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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.[…]
Statewide LA
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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.[…]
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?[…]
Bass Fishing
Cover: May 2004
Think the bass spawn is over? Think again. River fish are just hitting their stride.[…]
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Beach Bums on Surf Safari
Many years ago a ladder stashed inside a 20-foot boat in coastal Louisiana waters could mean only one thing: a weekend of camp maintenance in a dwelling only accessible by water deep in the marsh.[…]
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Barataria Bay’s Big Six
March anglers curse the wind. But really, March is supposed to be windy.[…]
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Active Currents
To a large contingent of bass anglers, any discussion of water current brings about equal parts anxiety and disgust.[…]
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Cover: April 2004
Capt. Bobby Stansel (left) is hoping the speck fishing will be as good this year as it was last year, when he put tackle rep Drew Davis on this lunker Big Lake speck.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lake Lery
Floridians have Lake Okeechobee. Georgians have Lake Seminole. Alabamians have Lake Eufaula.[…]
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Upper Empire
The poor guy was blinking, shaking his head and seemed to be screaming. My passenger window was rolled up, and Bobby’s radio was BLARING Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” — “How does it FEEE-EEL!” — at 1972 Warehouse levels so I couldn’t be sure.[…]
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Under Exposed
“Uncle Johnny, you didn’t wrestle a bear,” my nephew Ryan McLellan said in a hunting camp a few years ago when I told him the story of the night I wrestled a 450-pound Canadian black bear and pinned him to the mat until the count of 10. “That’s a lie, or at best, it’s one of your tall tales.”[…]
Columns
Innovative optics, eyewear worth a look
Last month I told you about the Southeast Outdoor Press Association conference in Fayetteville, N.C. SEOPA is a 14-state organization of professional outdoor writers and communicators; its corporate sponsors include many of the big-name manufacturers all outdoor folks recognize.[…]
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Wisner project shows benefits of CRP
The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) provides the largest source of money to support wetland restoration activities in Louisiana. However, various federal agencies have programs that also provide a source of funds for restoration-related activities.[…]
Fishing
Don’t waste your fish-finder’s abilities
Do you see all the detail that your fish finder’s screen can show you, or only part of it? Making the best possible use of your screen’s pixels helps you see subtle changes in bottom contour; differentiate between weeds, brush and submerged timber; see individual fish holding close to the bottom and each other; and estimate fish size more accurately.[…]
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Ribbed blades add flash to spinners
Often it isn’t just what artificial lure you’re casting but what you do to the artificial lure that makes a difference in catching bass.[…]