When Scott Walker, a.k.a. “nightfisher” on LouisianaSportsman, messaged me that I needed to tie on a MirrOlure Top Dog Jr. before I left for our trip, I knew we were in for some fun.[…]
The cocaho, variously spelled cocahoe, cacaho or cacahoe in Louisiana, is known by anglers as the mud minnow in Texas and the bull minnow in Alabama and Florida.[…]
Except for the glittering lights of Lafitte on one side of the bayou and Barataria on the other, the night was pitch-black. It was a beautiful sight on Bayou Barataria.[…]
Munkey Junk ends every set they play with Cheap Trick’s first-ever Billboard Hot 100 hit “Surrender.” The chorus repeats surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away.[…]
Last Saturday (June 11,) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began closing the Bonnet Carre spillway. Closing 20 to 30 bays per day (river stage permitting), the structure may be entirely closed in a couple of weeks.
With the closure comes the next phase of impacts to Lake Pontchartrain. Lake users are asked to contact the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation if they happen to encounter anything out of the ordinary so the foundation can track locations of events.[…]
A boating accident near Hopedale left one person dead and another injured early this morning (June 16).[…]
Grand Isle is a perennial favorite because it’s a consistent producer, but there is so much water around the barrier island that fishermen can get overwhelmed. Here are some options to consider.[…]
Capt. Ron Price was heading out to Breton Sound to put his clients on some fish this morning (June 8), but was surprised when he came across an oil slick about 2 miles northeast of Baptiste Collette.
“It stunk really bad,” Price said.
Photos and a short video showing the slick are being obtained by LouisianaSportsman.com, and will be posted as soon as possible.[…]
Lakes Pontchartrain and Borgne have been getting an underserved bad rap since the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway several weeks ago. Nervous anglers have been watching the mud line creep eastward across Pontchartrain, but those in the know have discovered that mud hasn’t as shut down the trout bite.
“Guys in Venice have been dealing with mud for as long as they’ve fished down there,” Capt. John Falterman with Therapy Charters said. “And that hasn’t stopped them. They’ve learned that beneath the ugly surface is the green water that trout love. Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not there.”[…]
Construction of Louisiana’s largest artificial inshore reef at the eroded Independence Island wrapped up Monday (June 6), the Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana announced.[…]
Fishing birds is so easy, even Geico’s caveman could do it.[…]
“Hope springs eternal in the human breast.” — Alexander Pope
“Love never ends.” — The Bible[…]
Meteorology isn’t real science. It’s like alchemy, in which so-called scientists worked to turn base metals into gold.[…]
Big trout were being caught on the Lake Pontchartrain bridges when the Bonnet Carre Spillway was opened May 9, and many feared the infusion of millions of gallons of Mississippi River water into the lake would end the annual big-fish bonanza.[…]
This past Friday (May 27) was one of the few days Louisiana anglers have had recently to fish without having to worry too much about the wind.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today (May 25) that Elmer’s Island, which has been closed since May 2010 as a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will reopen at noon Friday.[…]