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False Bottom
The bass rod bowed as if I’d hooked a big largemouth and was trying to wrestle the fish out of thick lily pads.[…]
May 2004
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Pontchartrain’s Trout Circle
For most people, bridges are a means.For Barry Weinstein, they are an end.[…]
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Knee-Deep In Sand
On one of those impossibly beautiful speckled trout fishing days in South Louisiana, when the wind was low, the sun gentle, the friends good and when all was right with nature and the boat, I felt, around mid-morning, that familiar tug on my line, and knew we were about to improve on perfection.[…]
Columns
La. coast is getting a mixed bag
There’s good news and not-so-good news. The good news is that wetland restoration projects are going to construction at an extremely rapid rate.[…]
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Manic May
For anglers, May is the month of paradoxes.[…]
Fishing
New onboard chargers extend fishing time
An obscure paragraph of Murphy’s Law says that no matter how many deep-cycle batteries you connect to a trolling motor or how much storage capacity each one has, Mother Nature can hit them with enough wind or current to send you back to the dock early.[…]
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New Cork-Lure a saltwater rage
Taking the Gulf Coast by storm is what a soft-plastic lure from Bimini Bay Outfitters has done since it hit stores in February.[…]
Bass Fishing
Better Late Than Never
On Monday, April 26, a new sound will be added to the quiet symphony of the marsh inside Lacassine Pool at Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge.[…]
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Amberjack Alley
Pelayo let out a low whistle and pointed ahead.“Ya think…..?”
“WOW!” I gasped. “Antonio outdid himself this time!”[…]
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Benefits vary in canoes, kayaks
Not so long ago and not so far away, puddling, the sport of fly fishing from a paddlecraft, was dominated by canoes, as it had been for centuries. Then came the rise of “kayak fishing,” deemed as the hottest new segment of the outdoors market.[…]
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Stars and Spots at Eugene Island
When the sun set over the Gulf of Mexico, Chris Hebert stopped fishing and just watched the day fade to night. No words were spoken because none could do this sight any justice.[…]
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Reminisces, Requim and Rites of Passage
Cypress Grove Hunting Club is a throwback to the days of yesteryear, when there weren’t a lot of deer in the woods, and hunting clubs were large, extended family groups that passed memberships down like knightings.[…]
Currents
Blanco, CCA offer no help in access issue
If you fish the Golden Meadow area, you’re probably very familiar with a water body named Gasoline Bay, or Grand Bay on some maps. It’s southeast of Catfish Lake, and rivals Golden Meadow’s most-popular water body in size.[…]
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Creeping Cocodrie-Style
The red was clearly visible, relaxing just on the edge of a marshy point of grass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Roe on the River
The Ouachita River backwater was littered with a maze of live cypress and detritus from trees long since fallen.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Why are computer, GPS not talking?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I just purchased a Garmin 176C, and I am trying to hook it to my computer. I have the interface cable hooked to my computer and GPS, but nothing happens. Should an icon come up on the screen? I have the blue chip data card. How does it interface with a computer from GPS?[…]