Inshore Fishing
Two cited for alleged Big Lake oyster violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two Cameron men for alleged oyster violations on May 7 in Calcasieu Lake.[…]
Year: 2018
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A cast by any other name
I never do a presentation on fly fishing for speckled trout without including the Vertically Oriented Strike Indicator (VOSI). My creation has helped me to catch thousands of specks on the long rod.[…]
Fishing
Tippets
It’s been a rough spring so far, but if May is normal, it’ll be a popping-bug lover’s paradise. Bluegills will be blowing up bugs in blue, green, or yellow. Cast under trees, near docks and along grass lines. […]
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Three men cited for allegedly possessing 35 redfish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three men in Jefferson Parish on May 6 for allegedly possessing 35 redfish, according to a news release.[…]
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Marsh Man Masson vid: Speckled trout barrier-island beatdown
Hot speckled trout fishing along Louisiana’s barrier islands might be two weeks behind schedule, but it kicked off big-time this week with bruiser fish flying over the gunwales. I had a front-row seat to the action Monday during a trip out of Grand Isle with Capt. Frank Dreher and my good buddy, Chris Macaluso.[…]
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Waypoints for Cocodrie & Dulac
As a help in fishing the area, I have complied fishing waypoint positions throughout the area. Captain Paul’s Fishing Edge of GPS waypoints for Cocodrie ~ Dulac has over 165 GPS waypoints in and around the area.[…]
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Body of missing Baton Rouge man recovered in Gulf
The body of a Baton Rouge man missing after a May 2 fatal accident near South Pass was recovered Saturday morning, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
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Marsh Man Masson vid: Targeting rod-shattering redfish from a tower
Two decades ago, Jason Baker of Poplarville, Miss., contracted the virus that’s inflicted so many South Louisiana anglers. These otherwise normal fishermen abandon all sense of decorum and fishing tradition to climb towering platforms and scan shallow flats through polarized sunglasses, searching for line-stripping redfish.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF: Still no CWD cases in Northeast Louisiana
Almost 200 sample results have been received, and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department is reporting that none have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in three Northeast Louisiana parishes.[…]
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Potential No. 2-ranked atypical Louisiana turkey downed in West Feliciana Parish
After a pretty intense game of cat-and-mouse this past weekend, Clint Gray and Eric Templet teamed up and eventually put down a six-bearded gobbler Sunday morning in West Feliciana Parish that, once officially certified by the National Wild Turkey Federation, will become Louisiana’s No. 2-ranked atypical gobbler in the all-time record books.[…]
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Recreational red snapper season to open May 25
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday set the recreational red snapper season in both federal and state waters to kick off on Friday, May 25, according to a news release from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Fishing
Win Prizes by Catching Fish with CCA STAR
The CCA Louisiana STAR (Statewide Tournament and Anglers Rodeo) begins on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and last until Labor Day. During the competition, anglers compete for over $500,000 in prizes. Its signature division is the Tagged Redfish Division.[…]
Fishing
Brand new Sportsman TV: Tagging redfish for CCA Star near Grand Isle
The CCA Louisiana STAR (Statewide Tournament and Anglers Rodeo) begins Saturday, May 26, and concludes on Labor Day, Sept. 3. During the competition, anglers compete for over $500,000 in prizes.[…]
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Capsized boat near South Pass leaves one dead, one missing
One man is dead and another is missing after a 27-foot boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning about a half-mile from South Pass in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Field Notes
Inshore insights: Understanding the action of a fishing rod
You can’t go wrong when an experienced friend recommends a trusted brand, but over the years I’ve learned it’s easier to decide what’s best for me by learning the difference between rod length, power and action.[…]
Columns
Venom puts the sting in stingrays
If there is a fish that saltwater anglers dislike hooking more than a hardhead catfish, it’s got to be a stingray. The presence of the truly venomous sting on their tail means there really is no good way to unhook them. […]