Fishing
Flushing will save you big bucks
I have asked many customers how often they flush out their engines, and the answer is almost always the same. They tell me they flush their engines every time they use them.[…]
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Mr. Crappie
For most of the past decade, I’ve talked with 65-year-old Bobby Phillips on a weekly basis, picking his brain for a fishing report I put together for newspapers, magazines and radio.[…]
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5 Spinnerbait Secrets
Outside the occasional marsh bass that falls for my redfish spinnerbait, I can’t tell you the last time I had a really good spinnerbait bite in a lake or river.[…]
Fishing
Your owner’s manual is your friend
If there is anything worse than a complicated sounder or chart plotter, it’s an owner’s manual that doesn’t give you the traction to climb the unit’s learning curve. My[…]
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Stay warm, catch fish in March
This month, I’ll be fishing the Delacroix area, near the east side of New Orleans, and trying to stay warm. The Caernarvon Diversion there lets Mississippi River water run out through the marsh, which has helped rebuild the marsh and caused a big boom to the bass fishing.[…]
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Helping Mother Nature
Television viewers from the 1970s will easily remember the irate words, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature,” followed by a peal of thunder and a bolt of lightning.[…]
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Deepwater weirdo is a delicacy
What Louisiana saltwater fish is colored like a rainbow, lives in tunnels, can weigh more than 30 pounds and tastes like lobster? […]
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Fond Farewell
We pulled up, looked around and found we had Joshua’s Marina almost to ourselves. “That super high river has this area all fouled up,” Pelayo said. “Look at that — water’s even dirty way up here by the marina.[…]
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The Other White Meat
While riding downriver from the Berwick landing, the thought occurred to me: Why would anyone prefer white meat? […]
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Get in the Game
North and Central Louisiana bass anglers can hardly wait for the bass tournament schedules to come out each year.[…]
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Miserable March?
Miserable March! I call it the bipolar month, the manic-depressive month and the month that just can’t make up its mind. March can’t seem to decide if it wants to be spring or winter, so it teases us with a little of both.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
How do I get to Lump, 24-Mile Rigs?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I was wondering if you knew the location of the 24-Mile Rigs and the exact location of the Midnight Lump.[…]
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Deepwater weirdo is a delicacy
What Louisiana saltwater fish is colored like a rainbow, lives in tunnels, can weigh more than 30 pounds and tastes like lobster? […]
Inshore Fishing
Trout biting under corks at Lake Boudreaux
The trout and redfish bite between Dulac and Cocodrie has been pretty good the last few days according to Captain Clark Trosclair with Sea Creatures Fishing Charters (985-563-2531).[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hopedale reds ganging up in Lake Robin
Anglers heading out to fish the Hopedale area in the next few days will find that the redfish bite is really strong. Captain Charlie Thomason with Bayou Charters (504-278-FISH) said, “They’re not in super shallow water, but it seems like it because the tide is so low right now.”[…]
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Saltwater Perch Jerking
The venison fajitas and sheepshead ceviche were the hit of the evening. As usual for the post-Endymion festivities, Doc Fontaine’s Bourbon street bungalow was packed to suffocation.[…]