match in the field.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Geaux Fish tournament features big prizes for catching tagged speckled trout
Anglers can win up to $275,000 in cash and prizes during the Geaux Fish tournament being held along the entire Louisiana coast July 2 through Sept. 5. And there’s absolutely no cost to enter.
The tournament, sponsored by BP and the Louisiana Charter Boat Association, will feature prizes for anglers catching 50 specially tagged speckled trout, which will be released in waters stretching from Breton Sound to Lake Calcasieu.
One of the fish is tagged as the grand prize, and is worth up to $250,000.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Excellent fishing action within sight of Delacroix water tower
When Scott Walker, a.k.a. “nightfisher” on LouisianaSportsman, messaged me that I needed to tie on a MirrOlure Top Dog Jr. before I left for our trip, I knew we were in for some fun.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Cocahoes the right bait for trout limits
The cocaho, variously spelled cocahoe, cacaho or cacahoe in Louisiana, is known by anglers as the mud minnow in Texas and the bull minnow in Alabama and Florida.[…]
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23 billfish tagged, released in 39th New Orleans Invitational Billfish Tournament
The 39th New Orleans Invitational Billfish Tournament was held out of Venice last weekend (June 17-18), and a total of 23 billfish were caught, tagged and released by the 24 participating boat crews.
This tournament is regarded as the tournament that put Gulf of Mexico big-game fishing on the map and inspired the many offshore tournaments being held currently across the region.
The fleet found a beautiful rip-line about 54-miles southeast of South Pass and conditions that were conducive to great fishing.
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Fishing
‘Operation Dry Water’ targets drunk boaters
Louisiana enforcement agents will be on the water in force this weekend (June 24-26) looking for those operating boats under the influence of alcohol, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.
The push is part of “Operation Dry Water,” and is an effort to lower the number of alcohol-related boating accidents in Louisiana.
Any boat operator verified to have a blood alcohol content of .08 or more is considered drunk understate law, and will be arrested for operating a boat while intoxicated, LDWF said.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Looking for yellow rig in Breton Sound
Dear Capt. Paul,
I am looking for the cordinates to the small yellow rig that was removed in Breton Sound one or two years ago.[…]
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Falling Red River produces in June
The bass fishing on the Red River in Alexandria generally will start turning on in June, depending on the water level. The river still may be flooded this month, but under stable or falling conditions, a number of the bass will begin moving out to the remaining part of the river.[…]
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Live-Bait Barataria
Except for the glittering lights of Lafitte on one side of the bayou and Barataria on the other, the night was pitch-black. It was a beautiful sight on Bayou Barataria.[…]
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Take Home Angler: Marty Duhon
Munkey Junk ends every set they play with Cheap Trick’s first-ever Billboard Hot 100 hit “Surrender.” The chorus repeats surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away.[…]
Fishing
Do your batteries die or are they killed?
Industry experts say that excessive sulfation can stop batteries from working long before their internal components wear out.
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Freshwater Fishing
Lake Bruin drawdown scheduled for fall
Lake Bruin will be lowered to 4 ½ feet below pool stage beginning Sept. 6, and will remain lowered through Dec. 15, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today (June 21).[…]
BassMasters Classic
Wheeler Lake Elite Series final: Walker walks away with first Bassmaster win
Tennessee’s David Walker surged to victory Sunday (June 19) during the Wheeler Lake stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series, when three-day leader Bradley Roy stumbled.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Kentucky’s Roy takes Day 3 lead in Elite Series finale
Bradley Roy of Kentucky, injected new life into his sagging season Saturday (June 18) at the Bassmaster Elite Series season finale on Alabama’s Wheeler Lake by bringing in 17 pounds, 10 ounces to jump four places and take the lead with 50 pounds, 5 ounces over three days.[…]