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Freelined Fins
Louisiana anglers have a reputation — deserved or not — of being on the tail end of technology and finesse techniques in the pursuit of the state’s varied fish population.[…]
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Trout in the Chumlines
An old, Middle-Eastern proverb says, “If Mohammed cannot come to the mountain, then the mountain must come to Mohammed.”[…]
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Coastal Killers
“There’s somebody back there!” Eddie hissed, spraying me with whiskey spittle as he pointed a gloved finger behind the duck blind. “I’ve been hearing them all morning.” His eyes were wild. His lips quivered. “SEE!….. Hear THAT?!”[…]
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Rice-Field Rabbits
The dictionary defines instinct as “a complex, unlearned, adaptive response to some situation or experience.”[…]
Bass Fishing
Trappin’ Trees
Louisiana and the number ranking in a national list, the Saints and the playoffs, boiled crawfish and milk — it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that these things just don’t go together.
Yeah, you may come across a dubious list that has Louisiana ranked at the top of some bad-news category. The Saints may even make the playoffs a couple of times every 30 years or so, and you may see a child having to drink milk while eating boiled crawfish. But other than that, never the two shall meet.
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Arriba Sac-a-lait
When you see hundreds of tow vehicles this month in a parking lot at Spanish Lake, it can only mean one thing.[…]
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Stealth Bombers
The sky was gray with low, mid-winter clouds, but the speckled trout action quickly made us forget the raw morning chill.[…]
Bass Fishing
Clearance Sale
These young guns coming up on the competitive bass fishing scene have so much technology and information at their fingertips.[…]
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Frozen Fish on the Flats
For once, the cursed weathermen were right. My fishing buddy, Perry Frey, and I opted to spend last Mardi Gras with our families at his camp in Delacroix rather than waving our hands in the air for trinkets along Veterans Boulevard. […]
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Tie your own flies to catch more fish
Why tie flies? That’s a frequent question I get from newbies. One reason is the same as it ever was.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Sun damages GPS display screen
Capt. Paul: I inadvertently left my hand-held GPS unit in my car on the dashboard near the windshield.[…]
Currents
Few La. residents can kill Miss. does
Permit me, please, to ask you a few questions. In a moment, you’ll see why.[…]
Fishing
Fishfinders enter wireless world
We have seen wireless remote controls for electric trolling motors, deck-mounted spotlights, helm steering systems and other equipment for years.[…]
Bass Fishing
Summer Refuge
Most people fish Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Louisiana-Texas line for largemouth bass, but sometimes largemouths turn into closed mouths.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tons of Fun
Years ago, Buck Perry taught bass anglers that there was an enormous population of fish that lived out in the middle of the lake.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tons of Fun
Years ago, Buck Perry taught bass anglers that there was an enormous population of fish that lived out in the middle of the lake. […]