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Up, Up and Away
Yellowfin tuna often get finicky as the temperatures rise and sea conditions become slick.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
Bearings are failing more frequently
In the past, I have always recommended that trailer bearings should be cleaned and repacked with fresh grease every two years, but lately, I have seen a larger-than-normal amount of wheel-bearing problems. At[…]
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Scientific Sherlocks – Part II
“When we started studying cobia in 1988, very little was known about these fish,” he said. “Their biology, age, spawning areas, food and migration patterns were a mystery. At that time, the cobia was being heavily fished and was unmanaged.[…]
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On the Rebound
Since the “special teal season,” as it was first called, started running back in 1968, the aerial duck counts for Louisiana have shown one thing consistently: The greatest concentrations — by far — of teal in Southeast Louisiana cram into the Mississippi Delta.The reasons are not far to seek.[…]
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Shelled & Shellacked
Garrett didn’t brag: I’ve got to give him that.[…]
Fishing
Get the most out of trolling batteries
A friend just installed a new 24-volt trolling motor and was disappointed when it ran only about three hours before the batteries died. He asked me to look at his new system, and I found several common ailments.[…]
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Launch Pad
More often than not, though, anglers launching at Bayou Segnette stick to the west side of the Mississippi River. From the launch, anglers can reach the top end of the Wagon Wheel in Venice in just over an hour.[…]
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Freezers Fillers
OK, I admit it. It’s not like I’m embarrassed about it or anything, but I just don’t eat a lot of fish. I eat some kinds of fish, but not all kinds, and almost never in a restaurant.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Hotspots wanted in Hopedale, Vermilion
Dear Capt. Paul:
I’m looking for waypoints for all the rigs out of Hopedale such as the Central Rig, the Dope Boat, etc.[…]
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Artificial Action
There is an old saying in fishing circles that 10 percent of the anglers catch 90 percent of the fish. In other words, one out of 10 anglers catch nine out of 10 fish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Harvard study checks for mercury in La. anglers
My wife has always said I have brain damage.
Now she may have actual physical evidence.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Summertime Pontchartrain action still pretty good
Capt. Greg Schlumbrecht of To Fish Charters (985-960-1709) was one of three boats launching at Chef Harbor on Tuesday morning. Either the workday was keeping folks off the water, or more likely, they didn’t want anything to do with Lake Pontchartrain during August. First[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lots of options out of Leeville
Capt. Chad Billiot with Marsh Rat Guide Service (985-637-5058) answered his phone with more of a grunt than a hello. I quickly learned he was hooked up with a bruiser redfish and that I was going to have to wait.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Offshore bite strong at Ship Shoal blocks
The tropical disturbance that was hanging out in the Gulf earlier this week couldn’t stop me from checking the Ship Shoal block out of Dulac with Capt. Clark Trosclair of Sea Creature Fishing Charters (985-563-2531) on Tuesday.[…]
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Nighttime Freaks
You wouldn’t think country music star Mark Chestnutt and 1980s rap group Whodini would have anything in common.[…]
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Cover: August 2006-Fishing
Robert Lindley, Greg Webb, Otis Taylor and Jay Forrest caught easy limits in Louisiana’s Wadefishing Wonderland.[…]