Columns
Goodies galore at NRA convention
The 137th National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Exhibits, held May 16-18 in Louisville, Ky., had a little down-home flavor for the Louisiana folks who attended.[…]
Columns
Fishing
Easy ways to save fortune in fuel
With gasoline prices soaring to all-time highs every other day, I am getting questions about how to stretch the fuel mileage of my customers’ boats.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bayou bass seem to love ChatterBaits
Soon after the ChatterBait craze subsided somewhat in the mid-2000s, there was a big bass tournament in the heart of Acadiana.The results disproved the notion that some bass anglers may mistakenly have about red-hot new artificial lures: Sure, it works somewhere else, but it won’t produce here.[…]
Bass Fishing
Thanksgiving in July at Turkey Creek
Fishing in this hot, July weather is tough without shade. So I’ve picked one of the coolest lakes in the state — Turkey Creek, located just outside of Wisner in the east-central part of the state.[…]
Currents
Gov. Jindal doesn’t remember you
There’s an old saying that goes something like this: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.[…]
Columns
Gulf, lake anglers will find dead zones
This summer, like each summer for the last dozen or so years, we will get our annual report on the size of the Gulf of Mexico “dead zone.”[…]
Ask Captain Paul
How do I get to Breton, Central?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I would like to get GPS coordinates for Central and Breton Island. If it makes a difference, we usually launch at Breton Sound Marina.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Maptech program is GPS-friendly
As you move the cursor, the exact coordinates in latitude/longitude, UTM, MGRS, township or state plane along with elevations and grade are instantly shown.[…]
Columns
This gear makes shooting life easier
After World War II, in the late 1940s and the decade following, the golden age of shooting known as the “Wildcatting Era” began. Young men returned from the war with a shooting jones, and discovered a shortage of bullets.[…]
Fishing
Ignition glitches often tough to diagnose
From time to time I get questions from boat owners regarding problems with their engine’s ignition system. One such recent question was about an engine that had no fire at the spark plugs.[…]
Columns
No lunkers, but Claiborne hot in June
In June, I prefer to fish Lake Claiborne in Homer because it has really good structure, like stumps and points, it holds numbers of bass, even though it doesn’t have a lot of big fish, and it’s fun to fish there.[…]
Columns
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?[…]
Currents
Coastal restoration is soooo aggravating
Raise your hand if you’re in favor of coastal restoration. O.K., unless my LASIK-improved eyes deceive me, that includes all of us. We all support coastal resoration, right?[…]
Columns
Summer trout have active libidos
This is the time of year when speckled trout fishing really heats up in the major bays and along the coast. In these high-salinity areas, specks prowl relentlessly, and greedily feed day and night all through the warm months.[…]
Columns
D.C. gun case — what’s going on?
You’ve probably read it a thousand times. Read it once more here, and realize your rights to own firearms can hinge on the upcoming Supreme Court interpretation of this particular amendment:[…]
Fishing
Important trailers are underappreciated
I have written a lot about maintaining your boat and engine, but the trailer is quite possibly the most important component of your rig. It is also likely the most overlooked component of your rig.[…]