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Don’t eat the bait!
The herring family is a big one. Called Clupeidae by biologists, it holds 28 members in North America.[…]
Statewide LA
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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.[…]
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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?[…]
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LSA a rising force for Louisiana gun rights
I’ve traveled the country on gun business, promoting books and getting involved in firearms politics. I have been amazed at the prevalence of statewide shooting associations in other states.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Drift, stick and move for winter trout
The trout bite along coastal Louisiana completely died after our record cold weather a couple of weeks ago. If anybody was catching any trout, they definitely weren’t talking about it or posting reports.[…]
Deer Hunting
More about growth and development
A couple of weeks ago I was hunting in the Tree Blind (same stand where I killed the 8-year-old doe) in Clinton. At 5:05 p.m., a young buck walked out of the pine plantation into the patch and began eating winter grass and clover.[…]
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Saltwater Series: Calcasieu Lake
“Most were over 5,” he said. “It had been warm the week before, and the water temperature crept up to 67 degrees. The topwater bite usually doesn’t kick off until [the water temperature] hits 70, but those extra three degrees didn’t matter that day.”[…]
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Cover: February 2010-Fishing
February’s a month to look back at the deer season that was and look forward to the trout season that’s just kicking off.[…]
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Cover: February 2010-Hunting
February’s a month to look back at the deer season that was and look forward to the trout season that’s just kicking off.[…]
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Bruisin’ Bruin
“I’m a catch-and-release fisherman,” says 63-year old Charles Johnson. He is sitting at a campfire in the Johnson Compound at the Lake Bruin State Park Campground. “I catch them and release them into the ice chest.”[…]
Fishing
Legal battle begins over side-scan technology
The parent company of Humminbird electronic has filed suit claiming competitor Lowrance infringed on the company’s patent for side-scan technology, according to a news release.[…]
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It Takes Two
Nearly 20 years removed from living in the U.S. Army barracks at Baumholder, Germany, I still can’t get some things that went on there out of my mind. […]
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The Deluge of 2009
October 2009 was one of the wettest months on record for parts of Louisiana. Some areas received more than 20 inches of rain that inundated fields, woods and roads.[…]
Columns
Marsh madness
For one reason or another, I have missed many hunts this season. From holiday obligations to the wrath of Mother Nature, you name it and I have missed a hunt because of it.[…]