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.[…]
Year: 2015
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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Agents cite 20 more accused of shrimp harvesting violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited 20 people for alleged shrimp violations since the middle of the summer.[…]
Deer Hunting
Annual QDMA Bayou Branch Gun Bash set for Sept .3
Another big turnout is expected for the Quality Deer Management Association’s Bayou Branch Gun Bash, which is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 3 starting at 6 p.m. in the Thibodaux Civic Center.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Determining GPS courses
Dear Capt. Paul:
Recently, a skipper of a vessel put a waypoint into the GPS, and the display showed the direction and distance to that point, but it is not the same as the course to steer plotted on the chart.
Why is this? What would cause this?
– CS[…]
Columns
The fly-fishing answer man awakens
When I read that a new episode in the Star Wars saga is coming out in December, I was as thrilled as a wookie getting a flea collar.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish-cleaning table with ramp helps keep catch fresh
There’s nothing like catching a mess of speckled trout, especially when the action is fast and furious and they’re flying over the gunnels as fast as you can get your bait in the water.[…]
News Breaker
LWF Commission sets 2015-16 duck season dates
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday voted to set the dates for the state’s 2015-16 waterfowl season, and opted to push the opening day for Coastal Zone hunters up to the first Saturday in November this year — Nov. 7.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Dufrene, White win IFA Redfish Tour event in Houma
After a rough week of pre-fishing, Chad Dufrene and Barnie White got things together when it mattered and won the final regular season event for the Louisiana Division of the IFA Redfish Tour in Houma last Saturday.[…]