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Cover: July 2009
There are no summer doldrums here. Read this issue to put specks, crappie and much more in your boat.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Fish at night to beat the heat
Wait until the sun goes down, and you’ll find the speckled trout fishing heats up as the temperature cools down.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Timbalier tank batteries turning on
Twelve of the last 15 days have produced 100-trout limits for Captain Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) and his customers, and the only reason he missed on the other days was bad weather and wind.[…]
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Get While the Getting’s Good
You think red snapper fishing requires heavy fishing tackle, a ton of lead weight and messy, stinky natural baits to be successful?[…]
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Turn Back Time
Capt. Allen Welch reached toward the top of his console to retrieve a tattered sparkle beetle. It felt familiar as he threaded it onto his hook, but it had been years since he last fished one.[…]
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Cover: June 2009
The month of June offers calm winds, moderate temperatures and lots and lots of bites from bass and speckled trout.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cover: June 2009-Bass
The month of June offers calm winds, moderate temperatures and lots and lots of bites from bass and speckled trout.[…]
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Go East, Young Man
Going east is 180 degrees from what Horace Greely had in mind back in 1865 when he quoted John B. Soule in his New York Tribune editorial.[…]
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Lower Pearl River provides great Louisiana fishing
Howling winds forced us to cancel the Buras trip at 5 a.m. with a quick phone call. By 9 a.m., I was climbing the walls and also noticed that the grass needed mowing.[…]
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Keep It Simple, Stupid
First-timers fishing Venice without the services of a guide often feel a sense of impending doom when they reach Head of Passes.[…]
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Casting at the Capitol
By now the excitement of the latest video games has begun to leave the kids bored, with limited options to occupy their time before schools kicks off again. After all, the hot summer temperatures are in full force, forcing most to curtail their outdoor activities to the early and late portions of the day.[…]
Columns
Chicot is June’s freshwater hotspot
Chicot Lake near Ville Platte has tons of cypress trees, a beautiful state park with spacious cabins, campsites with water and electrical hookups, rental boats and hiking/backpacking trails.[…]
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Fishing right side of platform important
What passes for another red snapper season is upon us again, and fishermen will be zeroing in on offshore oil and gas platforms to add their two red snapper to the rest of their reef-fish catch.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
New GPS features include improved mapping software
GPS has been heralded as the best-yet man-made navigation system, but the internal features have been lacking when compared to current technology in cellular phones, iPods, Blackberry devices, computers, wireless laptops, satellite phones and televisions.[…]
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Are paddlecraft laws meant to be broken?
Cormier’s First Law of Paddling states that choosing a paddlecraft is an exercise in compromise. Some kayak buyers are avoiding their exercise.[…]
Fishing
Avoid pitfalls when rewiring your boat
Accessory wiring in your boat can be a blessing if it is done correctly or an absolute nightmare if not. Wiring is relatively easy, but there are many pitfalls to avoid in order to have a reliable and safe system.[…]