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APT Moniker
Fog wrapped up the Mississippi River passes as sunlight slowly beat back the darkness. And so we sat at Venice Marina, chatting and watching workers repair hurricane damage to the facility.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
Solutions to a slow-starting engine
I received an e-mail this month from a reader (I’ll call him Joe) who is having carburetor troubles. He wrote that he has a 1987 model boat with an XYZ brand outboard.[…]
Currents
Public fishing options get more limited
The dominoes are starting to fall. Regular readers of this magazine know that Louisiana Sportsman for years has covered the issue of the privatization of the public’s tidal and flowing waters.[…]
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2006 Speck Forecast
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita put trout fishing on hold across much of the state, but once anglers were able to get back on the water, success harkened back to days of yore when limits came fast and furious and competition from other anglers was almost nil.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Readers upgrading units and maps
Dear Capt. Paul:
I am in the market for a GPS fish-finder combo, and would like your input.I just sold my boat, which had a Garmin 182c. I really liked the simplicity of its operation.[…]
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Always Faithful
St. Bernard’s Bayou Bienvenue has long provided access to a vast fishing area favored by many local anglers.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass in the Box
Momma always said, “Big things come in small packages.” But I don’t think Momma had fishing in mind when she was referring to the package.[…]
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Cover: April 2006
The Wax Lake area is like a gift to Louisiana’s bass anglers.[…]
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Cover: April 2006-Fishing
The Wax Lake area is like a gift to Louisiana’s bass anglers.[…]
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Bedding Bream Bonds
Real fishing heroes aren’t made at the Bassmasters Classic or the FLW Championship. Real fishing heroes are made on ponds, lakes and creeks all across the United States every day as parents and grandparents take a kid on their first fishing trip.[…]
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Bet on Bistineau
They’ve had a bird’s eye view of the good and bad. They’ve seen Native Americans cracking mussel shells before Henry Shreve even thought about cracking up the logjam on the Red River.[…]
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Louisiana’s Mascot
I’ve done a bit of snooping around the Louisiana High School Athletic Association records, and quite frankly, I’m a tad disappointed. […]
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La. is redfish capital of the world
According to Einstein’s Theory of Fishing Relativity, the observer in his spatial frame of reference — be it Florida, Texas or South Carolina — will always think he’s got the best fishing.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big Lake Producing Big Limits
One of the things that separate professional guides from weekend anglers is the experience of time spent on the water.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lockport Action in Canals and Little Bayous
This is the time of year when Captain T-Man Cheramie (985-693-6828) expects the water to finally come up around Lockport and stay.[…]
Bass Fishing
Red River Right for Early Spawn
Bass typically spawn later in rivers than they do in lakes because of high, spring water levels that look more like a Yoo-hoo than water.[…]