Inshore Fishing
Sabine Lake fishing regulations
Border waters are tricky to fish. Which state’s rules apply where?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Johnson Bayou’s history
It felt like I was passing through a whole ’nother country on the drive down to Johnson Bayou. It was wide-open space, like the high prairies of North Dakota — Louisiana’s own “Big Sky Country.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Sabine’s summer trout cycle
Ricky Trahan said the live croaker pattern in the Sabine channel holds from May through September of each year.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trahan’s croaker tips
Capt. Ricky Trahan specializes in fishing with live croakers. Here are his tips to getting the most out of the bait.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing forges friendship
Robbie Trahan and Mark Driscoll couldn’t be more different — in almost every way.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to avoid Mr. Toothy
Capt. Theophile Bourgeois said to keep this truth in mind: You’re in Mother Nature’s yard.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Summer fishing weather warning
I have never fished the Mississippi Delta during the summer months without getting chased off a spot by a pop-up storm.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Late-summer heat means early start for specks on MRGO rocks
August typically features some of the hottest temperatures of Louisiana’s long summer, and for Shell Beach guide Capt. Jakamo Laboureur that means it’s time to get an early start to beat the heat to catch speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three arrested for oyster violations in St. Bernard Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested three men on Tuesday for alleged oyster and boating safety violations in St. Bernard Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF: Vehicles now permanently prohibited on Elmer’s Island beaches
Anglers arriving by vehicle to fish on Elmer’s Island better get some comfortable walking shoes.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Four cited for shrimping violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited multiple boats in Plaquemines Parish last weekend for alleged shrimping violations.[…]
Inshore Fishing
‘Smiley-faced’ redfish caught near Sable Island
It doesn’t take much these days to have a very pessimistic view of life.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fall shrimp season opening dates announced
The 2016 fall shrimp season from the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel buoy line eastward to the Mississippi/Louisiana state line will kick off at 6 p.m. next Monday, Aug. 15, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
August tactics to catch Big Lake speckled trout
When August rolls around, Capt. Nick Poe pretty much has three locations on his mind to target speckled trout out of Big Lake: the beach, the Cameron jetties and the rigs near Johnson Bayou.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Keys to Delacroix’s late-summer trout
Stand outside for one minute in the middle of a sunny August day and you’ll immediately go back into your cool A/C, curse the summer heat and swear you’ll never utter a negative word about winter ever again.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Six cited for illegal shrimping activity, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited six men in Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes this week for alleged shrimping violations.[…]