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Blow, Blow, Blow
Wednesday night about 3:00 a.m., I began to wonder if maybe the Mayans were right, but missed it by a day! Man, did that wind blow. It did kind of sound like the world was about to end, or at least get blown away. I think this “end of the world stuff” is simply because … Continue reading
New Yo-Yo, trotline regs
There aren’t many yo-yo and trotline fishermen right now, but it’s only a few months away. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has announced that special regulations for these two types of devices have been standardized for several state lakes, including LAKE D’ARBONNE. The LDWF would like to remind anglers that consistent regulations for … Continue reading
A great fishing season – part 2
First off today — If you didn’t read yesterday’s blog, click back and read it before you read today’s. ************ Late Night TV host David Letterman wouldn’t know a bass if it jumped out of his bottomless coffee cup, but he did make the “Top Ten” list famous. So we;re borrowing the concept from him, … Continue reading
A great fishing season – part 1
Late Night TV host David Letterman wouldn’t know a bass if it jumped out of his bottomless coffee cup, but he did make the “Top Ten” list famous. So we’re borrowing the concept from him, but on a much more serious topic than he ever considers. The next two days, I’m sharing my “TOP TEN” … Continue reading
An ounce of prevention
Unless you plan to fish just about every week through the winter, now’s a good time to take some steps to properly winterize your boat and motor for the next couple of months. Fortunately, we don’t have sub-30 degree weather on a prolonged basis very often, but you never know. Here are some pretty simple … Continue reading
A dark hour
I have never heard of anything so sad, so evil, so senseless in our day as what happened in Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, Connecticut. The feelings following the murder of innocent children go beyond what words can express. This tragedy certainly deserves our attention and prayers more than anything I could write about in … Continue reading
Water up, but not much
Lake D’Arbonne had a couple of slight rises the last two weeks, but it’s still just about 75.7 feet, just over four feet below below normal pool stage. That’s about a foot higher than the lake got at its latest point the last three months. The drawdown did accomplish a couple of things already. Property … Continue reading
Press 6 for uh-oh
If you are like me, you just LOVE IT when you get to speak to an automated phone answering system instead of a real person. It’s even more fun when there are problems. Some state deer hunters have encountered difficulty recently with the voice recognition system linked to the toll-free phone number 866-484-4805 that collects … Continue reading
Duck duck, goose goose
If you’ve got a good duck hole with good water, you have to be excited about the opening of the second split of duck season in the Eastern Zone this coming weekend. Reports from the field show there are quite a few ducks – and geese – in the area. Earlier this week there seemed … Continue reading
Dial BR 549 for bass
Some younger folks may have never seen slow-talking Junior Samples on Hee-Haw on Saturday night. He’s always been one of my favorites. His dry wit and humor kept America chuckling for hours…and for years. Most folks don’t know, though, that Junior Samples got his start after telling a whopper of a fish story! Hey, I … Continue reading
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