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1 week ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
PASS MANCHAC–Age-group results from the Junior Southwest Bassmasters-Denham Springs’ May tournament held from North Pass landing with anglers, their hometowns, number of bass weighed in parentheses (5-bass daily limit), total weight in pounds and big-bass winners:15-18 Age Group: 1, Branson Sheridan, Ponchatoula (5) 8.6 pounds. 2, Blake LeRay, Brusly (5) 5.03. 3, Evan Burris, Walker (3) 2.61. Big Bass: Sheridan, 2.74. 11-14 Age Group: 1, Connor Talley, Greenwell Springs (3) 3.29.
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2 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
Editor's note: This is the first of two stories on surviving the summer in coastal Louisiana. Next week, protection. It's called "vibrio," which covers as many as 12 kinds of bacteria in our waters and on the things we take from our waters. The infection it causes is called "vibriosis."No two men know vibriosis better than Richard Empson and Cornell Arceneaux. Both are survivors. Some infected with one among the 12 in this group of bacteria have not.
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2 weeks ago | 
louisianasportsman.com | Joe Macaluso
All sorts of ideas swirl around our Louisiana summers. Some good and some, well, not so good, our heat and humidity ranking right up there in the not-so-good part. Mosquitoes, too. The good? Fishing!Other states boast about fish and fishing in their states, but Louisiana has only one rival — Alaska.
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2 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
YANTIS, Texas—Final top 10 from the four-day Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite held on Lake Fork with anglers, their hometowns, number of bass weighed in parentheses (5-bass daily limit), total weight in pounds and ounces and prize winnings. Also listed are Louisiana anglers, the big-bass winners & contingency winners.
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2 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
Louisiana's summer-long love affair with its coastal waters and the creatures living in this vast sweep of bayous, marshes, bays, lakes and offshore depths begins this week. The countdown this week leads up to Saturday's S.T.A.R. - the Statewide Tournament & Anglers' Rodeo - opening day and ends when S.T.A.R.'s twinkle fades at 5 p.m. Labor Day.
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2 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
LAFAYETTE KAYAK FISHING CLUB MEETING: 6 p.m., Pack & Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook, Lafayette. Call (337) 232-5854. Website: lafayettekayakfishing.comSTATE OF THE COAST CONFERENCE: Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana event. Website: stateofthecoast.org FLIES & FLIGHTS: 7 p.m., Rally Cap Brewing, 11212 Pennywood Avenue, Baton Rouge. Fly tying. Open to public. Spare tools, materials for novices.
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3 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
Happy Mother’s Day. Here’s hoping you have your mom with you to celebrate this cherished day. Many of you don’t, and I know you will remember fondly those days when she anxiously awaited your return from fishing and hunting trips, cooked your fish and game, ordered a bath or shower and washed your dirty clothes — sometimes with a little fuss and fuming just to let you know she cared. So, all mothers, enjoy this day and hope it’s not the only day when yours make you feel special.
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3 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
RED STICK FLY FISHERS MEETING: 7 p.m., Regional Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge. Open to the public. Email Brian Roberts: [email protected] Website: rsff.orgLA. FINFISH TASK FORCE MEETING: 10 a.m., state Wildlife & Fisheries headquarters, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge. BUGS & BEERS: 6:30 p.m., Skeeta Hawk Brewing, 455 N. Dorgenois Street, New Orleans. Fly tying. Open to the public. Email A.J. Rosenbohm: [email protected]. Website: neworleansflyfishers.com LA.
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3 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
FARMERVILLE—Sunday’s top 5 teams from the two-day La. High School Bass & top 4 teams from the one-day La. Junior Bassmasters State championships held on Lake D’Arbonne with anglers, their schools/teams and total catch weight in pounds (5-bass daily limit):HIGH SCHOOL/TOP 5 1, Bennett Fontenot-Braxton Speyrer, Port Barre High, 30.59 pounds. 2, Ridge Mabile-Evan Aucoin, Assumption High, 28.88. 3, Gage Dowers-Cade Whittington, Sulphur High, 25.23.
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1 month ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
It happens every spring. While that’s most often said about baseball, spring is equally as important to Louisiana shrimpers who await Wildlife and Fisheries biologists to arrive at something called a “crossover” day. It’s the day the Shrimp Study staff advises the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission about the best date to open the spring inshore shrimp seasons in our state’s major coastal basins.
