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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.[…]
Fishing
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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.[…]
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Cover: February 2009-Fishing
Echoes of trophy deer and hopes of trophy trout – it’s all in this issue.[…]
Fishing
How do 4-strokes, 2-strokes compare?
I recently received the following e-mail from a reader: “I have a 22-foot bay boat with a 200-hp motor on it. The boat is heavy, but does an honest 52 mph. I want to upgrade to a new 225 hp.[…]
Bass Fishing
Purple, Green, Gold and Red
The entire fishing world will have its eyes focused on the Red River near Shreveport in February for the 2009 Bassmaster Classic. The best bass fishermen of 2008 will compete for the $1/2-million first prize and plenty more trickle-down money.[…]
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Circuit Riders
Back in the earlier days of American history and due to the lack of ministers and the far distance between churches, some preachers, called circuit riders or saddlebag preachers, would journey long distances on horseback to rural churches to preach.[…]
Fishing
Parallel, serial battery wiring basics
If you look at the top of a plain old flooded-cell, 12-volt marine battery, you see two widely separated metal posts and plastic caps lined up to cover six holes. The six holes let you replace water lost from each of the battery’s six cells during normal discharging and recharging.[…]
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Cross Lake hot for February bass
This month, I’ll be fishing Cross Lake near Shreveport for two very good reasons.[…]
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Long and Short
There are as many ways to catch crappie as there are names for the tasty fish. Some prefer dipping a cork and shiner in tree tops, some use nothing but jigs in open water, and still others rig up multi-pole “spider rigs” with both jigs and shiners to fish flats and deep holes.[…]