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New trespass law a danger for anglers
It’s early December, and you’ve gotten a hot tip. Your buddy just returned from a trip to Lafitte, and he and some other friends caught redfish at will in the back of a dead-end canal.[…]
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Vote yes three times for state’s coast
Senators and representatives, who have to go to the voters every certain number of years and ask for their jobs back, are necessarily influenced by public opinion.[…]
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Many “private” waters are actually public
Although the shot fired at bass pro Gary Klein during the 2003 Bassmaster Classic was heard around the world via ESPN, I was more interested in an incident that happened to one of his fellow contenders — Harold Allen — while he was fishing not too far from Klein.[…]
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We have no idea we’re losing our coast
It’s said that a frog will allow itself to be boiled alive if placed initially into a pot of water that’s cool. It won’t even notice the incremental change in water temperature until it’s too late.[…]
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Trout Watchers info good, getting better
I celebrated a birthday last month, and judging by the number of candles my wife stuck in the cake, I must be 34. My kids think that’s ancient, but I would guess there are actually a whole lot more people in America older than me than younger.[…]
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Look out! Legislature back in session
There are many things I love about spring — manicured azaleas bursting with red, purple and white blossoms, the smell of freshly cut grass carried on thick breezes, and the rhythmic “tick-tick-tick” of a topwater bait that’s interrupted by an explosion from a yet unidentified fish.[…]
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Open letter to an old friend of mine
George,
Hey, buddy! How’s everything? Long time, no see. I know it’s probably taxing to run the entire free world, but hey, a 20-minute phone call is only 99 cents. Is 20 minutes too much to ask from an old chum?[…]
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Few La. residents can kill Miss. does
Permit me, please, to ask you a few questions. In a moment, you’ll see why.[…]
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Trophy lake status, part II
Last month in this space, I called for the state to impose a stricter limit on speckled trout caught in Calcasieu Lake than that which applies across the rest of the coast.[…]