Fishing
Understanding cone angle important
Ask the average angler how wide an area his fish finder scans on the bottom at a depth of 30 feet, and your question will probably be met with a blank stare.[…]
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Lump Lesson
Anybody who has spent more than a few days simply surveying the scene at the dock of either Venice Marina or Cypress Cove Marina during the first several weeks of the year has seen it.[…]
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Carp — it’s what’s for dinner?
Fly fishers will find any means necessary to amuse themselves on the water. If it has fins, it’s fair game.[…]
Currents
New trout rule won’t accomplish much
This just in: The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission today passed a regulation restricting hunters to only two bucks scoring more than 160 B&C per season. The future of deer hunting in Louisiana is saved![…]
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Got coordinates? We sure do
Dear Capt. Paul:
I would like to get the coordinates for the Motor Vessel Dawn (wreck), also called the Golden Dawn. It is located in the Vermilion blocks in approximately 100 feet of water.[…]
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Lightweights deliver a one-two punch
Cast and drift, cast and drift. It was getting rather tedious watching my strike indicator go floating with the current, through the riffles, and not a thing to show for it.[…]
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DuLarge, Delacroix and Lowrance
Dear Capt. Paul:
I have looked on several maps but cannot find DuLarge. I read about it all the time in Louisiana Sportsman, but have not yet been able to find out exactly where it is.[…]
Fishing
Go cheap, and you’ll do the job twice
If there’s anything worse than having to do repairs, it’s having to do them over again because the materials you picked didn’t stand up to the marine environment.[…]
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Bird Watching on Big Lake
Ken Chaumont pulled his Steiner binoculars from his eyes and yelled out that he had spotted a huge flock of sea gulls working near the Washout. My pulse kicked into high gear.[…]
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Pompano Purists
Perhaps no fish off of the Louisiana coast is more of a mystery than the Florida pompano, especially considering the regard it holds in fine dining establishments across the nation.[…]
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Dandy Dozen
Officially, it’s designated the Biloxi Wildlife Management Area. Not because it’s anywhere near Biloxi, but because it’s owned by and leased from the Biloxi Marsh Corporation.[…]
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Southern Sac-A-Lait
Louisiana has its great and storied winter sac-a-lait fishing holes such as Saline-Larto and the Chicken Coop at Toledo Bend.[…]
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Super Fly
The din of the 90-horsepower Mercury had barely left my ears when I spied the first redfish while taking my place on the front deck.[…]
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Small rod companies making big waves
Instructor, innovative fly tier, world-traveled angler, writer, humorist and conservationist Lefty Kreh is the most-respected and beloved fly angler of our time. When Lefty talks, people listen.[…]
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Looking for tuna, trout and routes
Capt. Paul:
What are the coordinates for Truloix Point in Lake Catherine?
Thanks, Claude Cutitto[…]
Fishing
Follow these tips for a clean screen
Is that a fish on your screen or the shadow of a scratch on its lens?[…]