Currents
Currents
It is said that every black cloud has a silver lining.
That’s true, but so is the opposite: Every silver lining has a black cloud.[…]
Year: 2009
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Dollar Pitcher Days
Catching redfish out of Lafitte during the summer is a little like dancing the Cotton-Eyed Joe during dollar-pitcher night. You’ve got to be able to go forward. You’ve got to be able to go backward.[…]
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Low Lake, High Dividends
It was one of those perfect days for catching white perch — cold, overcast and a light wind. […]
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Postage Stamp Plots
Last deer season, I learned that the thrill of the hunt for me is more in the preparation and the chase than the kill.[…]
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Cover: August 2009-Fishing
In August, seas are flat, bait is everywhere and cobia move in close for the feast. On terra fima, seer hunters start to make serious plans for rapidly approaching seasons.[…]
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Cover: August 2009-Hunting
In August, seas are flat, bait is everywhere and cobia move in close for the feast. On terra fima, seer hunters start to make serious plans for rapidly approaching seasons.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix reds biting despite increased pressure
Fishing redfish out of Delacroix with Sweetwater Guide Service owner Captain Jack Payne (504-453-8382) initially looked like a huge mistake last Friday as flashy bay boats wrapped with candy and shoe ads zoomed past Payne’s small flats boat.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tripletail distracting Pontchartrain trout anglers
It takes a lot to distract Captain Eric Dumas’ (985-705-1244) attention away from the speckled trout at Seabrook this time of year, but that’s exactly what the tripletail over by the Biloxi Marsh have done.[…]
News Breaker
Deadline for alligator lottery hunt applications – July 22
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will conduct alligator lottery hunts on four Coastal & Nongame Resources (CNR) Division Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), 11 Wildlife Division WMAs and 16 public lakes for the 2009 alligator harvest season in order to increase alligator harvest opportunities for the public.[…]
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White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area teal season lottery announced
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is accepting applications for lottery teal hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Isle “jammed up” with nice trout
Anybody that keeps up with saltwater fishing in Louisiana knows that Grand Isle has been on fire the last couple of weeks.[…]
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Duck numbers up overall
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – July 2, 2009 – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released its preliminary report today on mid-continent breeding ducks and habitats, based on surveys conducted in May and early June.[…]
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2010 turkey hunting season dates proposed
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries proposed the season dates for the 2010 turkey hunting season to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission at the commission’s July 2 meeting.[…]
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L.W.F.C. sets tentative early migratory bird seasons
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the tentative dates for the 2009-10 early migratory bird hunting seasons at their July 2 meeting.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. to hold alligator lottery hunts
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will conduct alligator lottery hunts on four Coastal & Nongame Resources (CNR) Division Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), 11 Wildlife Division WMAs and 16 public lakes for the 2009 alligator harvest season in order to increase alligator harvest opportunities for the public.[…]
Events & Announcements
Elmer’s Island beach area accessible from LA 1 on weekends starting July 3
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD), announced Tuesday, June 30, 2009 that the public road to Elmer’s Island in Jefferson Parish has been repaired and will be open for the 4th of July holiday weekend, as of Friday, July 3, one half hour before sunrise.[…]