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Mining Meaux
A stiff north wind blew for five or six days before it shifted to the northeast and settled down to 10 to 15 knots.[…]
Inshore Fishing
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New products target the budget angler
Dear Santa: I can’t claim to be a good boy this year, since on more than one occasion I tipped my fly with bait shrimp. So instead of asking for a new boat and giant plasma TV, I’ll be happy to settle for a new fly rod or reel.[…]
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Formerly Known as Delacroix
No one can deny it’s Larry Frey’s name on the deed.
But he doesn’t own this land.[…]
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Fly Lines
In the August issue of Louisiana Sportsman, Marty Cannon gave several good reasons why the sport of paddlecraft fishing, otherwise known as “puddling,” is the hottest segment of the outdoors industry.[…]
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Oodles of Options
Big Lake has a well-deserved reputation for outstanding speckled trout and redfish angling in its wide-open 52,000 surface acres.
But October provides an outstanding opportunity for fishermen to stretch their wings to other regions north of Calcasieu Lake.[…]
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Living (DU)large
Heaven for Brennan Head feels a lot like hell.
When the rest of South Louisiana is perspiring at leisure and debating the feasibility of cooking breakfast on the sidewalk, Head is smiling.[…]
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Passed Over
Charlie Thomason isn’t a big believer in the anecdotal notions of how the changing of seasons affects fishing.[…]
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Bull Red Two-Step
Bobby Chouest wanted to head to the near-shore rigs to catch some bull reds, but Buggie Vegas suggested trying Caminada Pass before making the several-mile run.
Chouest didn’t feel very confident, since the tide was moving out, but he shrugged and headed for the boat.
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Yakkity Yak!
The illuminated sign in front of the gas station showed their price for regular at $2.09 a gallon. National Public Radio said those prices — or even higher — were here to stay: instability in Iraq, possible tensions between the US and the newly elected, ultra-conservative leader of Iran and a booming Chinese economy were some of the major factors.
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Knuckle Busters
The topwaters were ridiculously large. They measured 5 inches long, and were as big around as the largest, nastiest stogie imaginable.[…]
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Four League Legions
For summer redfish action, locals from the St. Mary Parish Tri-City area head south, out the mouth of the Atchafalaya River and into Four League Bay.[…]
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Late summer’s hot for El Diablo
My first encounter with large spanish mackerel left quite an impression. It was back many years ago. Mark Hilzim, current Sportsman VP of Sales and Marketing, and I took our wives down to South Seas Plantation Resort, located on Captiva Island in Southwest Florida.[…]
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Calcasieu’s 4
August is an iffy month for fishing most any body of water in South Louisiana.Searing heat, time-consuming end of the summer activities and the beginning of the real tropical season tend to throw many fishermen off their rhythm in planning trips. […]
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Beach Boy
I grew up in the 1960s, when groups like the Beach Boys became rich and famous singing about surfing in the summertime.[…]
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Pass a Good Time
The tide was slack when C.J. Rojas reached Barataria Bay, and the results of the first several hours of fishing were predictable.[…]
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Breton Blast
Ernie Pyle called it the “thousand-yard stare.” Pyle was a WWII war correspondent who shared foxholes with the boys who won it. He wrote for the folks back home about the grunts and dogfaces and the holy hell they went through while blasting their way to victory — but from a front-line seat.[…]