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Getting Crabby
Rather than surrendering to the poor fishing conditions, try taking a few electronic-gizmo-jaded kids to an old bridge or dock for some old-fashioned excitement that may entertain even the most weathered fisherman.[…]
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Flat Out Easy Fishing
Three notes into the hail call, and they turned. They did a little jig in fact, wagging their wings frantically for a second, then dipping. Looked almost like they’d hit an invisible net.[…]
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Fish on the Fringe
Blame it on the river.
Summer trout fishing, the passion of thousands of Southeast Louisiana anglers, has been inconsistent. And maybe inconsistent is too nice a word.[…]
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Changing Gear
Well if you fish anywhere, you are constantly dealing with change. The weather, tides, water clarity, etc., can all change without a moment’s notice.[…]
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2004 Duck Forecast
As owner of Mallard Retreat, James Warrington has the option of hunting any of his five lodges from Jonesville, La., to northern Alberta, Canada, including Stuttgart, Ark., southern Alberta and North Dakota.[…]
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2004-2005 WMA Forecast
As days off and vacations were being planned for hunting in 2004-05, state wildlife biologists liked what they saw on public hunting acreage in their respective districts.[…]
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Cover: August 2004-Fishing
Cobia are just one of many species of offshore fish that can’t resist live pinfish.[…]
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Cover: August 2004-Hunting
Want to attract and hold deer on your property? We tell you what to plant.[…]
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Down on the Bayou
But Oak Grove’s Mike Lee trudged through the swampy area, slipping across sloughs with his climbing stand on his back.[…]
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Obey Your Mother
Standing on the front deck of his Triton, his right foot resting on the gunwale, Capt. Andy Mnichowski had a look of consternation fixed on his face.[…]
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After Dark Action
Speckled trout tend to settle into deeper, cooler water around outside rigs and structures, and many anglers choose to stay home rather than deal with the insects and the heat.[…]
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Hopping the Tops
The promise of numbers of crappie rang in my head as I watched Garrett napping across the seats of the big Bass Cat.[…]
Bass Fishing
Swamper on the Trail
Bass can run but they can’t hide from a Teche area angler who stays on the water most of his waking hours.[…]
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Crowded Causeway
Venice was out of the question. Even Delacroix and Hopedale looked iffy. The dinner party was for 7 p.m., and I had to “help” get the house and yard presentable.[…]
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Net Gains
The quarry had been spotted nearly an hour earlier, and the debate among crew members pertaining to its pursuit had transformed the helm of the sportfishing boat into a courtroom. All parties were experienced offshore anglers, and both sides had their opinions on the strategy of chasing shrimp trawlers in the deep waters off of Fourchon.[…]
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Beaches of Buras
According to Rule No. 4.2 of the Standardized World Rules for Pocket Billiards, all shots must be called.[…]