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Megan Monsour Hartman, Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau Marketing manager, with a Big Lake speckled tout.
Try fishing beneath the birds in Big Lake this summer
Spotting a fairly large flock of laughing gulls off in the distance, Captain Sammie Faulk motored his 23-foot bay boat towards them. Stopping just short of the birds, Faulk let down his troll motor...
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GABRIEL FLORES, 10, grandson of author John Flores, holds a mess of catfish the two caught on their recent fishing trip.
It's all about the kids
A couple weeks back, my 10-year-old grandson and I decided to take a trip down the bayous to do a little catfishing. In order to make things easier on me, his dad dropped him off the night before t...
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For those wondering what happened ...
Whew! That’s about all that comes to mind when I think about the whirlwind (in a good way) the last two months has been for me. It’s about all I can say as I FINALLY write this column, more than ...
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Deuling Toms
Turkey hunting may pamper a mate
Like a steel ball careening and clanging off the bumpers of a pinball table, the sound of a gobble from somewhere east of us hit the stand of cherry oak, pine and dogwood trees where we stood liste...
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THE AUTHOR HOLDS a good blue cat caught in early March with a pair of TEAM CATFISH fish grip pliers.
Time to wet a line for spring catfish
Louisianans have a tremendous advantage over the majority of states across America when it comes to fishing. Let’s face it — we can fish something year round if we really want to. Sure, many north...
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GIRLS AND BOYS bowlers from Morgan City and Berwick High schools squared off on Wednesday at Charlie s Lanes in Morgan City. The Morgan City boys squad won 19-9, while the Berwick girls won, 20-7. Above, a Morgan City girls bowler participates in Wednesday s action.
MCHS boys', BHS girls' bowling squads win
From Staff Reports The Morgan City boys defeated Berwick High School, while the Berwick girls defeated Morgan City’s girls, both in high school bowling action Wednesday at Charlie’s Lanes in Morga...
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Goose numbers haven t peaked in the state as large numbers remain north of the state due to the mild winter experienced across much of the United States.
OUTDOORS: 2011-12 Duck season wrap up — above average overall
As we enter the last weekend of the 2011-12 duck season in the state’s west zone and next to last weekend in the east zone, this year’s spectacular start way back in early November has settled down...
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Lobsters have been known on rare occasion to have the symmetrical bi-coloration.
OUTDOORS: Rare blue and red crawfish found in local waters
Julie Pierce and her husband Gene have seen a lot of crawfish in their lives, and why not? Gene is a commercial crawfisherman and Julie is his helper. Each year, when the weather gets right in late...
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The 2011-2012 duck season started this past weekend in spectacular fashion. Retrievers should get in plenty of work this year.
OUTDOORS: Opening day of duck season is spectacular
Only one word can describe opening day of duck season out on the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area this past weekend and that’s “spectacular” given the reports that came in from officials ...
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OUTDOORS: Options abound for outdoor fall reading
Just to set the record, as an outdoor writer I have read the classics. In my impressionable years I recall reading “Sheep and Sheep Hunting” by Jack O’Connor, “Hunting Trophy Whitetails” by John Wo...
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Suzanne Sullivan, president of Aero Outdoors, takes aim with the Smith & Wesson MP-15 Modern Sporting Rifle.
OUTDOORS: SEOPA Conference tells story concerning modern sporting rifles
It’s funny the places you wind up as an outdoor writer. If you’re a hunter you might think it would be a deer stand or duck blind, catered to by the finest guides and outfitters. Occasionally you’d...
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Pink game highlights busy homecoming week in Morgan City
Can you believe it’s already October? We’re at the halfway point of football season and in the thick of homecoming events, district games and basketball teams have even started practicing. This w...
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