News Breaker
USFWS Regulations Committee approves scaup harvest strategy
Bismarck, N.D – American waterfowl hunters are one step closer to facing a reduced scaup bag limit for the upcoming hunting season.[…]
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Fishing
Side-imaging opens new worlds
The basic principles of sonar are tied to the laws of physics and can’t change much, but Humminbird’s Side Imaging feature proves that sonar’s application to sportfishing is still evolving.[…]
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Cover: July 2008
Capt. Eric Dumas is just one angler who loves targeting trout in the cooler hours just before dusk.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cover: July 2008-Bass
There are ways to catch bass in the brutal heat of July. Just ask Rick Redmon and Mike Shelton.[…]
Columns
Goodies galore at NRA convention
The 137th National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Exhibits, held May 16-18 in Louisville, Ky., had a little down-home flavor for the Louisiana folks who attended.[…]
Fishing
Easy ways to save fortune in fuel
With gasoline prices soaring to all-time highs every other day, I am getting questions about how to stretch the fuel mileage of my customers’ boats.[…]
Hunting
Governor signs two hunting-related acts into law
The Louisiana legislature passed and Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed two hunting-related acts into law during the 2008 session that authorize the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to change several guidelines in the upcoming seasonal hunting regulations.[…]
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Offshore Diversity Training
Reports are that red snapper are teeming at virtually any rig off of the Louisiana coast. That would normally be good news except that snapper fishermen are facing a delayed, shortened season, combined with limits cut in half and fuel prices at the dock of more than $4 per gallon.[…]
Bass Fishing
Extra Padding
It’s like a beach umbrella for bass — shelter from the swelter and a nice place to enjoy a semi-private siesta. Lily pads, those broad green leaves that grow on stalks and look like big pie plates, comprise one of the most fundamental bass habitats throughout many Southern Louisiana waterways.[…]
Currents
Gov. Jindal doesn’t remember you
There’s an old saying that goes something like this: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.[…]
Columns
Gulf, lake anglers will find dead zones
This summer, like each summer for the last dozen or so years, we will get our annual report on the size of the Gulf of Mexico “dead zone.”[…]
Ask Captain Paul
How do I get to Breton, Central?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I would like to get GPS coordinates for Central and Breton Island. If it makes a difference, we usually launch at Breton Sound Marina.[…]
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Tall Turtle Tales
Macrolemys temminickii, a.k.a. the alligator snapper, has been the focus of more rural tall tales than any other critter.[…]
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Eventful Evenings
Normally, I don’t like receiving personal phone calls at work. I know that concept seems foreign today, since you’re probably standing in line right now waiting on a cashier to hang up so she can check you out.[…]
Events & Announcements
Water access bill in need of angler support
BATON ROUGE, La. – A bill that would set in law the right to recreationally fish navigable waters up to the high-water mark is in dire need of angler support, the bill’s author told Louisiana Sportsman.[…]
Fishing
Youth Anglers Allowed To Take Undersized Bass During Memorial And Labor Day Weekends
In an effort to increase participation in freshwater fishing by the state’s youth, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) will allow the taking of undersized black bass by anglers 15 years of age and younger during the Memorial and Labor Day weekends on select waterways.[…]