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Grande action awaits Big Easy angler
What could be finer than bank fishing on a sunny, mild spring day, listening to the sound of a jazz band playing nearby, and getting lots of rod-bending action on a three-weight rod?[…]
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What knot to wear on your leader
There’s an epidemic going around: folks hooking into nice redfish only to lose the fish, and their flies, during the struggle.[…]
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You can’t handle An Inconvenient Truth
Last February, when former Vice-President Al Gore took the stage at the Academy Awards show to accept an Oscar for his documentary about global warming, “An Inconvenient Truth,” everyone gave him a standing ovation.[…]
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Have a big day on the Little Mo
As Cokie brought another rainbow trout to her net, it was evident this one had been in the river for some time. […]
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What’s on flying Santa’s wish list?
When regional Orvis rep Dave Hayward told me that for 2008 they were going to introduce the ‘ultimate fly rod,’ I warned him against sniffing too much glue when making epoxy flies.[…]
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Rattle and pop for fall speckled trout
Flyrodders have enjoyed an unusually good summer for speckled trout, mostly along the beaches and in open waters like Breton Sound, Big Lake and Lake Barre.[…]
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More wisdom from Puddler Answer Man
An unofficial poll conducted earlier this year on the highly respected website beerdrinkers.com found that puddling is one of the hottest new sports in America, second only to sleep-jogging (like sleep-walking but at a faster pace).[…]
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One man’s trash another’s treasure
Some see a glass with water at the halfway point as half-full. Others see it as half-empty. Still others see the glass and ask “Where’s the ice?”[…]
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The Big Show is coming to town
On Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, the Lake Charles Civic Center will come alive with one of the largest expos ever dedicated to fly fishing, fly tying and kayak fishing on the northern Gulf Coast. The FFF Gulf Coast Expo 2007 comes courtesy of the newly-formed Gulf Coast Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers.[…]
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No one’s a loser at Paddlepalooza
President Bush, in his recent State of the Union Address, called upon Americans to help reduce our dependence on foreign oil.[…]
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Say ‘hello’ to my little Sqwirm
When it comes to fly fishing for bass and panfish, the late Tom Nixon of Lake Charles was not just considered one of the greats, he’s wrote the book on the subject.[…]
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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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Wheat’ll do when Ritz are gone
News of a disturbance in the Gulf can leave most folks around here tropically depressed, especially after last year’s Hurricane Season From Hell.[…]
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Come fall, Redzilla rules the marsh
As Halloween draws near, beware of monsters that lurk the marsh!Take late October of last year. There I was, enjoying a gorgeous day in my canoe just east of the Leeville bridge.[…]
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He’s back — with a psychic friend
This summer, Superman is back in theaters, Roger Clemens is back on the mound for the Astros, and Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie are back on TV living the simple-minded life.[…]
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90-degree approach to basic casting
The last distance casting contest I attended was a shameless exhibition of male testosterone. With his arms and hips and shoulders spinning and gyrating, all one contestant needed was a pair of shades and a rhinestone suit, and you’d thought Elvis was in the building.[…]