WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional leaders joined thousands of fishermen on the steps of the Capitol Wednesday (Feb. 24) to call for changes to the nation’s marine fisheries management laws.[…]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents arrested a Mississippi man on Feb. 17 for allegedly hunting ducks out of season in Concordia Parish, the agency reported.[…]
The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stood before anglers last fall and promised to champion their cause, and she has now been called on to back that promise up with action to change the way recreational marine fisheries are managed.[…]
WASHINGTON – Thousands of fishermen from around the country are gathering today (Feb. 24) in front of the Capitol to demand changes to a federal fisheries law they say is killing jobs and eroding fishing communities.[…]
Frierson’s Belinda Prudhome was awarded the National Wild Turkey Federation’s 2010 Annie Oakley Award this weekend to recognize Prudhome’s work in getting women involved in the outdoor sports.[…]
Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. David Vitter, U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy will be among numerous public officials to address conservationists during the Coastal Conservation Association’s annual State Convention March 5-6 in Baton Rouge.[…]
The Bassmaster Classic ended with Kevin VanDam winning his third championship title in an event forecasted to be one of small weights and tough fishing.[…]
Cliff Crochet finished out his first Bassmaster Classic today, and he said he had mixed feelings about his performance.[…]
Kevin VanDam has put an accent on his career with a third Bassmaster Classic title today.[…]
Cliff Crochet went into the second day of the Bassmaster Classic in 19th place, but he broke out early to land one of the first limits of the day to move up into the fifth place.[…]
Greg Hackney was really looking forward to this Bassmaster Classic after having really had a great practice.[…]
Jeff Kriet, Kevin VanDam and Todd Faircloth are sharing water in the same creek, but it was Kriet who got the upper hand today with a 15-pound, 10-ounce limit to push his total to a Bassmaster Classic-leading 31-1.[…]
Cliff Crochet climbed into the truck for the drive to Lay Lake to begin his first Bassmaster Classic, and felt pretty good. Nowever, during the 45-minute, chaffeured drive from Birmingham to the reservoir the whole experience hit him.
“That was the first time I realized I was fishing the Bassmaster Classic,” Crochet told LouisianaSportsman.com.[…]
There apparently was some sandbagging coming into the first day of the 2010 Bassmaster Classic, with most of the field of 51 anglers talking about how tough fishing conditions would be on Lay Lake.[…]
Gonzales’ Greg Hackney had a great practice for his eighth Bassmaster Classic, but that only translated to a single 3-pound, 5-ounce bass.[…]
Fifty-one of the top professional bass anglers will launch on Alabama’s Lay Lake tomorrow morning as the 2010 Bassmaster Classic kicks off.[…]