Ask Captain Paul
Base GPS map is worthless for Biloxi Marsh
Dear Capt. Paul:
I recently purchased a Garmin 540S online, and it came with a base map. I went fishing down in Hopedale out in the Biloxi Marsh area, and this map was useless.[…]
Fishing
Columns
Winter secrets of ‘The Frozen Chozen’
For the second December in a row, sneaux blanketed the homestead. It brought back memories of an “ice box” trip last winter to the Little Missouri River in Arkansas.[…]
Columns
Trapped bubbles make Sidewinder deadly
It’s lots of fun to catch bass, which is one reason a widely known artificial-lure manufacturer calls his newest product, Sidewinder, a “fun little worm.” Without a doubt, it catches bass.[…]
Fishing
iPilot module makes trolling fool-proof
Digital components have been creeping into electric trolling motors for years. Computer processors are now common in marine electronics and GPS receivers, and antennas are small enough to fit practically anywhere.[…]
Columns
NMMA cancels New Orleans Boat Show
On Nov. 24 there was an article in The Times-Picayune, section C page 6, titled, “Boat show canceled.” It really wasn’t an article. It was a single paragraph comprised of a total of 82 words.[…]
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Saltwater Series: Lake Amedee
To say that Capt. Charlie Thomason was fighting back misty memories might be a little too strong, but I swear I saw him wiping a tear as his Catch 5 sailed toward the broken shoreline in Cochon Bay just off Lake Amedee.[…]
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Biloxi Blues
There’s a lot of ways to bring in the New Year. Pop a few fireworks, celebrate with friends, toast 2010 at midnight on New Year’s Eve or you could do what hardy anglers do all over the Southeast Louisiana marsh — go fishing.[…]
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Chandeleurs in January?
Minutes after surveying Breton Island’s surprising paucity of fish and off-colored water, Gibby Andry, Lyle Panepinto and I were passing over the solemn remains of what is left of Grand Gosier Island. A small spit of land and a series of sandbars and shallow flats offer a grim reminder of what once was a land mass significant enough to put on most state maps.[…]
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Behold the humble hardhead
Think of what life must be like for a hardhead catfish — despised by all, loved by none. The contempt is universal.[…]
Columns
Action about to peak at Bayou Segnette
I’ll be going to the marsh this month at Bayou Segnette near New Orleans to catch pre-spawn bass there in January. The bass are starting to move out of the lakes toward the dead-end canals, where they intend to spawn.[…]
Fishing
Louisiana Sportsman On-Line Boat Show offers real deals
OK, sure, the economy’s slow. In other parts of the U.S., residents are cutting back on discretionary spending on their hobbies.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Geohagan Canal stacking up with winter reds
After joking that he might rather stay home and go hunting, Capt. Eric Dumas with Living a Dream Guide Service (985.705.1244) says there’s actually some pretty good fishing in the Pontchartrain basin this month – as long as you temper your expectations.[…]
Bass Fishing
XCalibur XT3D
XCalibur’s Xt3 Twitch Bait is a fantastic lure when bass are up shallow, and the new Xt3D expands the bait’s effectiveness by essentially doubling the depth the lure will run.[…]
Bass Fishing
YUM Money Frogs
With the same attitude of the Money Craw, YUM’s new Money Frog features similar action while providing totally new versatility.[…]
Bass Fishing
YUM Money Hounds
Many years of research finally paid off with the creation of an effective, weedless and visually dazzling cigar-shaped soft-plastic topwater you can throw anywhere.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Current key to Golden Meadow trout
The wind hasn’t slowed down the trout bite around Catfish Lake and Bayou Blue. In fact, Capt. Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) and his crew landed 73 nice trout a couple of days ago even with the wind trying to blow him off the water. The trout bite was so good he didn’t even target the reds.[…]