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Sandy Point heats up in September
Dear Capt. Paul:
I would like to learn to fish the Sandy Point area. Do you have the GPS coordinates for Sandy Point? Any coordinates would be appreciated.[…]
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Money for coast not nearly enough
“O.K., Mr. Jones, I have some good news for you, and I have some bad news,” says your doctor. “The bad news is you have a fatal disease and will be dead in a couple of months.[…]
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Important work may slow Timbalier fishing
Those of you who like to fish the Isle Dernieres and Timbalier chain of barrier islands will be happy to hear that another member of the island chain is about to have some significant restoration work done to it.[…]
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Smart anglers fishing Knuckle-Heads
Creek Chub’s first new product in 20 years was worth the wait. Just ask Andy Mnichowski of Marerro, a 13-year veteran saltwater fishing guide who owns Venice’s Fish-On Charters.[…]
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Ship Shoal Lighthouse oozes history
Capt. Paul:
What are the GPS coordinates of the Ship Shoal Lighthouse?[…]
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When popper-tunity knocks, answer
Plooop…. Plooop…. Plooop ….. KAH-BUUUSH! Are there any sounds sweeter, or more haunting, than those of a popper merrily going about its way in quiet water, only to be engulfed by some denizen of the deep?[…]
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5 Wells, Pogo, Cement and Dope Boat
Dear Capt. Paul:
I am a subscriber to the magazine. I would like three locations if posible. I am looking for 5 Wells, Pogo Rig and the Cement Rig.[…]
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Dredged spoil benefits many marsh areas
Considering how fast it’s disappearing, coastal Louisiana needs every bucket of dirt it can get to rebuild its wetlands.[…]
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New offshore plug gets down there
From the people who make it to the people who use it, one of the newest Yo-Zuri artificial lures is a deep, deep subject.[…]
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Spice up flies for Cajun Permit
The very first saltwater fish I ever caught was a sheepshead. When I was a young boy, my family would spend a week each summer in Gulf Shores, and my dad always brought a rod along.[…]
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CCA champions public access, sort of
Obviously the good folks at Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana are not too pleased they’ve found themselves squarely in Louisiana Sportsman’s crosshairs the last few months, and to be fair, I really need to give credit where it is due.[…]
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Hopedale structure will boost fisheries
There are a lot of water-control structures out there that not only block anglers’ access to fishable waters, but also affect the ability of fish and shrimp to get to important nursery and foraging areas.[…]
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Studley Dudley an easy-to-work plug
Speckled trout had better run and hide this summer because, if they don’t, a new topwater lure is sure to give them a mouthful of steel and hard plastic.[…]
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Wanted: waypoints for Black Bay, EI 51
Dear Capt. Paul:
Do you have a file for Black Bay and Breton Sound? If so, I would greatly appreciate a copy.Also, I noticed on the Mapsource Topo map that there is a rise in the sea floor from about 7 feet to 3 feet to 0 feet about 2.75 miles WSW of the Black Tanks at N 29 30.056, W 89 26.915.[…]
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Boys of summer are on the beach
Summer’s here. Surf’s down, dudes!
As summer goes on, the surf along the entire Gulf of Mexico becomes more consistently calm. That is, until tropical storms enter the picture. Since that’s not likely until August, seize the days and make them count.[…]
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Anybody in the market for a bridge?
Naivete’ and childhood go hand-in-hand like two love-sick teen-agers walking through a park. It’s universal: If you’re a kid, you simply haven’t seen enough of society to know what’s real and what isn’t. It’s called childhood ignorance, and it’s a wonderful thing.[…]