Columns
Repeating Derringer…
My favorite daughter walked in the door one evening, after a shift of five nights straight as an RN in her hometown emergency room.[…]
February 2013
Fishing
Is there an electric outboard in your future?
We fishermen have seen all-electric boats come and go, but most of these vessels have been small, slow and had limited carrying capacity that make them best suited to ponds or protected lakes.
Electric outboard motors with from five to 10 horsepower are available from several makers, and electric primary propulsion outboard motor systems for open utility and pontoon boats have long been available from manufacturers like Minn Kota and Torqeedo.[…]
Columns
Law supersedes tradition
Fish and wildlife violations investigated by wildlife enforcement agents in Louisiana cover a wide range of offenses. […]
Columns
In-season feeder surveillance
Every year I take full advantage of the Mississippi regulation that allows supplemental feeding of shelled corn to deer by way of feeders between the first day of December and the last day of February of each deer season.[…]
Columns
Sheep herding
Mark Sagerholm is an avid kayak fisherman and a self proclaimed “sheep herder.” Sagerholm has developed a great respect for sheepshead — what many Louisiana fishermen consider trash fish.[…]
Columns
Bass Kandi’s Coastal Crippler
Mike “Redbone” Holland of Ragley, who owns Bass Kandi Baits — a Southwest Louisiana artificial lure manufacturing company specializings in soft plastics — and his 11-year-old son Payton were deer hunting the week before Christmas near Kerrville, Texas.[…]
Columns
Turkey hunting in 2013
The work that has been done the past two years will determine one’s hunting success in the upcoming turkey season.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
We’ve had so much rain this winter that I’m starting to see animals gathering in pairs looking for a large boat. With all this runoff, the big challenge for fly anglers will be to find clear water.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Upcoming Events
Here’s a list of upcoming events:
Feb. 16-17 — 11th annual Little Mo Fly Fishing Fest, Community Hall, Murfreesboro, Ark. Time: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Saturday), Sunday casting workshop TBA. Seminars, fly tying, casting, food, door prizes and refreshments. Admission: $5. www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com.[…]
Columns
Sweet-tooth sac-a-lait
At the homestead, the 14th day of February is more than just Valentine’s Day: It also marks the birthdate of my wonderful wife Emelise, often referred to in this column as Mrs. Catch.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
GPS recommendations and mapping for kayak fishing
Dear Capt. Paul:
I recently bought a used Garmin GPSMAP handheld to use in my kayak so that I can find my way into and out of the marches, as I fly fish.[…]
Fishing
Pathfinder 2600 HPS
The Pathfinder 2600 HPS Bay Crusher from Maverick Boat Company is designed to offer offshore running and fishing capability never before seen in a trolling motor compatible bay boat that will still fish in 15 inches of water.[…]
Contents
Deer of the Year
The 2012-13 hunting season opened with real promise, as the past couple of years produced dozens of absolute hammer bucks.[…]
Fishing
Humminbird 360 Imaging
For the first time ever, anglers have the ability to see a full 360 degrees around their boat, 150 feet in each direction.[…]
Contents
Secrets of a sac-a-lait master – How to catch more crappie
He called it “venture fishing.” I called it a few choice words I can’t write here. But before me lay an extremely, thick tangle of small, long branches sticking atop the water from a submerged, major artery of a tree.[…]
Hunting
Realtree Xtra Camo
Realtree Xtra and Realtree Xtra Green, the new breakthrough camo designs from Realtree, give hunters extra effectiveness in the woods.[…]