Columns
Chicot is June’s freshwater hotspot
Chicot Lake near Ville Platte has tons of cypress trees, a beautiful state park with spacious cabins, campsites with water and electrical hookups, rental boats and hiking/backpacking trails.[…]
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Columns
Fishing right side of platform important
What passes for another red snapper season is upon us again, and fishermen will be zeroing in on offshore oil and gas platforms to add their two red snapper to the rest of their reef-fish catch.[…]
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New GPS features include improved mapping software
GPS has been heralded as the best-yet man-made navigation system, but the internal features have been lacking when compared to current technology in cellular phones, iPods, Blackberry devices, computers, wireless laptops, satellite phones and televisions.[…]
Columns
Are paddlecraft laws meant to be broken?
Cormier’s First Law of Paddling states that choosing a paddlecraft is an exercise in compromise. Some kayak buyers are avoiding their exercise.[…]
Fishing
Avoid pitfalls when rewiring your boat
Accessory wiring in your boat can be a blessing if it is done correctly or an absolute nightmare if not. Wiring is relatively easy, but there are many pitfalls to avoid in order to have a reliable and safe system.[…]
Fishing
DSC invaluable in VHF marine radios
Digital selective calling (DSC) features on VHF marine radios have been around for almost a decade. This feature lets you call other radios with the press of a button, using the called radio’s Maritime Mobile Service Identification number (MMSI) like a telephone number.[…]
Columns
Remington 700 VTR the tacti-coolest yet
Many riflemen will tell you if there is one company that knows how to get it right, it is Remington. The frequent comment heard is “Remington shoots straight, straight out of the box.”[…]
Columns
Humdingers still a hit with bass, anglers
Like a good wine, Humdinger spinnerbaits made by T&T Lures are getting better with age.[…]
Currents
More bad news for your boat?
Something for all of us to keep in mind as our country skates down the steep sloap of socialism is that governments and businesses usually operate in exactly opposite ways.[…]
Contents
Dead in the Water?
Current red snapper regulations seem ridiculous to anglers who have spent any time probing the hundreds of oil rigs off Louisiana’s coastline.[…]
Events & Announcements
Louisiana spring shrimp season to open
The opening dates of the 2009 Louisiana spring shrimp season were announced at the May 7 meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.[…]
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What’s best route to Shell Beach’s outside?
Dear Capt. Paul:
Is it possible for you to show an easier route from Shell Beach to Breton Sound? How do I get to Bay Eloi, Black Bay and Breton Island.[…]
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Fish on the Fringes
For speckled trout and redfish anglers, May is Christmas and New Year’s Day rolled into one.[…]
Fishing
Manuals provide flushing directions
I have been writing columns for more years than I care to admit. In all those years, I cannot remember a single column that generated as much reader response as the one I wrote about flushing your engines.[…]
Columns
La. stone crabs are a summertime treat
Marsh fishermen are well aware that Louisiana has lots of crabs. They seem to be everywhere in fresh, brackish and salt marshes, and end up being guests of honor at countless seafood boils in coastal Louisiana.[…]
Currents
Keep your hands off my PFD
My children, who, to their great fortune, inherited most of the good traits of their mother and few of the undesirable ones of their father, have always gazed longingly at the privileges society grants adults.[…]