Ask Captain Paul
Looking for yellow rig in Breton Sound
Dear Capt. Paul,
I am looking for the cordinates to the small yellow rig that was removed in Breton Sound one or two years ago.[…]
June 2011
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Falling Red River produces in June
The bass fishing on the Red River in Alexandria generally will start turning on in June, depending on the water level. The river still may be flooded this month, but under stable or falling conditions, a number of the bass will begin moving out to the remaining part of the river.[…]
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Take Home Angler: Marty Duhon
Munkey Junk ends every set they play with Cheap Trick’s first-ever Billboard Hot 100 hit “Surrender.” The chorus repeats surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away.[…]
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Do your batteries die or are they killed?
Industry experts say that excessive sulfation can stop batteries from working long before their internal components wear out.
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Pocket Rocket — Ruger’s new LC9 Compact Pistol
A couple of years ago, at the Louisville NRA convention, I wandered over to the Ruger booth to watch Randell Pence, national sales manager for Ruger Firearms, doing a land-office business.[…]
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Deer, turkey seasons over, but management work continues
When the hunting seasons end, many hunters leave the fields and woods, and never look back until next fall rolls around. For them it’s off to the lakes and rivers, baseball fields, NASCAR tracks or whatever gets them excited now.[…]
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Speck-tacular flyfishing comes to those who wade
Flyrodders who had to cancel their trips to Grand Isle, Fourchon, Holly Beach and Breton Island last summer don’t want to ever again hear the word “Maconda.”[…]
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Trying to manage bluegills can be tricky
Bluegills are a member of the sunfish family, Centrarchidae. The two largest members of the family are largemouth black bass and spotted black bass.[…]
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It’s time to perform a safety gear tune-up
Summertime is here. The kids are out of school. Boaters all over are making plans to hook up their boats, load up the family and head out on the water for some special boating pleasure.[…]
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Acid Trips
“Does pH really matter?” Don Schmidt asked rhetorically as he began discussing this element of food-plot planting.[…]
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Windy-Day Winners
“Hope springs eternal in the human breast.” — Alexander Pope
“Love never ends.” — The Bible[…]
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Black Bay Bounce
Meteorology isn’t real science. It’s like alchemy, in which so-called scientists worked to turn base metals into gold.[…]
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Top Dog
For only fifteen minutes per day, you can have the well-trained hunting dog you always wanted in just a few short months.[…]
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Pearl River Panfishing
The gardeners (is that term permissible nowadays?) — OK, OK, I mean the landscapers spoke Spanish to each other and appeared to be Mexican (is that term permissible?) — OK, OK, I mean Hispanic.[…]
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Cover: June 2011
Capt. Mary Poe (foreground) says June action is outstanding on Calcasieu Lake. She’ll get no arguements form Otis Taylor (background).[…]
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Land of Options
The name of the place is enough to hold the fascination of anyone carrying an ounce of the sea’s romance. The following passage describes the island perfectly: “Truly, Grand Isle has grown up. Grown from a quiet, peaceful village beneath the sheltering oaks surrounded by broad treeless prairies and marshlands to a bustling seaside resort with modern conveniences and catering to modern tastes and demands.[…]