Currents
30 mpg? Well, father knows best
Ahhhhh! Smell that?
That, my friends, is the smell of fresh air in our new, clean environment.[…]
Columns
Ask Captain Paul
Where is Breton Sound’s Five Wells?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I’m trying to find the coordinates for Five Wells in Breton Sound.[…]
Columns
Blues are La.’s freshwater big-game fish
Seldom do anglers associate “freshwater” and “big-game fish” together. But Louisiana, with the continent’s largest rivers, large and small lakes and reservoirs, vast freshwater marshes and seemingly endless miles of small rivers, bayous and streams, is home to several species of large freshwater fish.[…]
Columns
Toothy fish demand tuff fleyes
Later this month, members of Louisiana and Mississippi fly fishing clubs will be descending upon Grand Isle for their annual surf-fishing extravaganza. […]
Columns
Delacroix holds hot July action
I love to fish the Delacroix area, especially Lake Lery, at any time of the year, but especially during July. If you fish around Delacroix this month, you’ll catch 20 or 30 bass and the same number of speckled trout and redfish.[…]
Columns
Concealed on campus will reduce killings
The Louisiana House of Representatives recently killed a bill to allow concealed handgun carry on campuses.[…]
Columns
Chicot is June’s freshwater hotspot
Chicot Lake near Ville Platte has tons of cypress trees, a beautiful state park with spacious cabins, campsites with water and electrical hookups, rental boats and hiking/backpacking trails.[…]
Columns
Fishing right side of platform important
What passes for another red snapper season is upon us again, and fishermen will be zeroing in on offshore oil and gas platforms to add their two red snapper to the rest of their reef-fish catch.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
New GPS features include improved mapping software
GPS has been heralded as the best-yet man-made navigation system, but the internal features have been lacking when compared to current technology in cellular phones, iPods, Blackberry devices, computers, wireless laptops, satellite phones and televisions.[…]
Columns
Are paddlecraft laws meant to be broken?
Cormier’s First Law of Paddling states that choosing a paddlecraft is an exercise in compromise. Some kayak buyers are avoiding their exercise.[…]
Fishing
Avoid pitfalls when rewiring your boat
Accessory wiring in your boat can be a blessing if it is done correctly or an absolute nightmare if not. Wiring is relatively easy, but there are many pitfalls to avoid in order to have a reliable and safe system.[…]
Columns
Remington 700 VTR the tacti-coolest yet
Many riflemen will tell you if there is one company that knows how to get it right, it is Remington. The frequent comment heard is “Remington shoots straight, straight out of the box.”[…]
Columns
Humdingers still a hit with bass, anglers
Like a good wine, Humdinger spinnerbaits made by T&T Lures are getting better with age.[…]
Currents
More bad news for your boat?
Something for all of us to keep in mind as our country skates down the steep sloap of socialism is that governments and businesses usually operate in exactly opposite ways.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
What’s best route to Shell Beach’s outside?
Dear Capt. Paul:
Is it possible for you to show an easier route from Shell Beach to Breton Sound? How do I get to Bay Eloi, Black Bay and Breton Island.[…]
Fishing
Manuals provide flushing directions
I have been writing columns for more years than I care to admit. In all those years, I cannot remember a single column that generated as much reader response as the one I wrote about flushing your engines.[…]