Inshore Fishing
Boat launches for Lake Charles, Prien Lake and Moss Lake
Lake Charles, Prien Lake and Moss Lake are extremely easy to access.[…]
November 2013
Freshwater Fishing
Tips to identify white bass, stripers and hybrid striped bass
Men, it seems — more specifically fishermen — like to mess with Mother Nature. North America is blessed with hundreds of suitable species for fishermen to catch, yet the pursuit of superfish for anglers to chase has led fisheries biologists to cross breed many naturally occurring species.[…]
Deer Hunting
Stalking gear
Stalking might be an ancient tactic, but the smart hunter takes advantage of modern technology.[…]
Deer Hunting
Size matters
In stalking, a hunter’s height can actually work against him because visibility is sometimes better closer to the ground, especially when there are thick bushes in the targeted area.[…]
Hunting
Pirogues make good scouting tools
Hunting out of a pirogue is a great way to see and slip up on more game if you have a creek running through your property or lease, but a pirogue can also serve as a great way to scout for places to hunt on the land.[…]
Hunting
Silent Killer
One of the things that make slipping up on game in a pirogue possible is silence.[…]
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The Fat Boy
Paul Brown’s Fat Boys are still kicking, slowly twitching underwater, tantalizing and catching saltwater fish after the proven soft plastic was bought in the late 2000s.[…]
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Habitat work — Is it worth it?
The first shots of the 2013 season were fired on Sept. 7 when the dove season opened, but my efforts to make some dove sites for us to hunt proved fruitless.[…]
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Pumpkin time
Holidays have always been feastivals for the Cormier clan. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas, my family and my sister’s family would gather at our parent’s home to enjoy a vast array of culinary delights.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Is north really north?
Although simple, the choosing the correct north reference setting sometimes confuses GPS users.[…]
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Lane snappers are candy
If red and mangrove snappers are the meat and potatoes of the snapper fishing world, then lane snappers are the dessert. Maybe that’s why one of their common names is candy snappers, although it’s probably because they are striped, like a candy cane. […]
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Clovelly two-step — Speckled trout fishing gets hot at Lafitte’s Clovelly
I couldn’t figure out why my son wasn’t making a cast.
It was obvious where the fish were. The gulls dive bombing nervous shrimp was a dead give-away.[…]
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First Flight — Tips for youth waterfowl hunts
A long offseason crept to a close as the final weeks were counted down leading up to the last year’s waterfowl seasons.[…]
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Theophile’s Flying Circus — Seaplane offers easy fishing access to barrier islands
Did you ever go to the circus when you were a kid? There really wasn’t anything else quite like it.[…]
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Doctor’s Orders — Fall speckled trout and redfish hotspots mapped out
You’ve heard of situations described as “win-win-win.” How about one that’s “Win-Wynn-when?”[…]
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Cover: November 2013
Deer hunting means you have choices to make: Should you shoot that buck that walks out or let it live another year?[…]