Crappie. White Perch. Sac-a-lait. Call them whatever you want, but in the Cormier household, we call them “dinner.” Nothing brings everyone to the table faster than a fresh-fried batch of these tasty critters.
For that reason, anytime I’m on the water and fishing sac-a-lait, I practice a different form of catch-and-release. I catch the sac-a-lait, then release them into my ice box.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
I would like to buy a handheld, battery-operated GPS unit. I would like the capability of being able to load detailed parish/county roads and streets, as well as detailed areas of the Gulf Coast and adjacent inland waterways.[…]
The day after Thanksgiving, my 17-year-old daughter and I went deer hunting at our club lease in St. Helena Parish, near the community of Grangeville.[…]
There’s this credit card commercial you’re perhaps familiar with — especially if you’re an LSU football fan.[…]
The nice lady on the phone who promised to send me a map and regulations pamphlet assured me that while I was hunting Kentucky, I’d feel like I was hunting God’s Country.
Boy, was she right.[…]
Oops!
I had just made one of the better shots of my life. Eight deer were feeding 250 yards from the box stand I was perched in, and a gusty wind was blowing pea soup-thick mist into my face like I was standing inside a car wash.[…]
Psst. Want a good deal on a scope?
I’m looking to swap, since I just mounted a scope on my main long-range rifle, and am really not satisfied with it.[…]
Thanks to another wetland restoration project under construction in south-central Louisiana, the state’s fourth delta is presently being born.[…]
A Louisiana favorite eagerly meets the challenge of a demanding artificial lure market with a new look for an old friend of spinnerbait aficiandos inside and outside the Sportsman’s Paradise.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
Can I use the property deeds to find property lines with a GPS unit?
Thanks for your answer.[…]
If the excuse for not having a rod or reel on your Christmas wish list is because you’ve been waiting for the 2005 models to come out, then I’ve got some good news: I just saved a bunch of money on my insurance by switching… no just kidding, the good news is that most of the 2005 product lines are already out.[…]
Vegetation is the primary binding feature that helps hold sediments together, protects against erosion and defines Louisiana’s wetlands.[…]
When Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits decided to enter the creature-bait market, the artificial lure manufacturer really put the Kreature into it in 2004.[…]
Can a GPS track or predict the direction of a hurricane? For that, the answer is a resounding no, but a GPS receiver can be a very valuable tool in an emergency.[…]
As an enlisted nurse assigned to the Army’s 31st Combat Support Hospital, currently stationed in Iraq, Specialist Kevin Cormier loves to talk fishing with many of his patients.[…]
You and your son are creeping through the woods on a perfect October morning. The sun is brightening the eastern horizon, the air is crisp, the leaves are falling. Yesterday, squirrels were off-limits, but today they’re legal.[…]