Fishing
Free fishing weekend slated for June 10-11
No license? No problem.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ annual Free Fishing Weekend will take place this Saturday and Sunday.[…]
Year: 2017
News Breaker
LDWF pulls controversial red snapper pilot program
Exactly two weeks after touting a pilot study praised by the governor that would have awarded 150 randomly selected anglers the opportunity to catch 25,000 pounds of Gulf red snapper — and just days after that same plan was torched by the Louisiana legislature in a resolution calling for the study to be scrapped — the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced it was deferring the controversial program until August.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
The Circle Rigs
I was wondering the coordinates for the circle rigs out of Belle pass. This is a group of rigs in a circle with numerous artificial reefs made up of old oil rigs and military APC’s. I believe it is approximately 30 miles due south of the pass?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish bite on at Pointe-aux-Chenes
Everyone knows a falling tide is the best-case scenario to catch quick limits of redfish. So what do you do if the forecast calls for an extended period of daytime rising water levels?[…]
Fishing
Cool Breeze Gen 3 available now!
Meet your new favorite fishing shirt.
The third generation of the Sportsman’s high-performance Cool Breeze shirts have arrived, and they’re made from a revolutionary fabric with moisture-activated cooling technology. They’re so lightweight, you’ll barely feel like you have a shirt on at all. […]
News Breaker
Facebook video documenting gator shootings leads to citations
A Facebook video led to citations for three Jennings men on June 3 accused of alligator and frog citations in Jefferson Davis Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
News Breaker
27-day weekend-only recreational red snapper season in the works
Forget that tired old tie and pair of socks: Get your dad a nice red snapper rig this Father’s Day — because it looks like he might be able to use it all summer long this year in federal waters.[…]
Inshore Fishing
CCA to build ‘Big Jack’s Reef’ in Calcasieu Lake
Anglers in Big Lake will soon have another artificial reef to fish over.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Top 7 tips for brush-top crappie
Terry Blankenship’s passion is finding and catching crappie year round. And the fish don’t stand a chance when the summer heat pushes fish out to deep, flooded brush and standing timber.[…]
Fishing
Overdue boaters found safe Monday on Mississippi River
Search and rescue teams found two overdue boaters on the Mississippi River in West Feliciana Parish Monday morning, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Angler lands pompano in marsh out of Port Sulphur
Capt. Ross Montet had quite a day on Tuesday.
Dodging rain all day out of Happy Jack Marina in Port Sulphur, Montet had his crew working in Bay Sans Bois off of Grand Bayou trying to put together a decent box of fish in less-than-ideal conditions. […]
News Breaker
Officials negotiating potential expansion of 2017 Gulf red snapper season
LouisianaSportsman.com has learned negotiations are currently ongoing between the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. House of Representatives and the five Gulf states to potentially expand the just-concluded three-day 2017 recreational red snapper season in federal waters.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend post-spawn shallow bite still hot
Mention post-spawn bass fishing at a tournament club meeting and you can watch frowns materialize on many faces.[…]
Fishing
Fuel accidentally pumped into rod holder leads to explosion
Three people were injured when a boat exploded last week in North Carolina after 28 gallons of fuel were inadvertently pumped into a fishing rod holder instead of the gas tank, according to media reports.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Playing the wind for solid Cocodrie trout
The fishing out of Cocodrie has been on fire every single day, according to Capt. Tommy Pellegrin. The only thing that changes is the size of the fish, and that’s contingent on one key variable.[…]
Columns
Live fast; die young
If ever a motto could be used to describe a fish, this one describes the dolphin, the riotously-colored, hyperkinetic, blue-water fish that Hawaiians aptly call mahi-mahi, which translates out as “strong-strong.”[…]