Inshore Fishing
Elmer’s Island to close to the public Aug. 10-22, LDWF says
Elmer’s Island will close for 12 days starting on Aug. 10 as construction activities progress near the public parking area where the access road meets the beach.[…]
Year: 2016
Fishing Tournaments
Video: See footage of 167-pound tarpon caught during Grand Isle rodeo
Check out this great compilation video from the 2016 International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, featuring footage of this year’s first-place tarpon.[…]
Bass Fishing
Load up on bass in lower Sabine River
There’s a stretch of the Sabine River that gives up beaucoup bass in the heat of August. In fact, Lake Charles outdoorsman Ron Castille said it’s one of his go-to place for late summer for several reasons.[…]
News Breaker
Six cited for illegal possession of red snapper
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited six people last weekend for allegedly possessing red snapper in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a release.[…]
News Breaker
287-pound Warsaw grouper reeled in during International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo
For a few tense moments last Thursday, Allen Templet wasn’t sure if whatever was on the end of his line 400 feet down in the Gulf of Mexico would be there much longer. […]
Hog Hunting
LSU study links wild hogs’ DNA to waterborne pathogens in Central Louisiana
Feral hogs have long been known as an invasive, disease-carrying scourge on the Louisiana landscape, wreaking havoc on agriculture, hunting leases and even other wildlife caught in their wake.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Dularge slam dunk – Bulls on a rampage this month
Capt. Gerald Ellender (985-688-1715) said August begins the annual migration of bull reds into the deeper channels and holes around Dularge.[…]
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Cover: August 2016
The summer heat is on, and that means specks are patrolling the beaches in search of easy meals.[…]
Hunting
Ameristep’s Tellus and Tellus Lite
Ameristep’s new Tellus and Tellus Lite portable chairs are ideal for not only ground blind hunting, but for any outdoor pursuit. They provide strong and adaptable seating that is easy to store, carry, set up and use.[…]
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The short haul — Shell Beach’s summertime fishing hotspots
“And all my rowdy friends have settled down!” Artie yelled while making his grand entrance through the back door to Doc’s Shell Beach camp, which was strangely dark and quiet.[…]
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Biloxi Marsh mix-up — How to catch trout and redfish during August
This goes down as one of my very best summers — ever.
June came in with intense heat and sweltering humidity, and an abundance of speckled trout. At least it did where I was fishing — in and around Bay Eloi.[…]
Bass Fishing
Heat advisory — How to catch Toledo Bend’s summer bass
Bass fishing in temperatures exceeding 100 degrees is not for the faint of heart.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fishing the Dream — Bassmaster Elite Series angler shares Ouatchita River bass secrets
Louisiana’s Brett Preuett is living the dream. Or should we say, “Fishing the dream.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Surf strategists — Top surf-fishing tips
Aggressive, abundant and readily available to those willing to enter the warm summer surf — speckled trout present the perfect wade-fishing target.[…]
Columns
It looks like a brain!
“Ugh; It looks like a brain, man,” my fishing partner said, peering into the swampy water and gingerly poking a gelatinous-looking blob with a boat paddle.[…]
Columns
LDWF’s red snapper stance a big step back
Change is inevitable when new administrations come into power. So it’s no surprise that Charlie Melancon, appointed head of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries by Gov. John Bel Edwards, is doing things differently than his predecessor.[…]