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April 30, 2026
/2016

Year: 2016

Inshore Fishing

Lake Pontchartrain’s recovery begins with Monday’s closing of Bonnet Carre Spillway

February 2, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Three weeks after it was opened, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished closing the last bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday, halting the flow of freshwater from the Mississippi River that had been pouring into Lake Pontchartrain since Jan. 10.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Lake Pontchartrain’s recovery begins with closing of Bonnet Carre Spillway

February 2, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Three weeks after it was opened, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished closing the last bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday, halting the flow of freshwater from the Mississippi River that had been pouring into Lake Pontchartrain since Jan. 10.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Lake Pontchartrain’s recovery begins with closing of Bonnet Carre Spillway

February 2, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Three weeks after it was opened, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished closing the last bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday, halting the flow of freshwater from the Mississippi River that had been pouring into Lake Pontchartrain since Jan. 10.[…]

General

Operation Game Thief awards almost $17,000 to tipsters in 2015

February 2, 2016 From News Reports

Information called in to Louisiana Operation Game Thief — a wildlife crime-stoppers program — awarded $16,800 to tipsters in 2015.[…]

Bass Fishing

Arrest made in stabbing of Northwestern State angler

February 2, 2016 From News Reports

Detectives with the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year-old Natchitoches man Monday night for second-degree murder in connection with Saturday night’s stabbing of Dylan Kyle Poche at the Lake Sibley boat launch.[…]

Fishing

What Louisiana waters are public?

February 2, 2016 Andy Crawford

Most anglers will be stunned when they learn how little of Louisiana’s waters — especially in the swamps and marshes of the coast — are claimed by their state.[…]

Fishing

Blocked canals provoking angler ire, but is legal

February 2, 2016 Andy Crawford

Facebook exploded in January with rumors that Orange Grove — one of the canal complexes in the Bayou Black area — was being shut off.[…]

Deer Hunting

Vice president of the Louisiana Handicapped Sportsman Hunting Club dies

February 1, 2016 Patrick Bonin

The longtime vice president of the Louisiana Handicapped Sportsman Hunting Club — a non-profit organization based in Winn Parish exclusively for disabled hunters — died last month at the age of 51.[…]

Deer Hunting

‘Antler trapping’ illegal in Louisiana, LDWF says

February 1, 2016 Patrick Bonin

A new way to collect antler sheds that’s making the rounds on social media and online hunting forums is not legal in Louisiana, according to the state’s deer study leader. […]

Bass Fishing

Northwestern State angler murdered at Sibley Lake boat ramp

February 1, 2016 From News Reports

An 18-year-old angler for the Northwestern State University bass fishing team was stabbed to death Saturday night at the Sibley Lake boat launch near Natchitoches, according to online reports.[…]

Deer Hunting

Antler Boost’s Bean Bale

February 1, 2016 Louisiana Sportsman

When the weather starts to get cold in the late-season, there is nothing that deer crave more than soybeans. That’s why the natural look and scent of Bean Bale is great for attracting those mature bucks.[…]

Bass Fishing

A-rig artistry — Tips for fishing the Alabama rig

February 1, 2016 Jerald Horst

It felt like I was inhaling icicles. And I pulled my head back into my cozy, warm cabin at Big Bass Marina.[…]

Contents

‘Bay snapper’ blast — Fishing tips for catching more sheepshead

February 1, 2016 Humberto Fontova

“My name is Chadwick, and I’ll be your waiter for this evening,” the poor guy said, with an accent that was obviously not local. “Tonight’s special is grilled bay snapper, topped with crab meat and served with braised brussels sprouts.”[…]

Contents

Slow hand — Top Dularge winter fishing locations

February 1, 2016 Rusty Tardo

So, I waited all night for the call that never came. I was so sure it would come — certain even. But it didn’t.[…]

Contents

2015-16 Deer of the Year

February 1, 2016 Louisiana Sportsman

The 2015-16 deer hunting season has been one of ups and downs, with temperatures fluctuating on seemingly a daily basis. When it got hot, it stayed in the 80s for longer stretches than hunters wanted.[…]

Contents

Drifting away — Best bets for Cypress Bayou crappie

February 1, 2016 Terry L. Jones

Do you like to catch crappie? How about watching huge B-52 bombers roar low overhead?[…]

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