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Cover: August 2005-Fishing
SOUTH COVER: Dolphin — both chickens and bulls — make offshore trips well worth the effort this time of year. Photo by TONY TAYLOR[…]
August 2005
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Food Facts
It was hot in the woods, and mosquitoes rose in clouds each time a plant was disturbed.
On top of that, ticks crawled on anything with a pulse.
But Scott Durham was on his hands and knees, oblivious to the dangers of being sucked dry.[…]
Fishing
Tips for outsmarting your fish-finder
Today’s fish finders run many features automatically as well as most fishermen could operate them manually, but there are still times when you can out-think their computers.[…]
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Cover: August 2005
NORTH COVER: Learn how biologists study a tract of land to determine the health of its deer herd. Photo by JOHN R. FORD[…]
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Yakkity Yak!
The illuminated sign in front of the gas station showed their price for regular at $2.09 a gallon. National Public Radio said those prices — or even higher — were here to stay: instability in Iraq, possible tensions between the US and the newly elected, ultra-conservative leader of Iran and a booming Chinese economy were some of the major factors.
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On Target
One of the more pleasant “distractions” involving trolling baits for billfish off the Louisiana coast is the tasty by-catch of dolphin — dorado or mahi-mahi for sensitive or easily confused types — big enough to attack and get a hold of a bait designed for the biggest of bites. […]
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Knuckle Busters
The topwaters were ridiculously large. They measured 5 inches long, and were as big around as the largest, nastiest stogie imaginable.[…]
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Kickin’ Chickens
Came late summer, and Eddie finally sprang for that 22-foot Pro-line he’d been mooning over since he moved back down from up north, where he’d migrated after LSU.[…]
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Four League Legions
For summer redfish action, locals from the St. Mary Parish Tri-City area head south, out the mouth of the Atchafalaya River and into Four League Bay.[…]
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Late summer’s hot for El Diablo
My first encounter with large spanish mackerel left quite an impression. It was back many years ago. Mark Hilzim, current Sportsman VP of Sales and Marketing, and I took our wives down to South Seas Plantation Resort, located on Captiva Island in Southwest Florida.[…]
Bass Fishing
D’Arbonne After Dark
Dale Taylor had been slinging his black buzz bait all night long. Gayle, his wife, had turned it in long ago, and was resting peacefully on the back deck[…]
Bass Fishing
Cool School
The memories of the summers of my youth growing up in rural North Louisiana are as vivid today as they were then — no school for three months, shoes and shirts tossed in the closet, cut-off jeans the only required apparel until September.[…]
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Calcasieu’s 4
August is an iffy month for fishing most any body of water in South Louisiana.Searing heat, time-consuming end of the summer activities and the beginning of the real tropical season tend to throw many fishermen off their rhythm in planning trips. […]
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Beach Boy
I grew up in the 1960s, when groups like the Beach Boys became rich and famous singing about surfing in the summertime.[…]
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Basin’s Bream Buster
It wasn’t a man on the bow of the boat.
It was a machine.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Father’s Day gift leads to questions
Dear Capt. Paul:
I received a Magellan Meridian Gold GPS for Father’s Day. I would to load a more detailed map of the Atchafalaya Basin and Venice area into the unit. What products do I need and where can I find them? What is the best software available to use with this system on my home computer?[…]