Ask Captain Paul
Maps and charts for your GPS unit
I hear that many of you received new GPS unit from Santa. About this time you have probably installed the unit in your boat and maybe even tried it out.[…]
Year: 2015
News Breaker
Public invited on GOM red snapper conference call Thursday from 11-1
If you want the latest on the red snapper saga as it relates to the potential coming season in the Gulf of Mexico, the commercial/recreational split and Amendment 40, you can get the latest information in a conference call slated for Thursday, Feb. 5 from 11 to 1.[…]
Deer of the Year
Pearl River hunter downs Mississippi 11-pointer
Jim Spano quickly went from considering some of New Orleans’ best crawfish hotspots to contemplating his own delectable venison recipes last Friday morning when a big 11-pointer suddenly appeared before him on a 120-acre lease near Quitman, Miss.[…]
Columns
This guy has teeth
The great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda, is a common fish in the blue waters offshore of Louisiana. Yet one never sees a fishing story about anyone fishing for them off of our coast. […]
Hunting
$1,000 reward offered in tree-cutting case on Spring Bayou WMA, LDWF says
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is offering up to a 1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for cutting down trees on Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Ruston doctor creates 2014-15 duck hunting recap video
Hampton Rutland’s love for duck hunting is matched only by the enjoyment he gets from creating videos of his outdoor adventures.[…]
Fishing
CCA Louisiana taps Isaacson as AD for New Orleans metro
Leigh Isaacson has joined the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana as an assistant director for the Greater New Orleans area, according to a press release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF cites Galliano man for black drum, redfish violations
A 34-year-old Galliano man was cited Saturday for allegedly possessing 26 undersized black drum on the Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Hunting
MeoStar Binoculars
Meopta has added two new high-performance binoculars to its MeoStar line – the MeoStar 12×50 HD and MeoStar 15×56 HD. These binoculars deliver to the max thanks to large HD fluoride objective lenses which provide spectacular image clarity.[…]
Hunting
Protector Bow Max Recurve Bow Case
Plano’s Model 113500 Protector Bow Max Recurve Bow Case is an affordable and durable case that will provide safe storage and transport for your takedown recurve bow.[…]
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2015’s Top fiberglass boats
The ultimate fishing boat would be different things to different fishermen, depending on whether they exorcise their passion in inshore or coastal backwaters, lakes and rivers, or the bluewater deep.[…]
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Tough trout mapped out — How to use digital maps to catch more specks
Have no doubt, February is a tough time for speckled trout fishermen.[…]
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Saline meat haul — Yo-yo fishing tactics for catfish, perch and more
It all began with a photograph.
Amber Bordelon sent it to Louisiana Sportsman magazine to see if they would print it. It looked like an avalanche of sac-a-lait, catfish, and bream.[…]
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Beginners guide to Oak River — Fishing tips for redfish, speckled trout and bass at this Delacroix winter hotspot
In the days before levees channeled the Big Muddy, Oak River was a natural funnel for the mighty Mississippi. For centuries it was a conduit for fresh, muddy water, and silt and sediment gradually built up significant ridges that line Oak River to this day.[…]
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Hook, line & sinker — Expert tactics for Lake D’Arbonne crappie
The first time I met Bob Mitcham, he had so much fishing equipment it took a 25-foot step-in cargo van to haul it all around.[…]
Bass Fishing
February resolve — Where to and how to catch bass this month
There is a certain mentality I have that makes me want to roll over and pull the covers over my head on the exact morning I’ve been waiting on to get in the deer stand.[…]