Columns
XXD: All it’s quacked up to be?
If you’re a duck, there are three places you want to avoid: 1) a Chinese restaurant, 2) the wrong church in Ponchatoula, and 3) my neighborhood pond when I’m out casting.
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Columns
Ask Captain Paul
Is there a sunken sub near Cocodrie?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I was wanting to know if you had the GPS location for a sunken sub that leaks diesel fuel in about 90 feet of water about 50 miles out of Cocodrie.[…]
Currents
Wildlife biology should trump public’s whims
My daughter, who is very involved at our local playground, was asked last month to fill in for a no-show umpire during a softball game between two teams of younger girls.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Edge files help locate Basket
Dear Capt. Paul:
If possible, I would like to know the coordinates for Basket Reef on Big Lake.[…]
Currents
Katrina: As inevitable as it was preventable
The cost to the nation to fix the long-ignored problem (of coastal erosion) — $14 billion — is only a fraction of the inevitable cost if the inaction continues — $100 billion in infrastructure alone.
— Todd Masson, Louisiana Sportsman, August 2003
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Bass Fishing
Lure Review
The Texan whose artificial lures speak for themselves with their productivity, so much so that they have become a staple in the tackleboxes of pros and weekend anglers alike, can’t help but be proud of a spinnerbait series that’s hooking up bass from Texas to all points of the compass, including Louisiana.[…]
Columns
Right approach solves weedy dilemma
Don’t know about you folks, but I’m really looking forward to settled weather.[…]
Currents
Agency directed to show map to landowners first
Louisiana politics. You just gotta love it.
In the war to keep tidal waterways open to the public, one side keeps winning the battles, and it ain’t the ones wearing white hats.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Software invaluable for GPS users
Hey Capt. Paul:
I inherited a copy of Maptech’s Offshore Navigator 5.01, and am wondering if I can use it in my Magellan Marine Gold model by adjusting the datum in the GPS.[…]
Bass Fishing
ReAction frog sounds like a buzz bait.
The guru of soft-plastic lure manufacturing always figured he probably had another hit on his hands with the Ribbit.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Looking for Sandy Point, Salt Dome
Dear Capt. Paul:
Can you give me the coordinates for the Sandy Point rigs?[…]
Currents
Biologists envision new deer regulations
When you mess with hunting privileges and traditions, you may as well be poking a stick at a beehive.[…]
Bass Fishing
HoneyBuzz attracts bass like bees
When Dave Trantham finished compiling a checklist from other bass anglers on what they wanted in a buzz bait, he started designing one that has created quite a buzz from coast to coast.[…]
Columns
There are a million Bretts out there
Joe Kahler and I were at the Little Missouri River recently, one of two coldwater trout fisheries less than 3 hours north of Shreveport. Stocking season was in full swing, and for fly rodders, the newly arrived fish were easy pickings.
Well, not for all fly rodders.
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Currents
Blanco not waiting around to join coast fight
Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s predecessor was a Johnny-come-lately to the coastal erosion battle, finally making it the hallmark of his second term. Still, he should be applauded for addressing the issue in more tangible ways than any governor before him.
But Blanco isn’t waiting quite that long.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
How far is the Lump from Grand Isle?
Dear Capt. Paul:
Could I get the coordinates to the Lump from Grand Isle’s Barataria Pass? If so, about how far is it from the jetty there?[…]