Wednesday, May 14, 2008
OUTDOORS
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Crystal Boudreau was elated when she sent the photo of her fishing husband Michael, especially with the 8-pound, 10-ounce largemouth bass he was holding.
Michael Boudreau was fishing in a pond at Head of Island, the stretch of land that lies between Blind River and the Amite River.
Hope you kissed your mom this morning. However you choose to accept this day and however it is that you mesh Mother’s Day with outdoor pursuits, you couldn’t have done it without your mom — and that goes far beyond her giving birth to you. Outdoor Calendar for May 11, 2008 It's time to head outdoors with Joe Macaluso, where he's at a familiar and popular place in time for the weekend. Eric White and Damien Kinchen know a good thing when they see it — and hear about it. The still-high Mississippi River has beckoned fishermen to its levees for weeks. Whenever North America’s largest river gets this high, lots of things happen. Recreational and commercial fishermen take note that the state’s Zone II spring inshore shrimp season opens at noon Monday. For the first time in weeks we don’t have to look into a weekend of violent weather. With the full moon coming May 18, this is the last weekend for recreational fishermen to fish the Central Coast before Monday’s opener of the inshore shrimp season. Ever notice that good years for crawfish and strawberries usually turn out to be below-average shrimp years in Louisiana? With the Atchafalaya Spillway, famous for its Belle River crawfish, at its highest in 35 years, the crawfish are big, fat and plentiful. That’s not supposition: St. Thomas More Parish Festival’s Friday night crawfish boil was proof positive as were the three other crawfish feasts laid out last week. Sometimes it’s difficult to know where to start writing. Lots of Baton Rouge fishermen know David Harrelson, the rugged, bearded, loves-to-fish charterboat skipper, who got his feet wet working for Louisiana fishing legend Charlie Hardison. HANDGUN METALLIC SILHOUETTE MATCH: 9 a.m., Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Range, St. Landry Road, Gonzales. Smallbore and Field Pistol shoot. Fee $8. IHMSA-sanctioned match. Sponsored by Ascension Silhouette Club. |
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