Fishing
Don’t forget sunglasses
Any discussion of protection from UV rays must include eyewear.[…]
Month: August 2015
Fishing
Melanoma facts
Although the vast majority of skin cancers are basal cell carcinoma, the more-serious melanoma is a risk for anyone spending significant time in the sun. Here are some facts:[…]
Hunting
PSE Bows – DECREE
PSE Bows – DECREE[…]
Fishing
Two Lafitte men arrested for alleged crab trap thefts, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested two men for allegedly stealing crab traps in Plaquemines Parish, according to a news release.[…]
Bass Fishing
The making of America’s No. 1 bass fishery
Legislators in a small flotilla of boats that wended its way down the Sabine River, across the Gulf of Mexico, up the Atchafalaya River and finally up the Mississippi River to Baton Rouge in 1960 had one goal in mind: convince newly elected Gov. Jimmie Davis to support the building of the Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]
News Breaker
LWF commissioner: Harvest data trumps public opinion in setting duck, goose season dates
For Chad Courville, a combination of ecological data plus harvest data — not public opinion — is key to making sound decisions on setting duck and goose seasons in Louisiana.[…]
Big Bass
Florien angler scores on Toledo Bend 11.56-pounder
Big time heat didn’t stop Malcolm Franks from catching a big time bass last weekend at Toledo Bend.[…]
General
Mississippi men cited for shocking fish
Three Mississippi men have been cited as part of a month-long investigation into alleged shocking of fish on the Pearl River, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
News Breaker
NOI adopted for duck blinds on Saline Lake and Northwest Louisiana Game and Fish Preserves
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a Notice of Intent (NOI) at its August meeting that would establish regulations for duck blinds on Saline Lake and Northwest Louisiana Game and Fish Preserves.[…]
Fishing
How to protect yourself from the sun
Statistics indicate one in three new cancer diagnosis in the United States comes in the form of skin cancer, making it the most frequently occurring form of cancer.[…]
Columns
Put your trail cams to work
Trail cameras are regularly used by hunters to monitor wildlife visits to feeders during the hunting season.[…]
Field Notes
Treble hooks mean more trout in the box
Capt. Tommy Pellegrin, with Custom Charters in Houma, La., is squarely on the treble hook side of the aisle when it comes to speckled trout.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana’s recreational red snapper season to close Sept. 8
Recreational anglers in Louisiana’s waters will reach their share — 745,000 pounds — of the Gulf’s red snapper harvest when the season closes in state waters at 12:01 a.m on Sept. 8, according to a news release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Jig it high and let if fall to catch finicky trout, guide says
Sometimes speckled trout can make you feel like the smartest guy in the class — or like the kid not paying attention way in the back row.[…]
Hunting
Russell Sage WMA expands by almost 2,800 acres
Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area is expanding by almost 2,800 acres after the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries purchased land known as the Kennedy Tract on the southern tip of the existing property.[…]
News Breaker
GOM Fishery Management Council to vote on red snapper Amendment 28 Thursday
A final vote is expected Thursday at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s meeting in New Orleans on the fate of Reef Fishery Management Plan Amendment 28, which could modify how the red snapper quota is divided between the recreational and commercial sectors.[…]