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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.[…]
Year: 2016
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.[…]
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.[…]
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.[…]
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Border blowout — Tips for Sabine Lake trout-fishing succcess
We could be launching into a lake on Mars for all that most Louisianans would know about this place. There was enough daylight at the ramp to reveal that every vehicle already on the lot carried Texas license plates. […]
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.”[…]
Deer Hunting
Judge orders Felicianas deer poachers to pay more than $38,000 in fines
Judge Elizabeth Jones of the 20th Judicial District Court in East and West Feliciana parishes ordered two poachers to pay a total of $38,776 for deer hunting violations that occurred last February, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2016 International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo final results
Here are final results from the 2016 International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo held this past weekend out of Sand Dollar Marina. […]
Inshore Fishing
Piers in the bay
Take it from a fisherman who got married on the water at one of his favorite fishing spots on Vermilion Bay: Many of the piers and wharves in front of the camps at Cypremort Point offer potential honey holes for speckled trout.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2016 Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo final results
Here are final results from the 18th annual Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo held this past weekend out of Venice Marina.[…]
Fishing
Two die in weekend boating accidents, LDWF says
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries worked two separate boating accidents that claimed the life of a 5-year-old boy near Bourg and a 44-year-old man near Grand Isle.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Belle Chasse man cited for illegal shrimping, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 57-year-old Belle Chasse man for alleged shrimping violations Friday morning in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Fishing
BaitCloud brings the fish to you
Instead of going out in search of fish, one company is changing the game and actually bringing fish to you.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Preparing goggleye for dinner
There are many ways to skin a cat. Or in this case a goggleye. Watch this video and see how we prepare goggleye for dinner.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fall Fishing Tips with Greg Hackney
Watch as Greg Hackney shows you a few bass fishing tips for fishing in the fall. It doesn’t matter where you fish, these tips can be applied.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
The Great Goggleye Roundup
We jumped aboard Tim Ortego’s Gatortail for great day in the shade of the Atchafalya Basin’s many cypress trees.[…]