Fishing
Chicot, Caney hold February’s brutes
Most of my attention for the first of this month will be focused on fishing and winning the 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake in Birmingham, Ala.[…]
February 2010
Fishing
Saltwater Series: Calcasieu Lake
The best day Capt. Nick Poe ever had on Calcasieu Lake was during February of last year. While wading with a friend, the two young anglers caught 30 trout over 4 pounds.[…]
Fishing
Take steps before storing duck boats
Duck season has come to an end. What will you do with your duck boat now?[…]
Fishing
Kick crappie butt with the Fluff Butt
We’ve had an unusually cold winter. Where’s global warming when we need it most? The Nobel Committee should demand that Al Gore give his prize back.[…]
Hunting
Hunting With House Pets
Die geschichte der schweinekopf Snoopy (The story of the pighead Snoopy) are the opening words of the 1967 rock-and-roll classic, “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron.”[…]
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Bayou Welcome
The French named the wandering waterway “Bayou Bienvenue” (Bayou Welcome) probably because it was like a welcome mat, providing passage for ships entering from Lake Borgne almost to the very doorstep of New Orleans.[…]
Contents
Hunting With House Pets
Die geschichte der schweinekopf Snoopy (The story of the pighead Snoopy) are the opening words of the 1967 rock-and-roll classic, “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron.”[…]
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Easy East
Doc’s brother, Toby, seemed perplexed as he chatted with Pelayo’s brud-n-law Zach, in from Atlanta for Mardi Gras. Toby’s face contorted and his eyebrows scrunched as he asked Zach again and again: “East Bay? Sure it’s East Bay? Why on earth East Bay — especially this time of the year?”[…]
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A Sprig of Crappie
In February 2009, for the first time in nearly 15 years, Crappie USA came back to Louisiana to hold a qualifying tournament. The area the organization selected was the Atchafalaya Basin, with Morgan City the host.[…]
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Deer Dynamics: Post-Rut
Exhaustion sets in, forcing the battle-scarred buck to seek refuge. An eye is wounded, and missing fur and cuts prevail all around its face and neck. Finally, the worn buck returns to an old bedding site. Here it beds down, and within minutes, the whitetail knocks out.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Where, oh where is Wonder Lake?
Dear Capt. Paul:
What is the best launch and way to get to Wonder Lake in Montegut? Are there any obstacles, and how deep is Wonder Lake?[…]
Columns
Don’t eat the bait!
The herring family is a big one. Called Clupeidae by biologists, it holds 28 members in North America.[…]
Columns
Kick crappie butt with the Fluff Butt
We’ve had an unusually cold winter. Where’s global warming when we need it most? The Nobel Committee should demand that Al Gore give his prize back.[…]
Columns
Chicot, Caney hold February’s brutes
Most of my attention for the first of this month will be focused on fishing and winning the 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake in Birmingham, Ala.[…]
Fishing
At a time not long ago, today’s technology was unimaginable
Back in the 1970s, there was so much standing timber in legendary southern fishing lakes like Toledo Bend on the Texas/Louisiana border that about the only way to get around on them was following boat lanes cut through the trees.[…]
Columns
Take steps before storing duck boats
Duck season has come to an end. What will you do with your duck boat now?[…]