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Flat Bottom Girls
Purple martins skimmed just above the water slurping tiny insects from mid air above the cypress-laden banks of Grand Pass as Capt. Cade Thomas’ 24-foot Skeeter sliced through the emerald green water.[…]
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Mullet Tuna
October begins the best yellowfin tuna fishing of the year — as close as 5 miles south of South Pass. Big tuna move in to feast on the schools of spawning mullet as they migrate into the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
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Cajun Sleigh Rides
Reading a Louisiana Sportsman article about kayak fishing on Lake Pontchartrain made me curious about how anyone fishes from one of those.[…]
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Get to the Pointe!
It happens to me all the time. Somebody begins relating the account of some event or occurrence, and in telling the story their account is filled with unrelated and unnecessary details.[…]
Currents
Ridiculous river ruling awakens giant
Jefferson was just one of several founding fathers who argued in the Federalist Papers and elsewhere that the Judiciary Branch should be, by design, the weakest element of our three-pronged system of government.[…]
News Breaker
Angler shatters Gulf swordfish record
Exactly 2 years to the day, and almost to the exact hour, that Hurricane Ivan struck Orange Beach, Ala., the Gulf of Mexico swordfish record was broken. Angler Del Sawyer, along with Capts. Randy Howland and Robby Griffiths and crew of the Sea Reaper III, hooked the swordfish at 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 16.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Teal season off to great start
The sound of gunfire could be heard from Grand Cheniere to Roanoke Friday morning as hunters took aim at more teal than any could ever remember seeing. […]
Other Hunting
Doves were active opening weekend
The cool front that blew through Louisiana last week caused the doves to scatter a little bit. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Judge rules much of Mississippi River off-limits to anglers
The right of outdoorsmen to fish and hunt on navigable waters was issued a stunning defeat Aug. 29 when a federal judge ruled that the public has no “right to fish and hunt on the Mississippi River.”[…]
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Dove fields available to public
In addition to opportunities on several wildlife management areas, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is making three private fields available to dove hunters on opening day.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout action still fast in Ship Shoal blocks
A lot of people don’t have a lot of faith in the Ship Shoal rigs for trout this time of year, but Capt. Bill Lake of Bayou Guide Service (985-851-6015) reports there is a bunch of fish around the platforms in the 26 and 28 blocks.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hopedale anglers catching early trout limits
Promises of easy speckled trout limits are often taken with a grain of salt. However, you shouldn’t have a skeptical ear if you hear Capt. Ben Leto of Louisiana Fishing Expeditions (985-630-2066) say he’s busting them. He’s been catching limits out of Hopedale the past few days before the clock hits 8 a.m.[…]
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Cover: September 2006
This fall’s hunting should be hotter than the summer’s weather.[…]
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Up, Up and Away
Yellowfin tuna often get finicky as the temperatures rise and sea conditions become slick.[…]
Columns
Choose wisely when scope shopping
You get what you pay for. That is an axiom I have repeated and firmly believed all my life — particularly when it came to choosing optics for a rifle.[…]
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[…]