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The Great Bait Debate
Those fish aren’t gonna hit that plastic,” my fishing buddy said emphatically more than a decade ago.[…]
Statewide LA
Columns
Apocalyptic angst? Relax, it’s Miller time
One of my best trips of last season was prophesized by the Bible.[…]
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Stevens combines performance, value
Carlos is becoming an optics snob.
“Didja see what they put on that rifle? That cheap scope? Can you believe that?”[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass Bursting Loose at the Basin
Spring is coming early for the freshwater anglers of south Louisiana. Anybody waiting on March to come along before they try the bass at the Basin will miss some of the best action of the year.[…]
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Reds on the Rocks
I hope it’s going to be cold, with a good stiff wind blowing from the northwest,” Papa Joe Bush said, about the fishing trip I planned. […]
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Spawn Seiner
The Turtle Bayou canal was pretty much devoid of structure, with the only change in the water coming from occasional clusters of grass and even more infrequent willow trees blown down during Hurricane Rita’s fury.[…]
Fishing
Got motor trouble? I can help
Hello, and welcome to all the readers of Louisiana Sportsman magazine. For those of you who don’t know me, I was first christened with the name “The Boat Doctor” way back in 1983 when I was a guest on the WWL outdoors radio program.[…]
Columns
Take guesswork out of long-range shots
“…I am trying to locate information on making a chart for the number of clicks needed to adjust the point of impact from various distances on a target rifle scope with the target posts.[…]
Currents
Similarities between gill-net ban, trout reductions
Back in 1995, the fight to ban gill nets in Louisiana’s coastal waters was an ugly one. […]
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Cover: February 2006-Fishing
Thanks to coastal restoration efforts, Lafitte anglers have a new hotspot.[…]
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Cover: February 2006-Hunting
You won’t believe the quality of the deer Bayou State hunters harvested this year.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Many NAVAIDs not aiding anything
Word from Capt. Paul
In the wakes of Katrina and Rita, many landmarks that were the backbone of our “dead-reckoning” system of getting around in the marshes are no longer there.[…]
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Monster Mash
This hunting season was the first in several years that featured consistently cool weather, and Louisiana’s sportsmen responded by hitting the woods with dreams of big bucks dancing in their heads.[…]
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Bull Fever
My first deer hunting experience ended far before it ever should have.[…]
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Double Down
If you like to catch all kinds of fish, you can have more fun than if you specialize in taking one species.[…]
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Down But Not Out
The cold blustery days of February signal prime time on the Midnight Lump. This legendary fish magnet, located roughly 22 miles off the mouth of Southwest Pass, is an ancient salt dome rising from 450 feet of cobalt blue water.[…]