Inshore Fishing
How to turn a Matrix Shad into a shrimp-imitation twitchbait
Many Louisiana coastal anglers are probably familiar with Matrix Shad soft plastic paddletail lures — and how deadly they are when jigging for speckled trout.[…]
Month: July 2017
Inshore Fishing
Turn your soft pastic paddletail lure into shrimp imitation twitchbait
Many Louisiana coastal anglers are probably familiar with Matrix Shad soft plastic paddletail lures — and how deadly they are when jigging for speckled trout.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2017 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo final results
Here are final results from the 2017 International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo held this past weekend out of Sand Dollar Marina. […]
Fishing Tournaments
2017 Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo final results
Here are final results from the 19th annual Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo held this past weekend out of Venice Marina[…]
Inshore Fishing
Montegut man surrenders in wake of LDWF shrimping investigation
A 37-year-old Montegut man surrendered to authorities on Thursday, one week after escaping from agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries by jumping off their boat and swimming away in the marsh.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF accepting deer lottery hunt applications for physically challenged, disabled veterans
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is currently accepting deer lottery hunt applications for physically challenged hunters on Sabine and Floy McElroy Wildlife Management Areas for the 2017-18 hunting season.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF update: Red snapper anglers safe for at least another weekend
Anglers preparing for weekend red snapper trips can proceed as planned: The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries confirmed Thursday afternoon the extended summer season will go through this Sunday, and probably at least well into next month.[…]
Columns
It’s a Louisiana kitchen in a Mississippi home
Capt. John Falterman, Jr. and his mom Debby joined forces to make a salad with fried oysters while John cooked his corn and crawfish soup.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three men cited for alleged shrimping violations in Bastian Bay
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three men in two separate vessels for alleged shrimping violations early Thursday morning in Bastian Bay.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Summer specks on the beach
Veteran charter boat captain Vince Theriot of Grand Chenier has been tuning up for what he hopes will be awesome summertime speckled trout fishing at some of his favorite places.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lafitte anglers reel in STAR-tagged redfish — from 2014 tournament
Rad Trascher, director of the Coastal Conservation Association’s Louisiana STAR Tournament, often gets asked about the fate of redfish tagged in previous years’ contests that never get caught. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Ride the Bull 8 slated for Aug. 26 at Grand Isle
Peace, love and redfish will be in the air in exactly one month when Ride the Bull 8 kicks off and the world’s largest kayak tournament churns into Caminada Pass off Grand Isle. […]
Fishing
Covington man cited for allegedly stealing from Lake Pontchartrain crab traps
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Covington man last week for allegedly harvesting crabs from traps on Lake Pontchartrain that did not belong to him.[…]
Fishing
The big screen advantage
“Multifunction display” grows in meaning with each new generation of marine electronics. Sonar functions now include traditional down-looking 2-D scanning with and without CHIRP, high-definition side and down scanning, live forward scanning, 360-degree circular scanning and a choice of frequencies to optimize each type for either maximum detail or greatest scanning depth/distance.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2017 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo set for this weekend
The International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo — billed as the oldest fishing tournament in the United States — will get underway Thursday, July 27, at sunrise — and this year’s president is bringing a little Mardi Gras to the island for the event.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Catching Biloxi Marsh specks
Capt. Mike Gallo makes the run from his base camp in the Rigolets all the way over to the upper east side of Biloxi Marsh to get into some trout action this month.[…]