Inshore Fishing
Coastal fish kills due to hypoxia, LDWF says
Several fish kills along the Louisiana have been reported in the past week or so, and a state fisheries biologist said the culprit was low dissolved oxygen levels.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Holy Mackerel has incredible trip out of Venice
LouisianaSportsman.com regular Holy Mackerel (who goes by the every-day alias of John Gremillion when not on the site) experienced a great weekend trip out of Venice, targeting several different species.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Shelled & Shallacked: Lake Borgne rigs still a speckled trout mecca this month
Garrett didn’t brag: I’ve got to give him that.[…]
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Saltwater Series: Lake Robin
September can sometimes be a difficult month to catch speckled trout. As they make their way in from the exterior lakes and bays to the interior ponds and bayous, September trout are notorious for being here today and gone tomorrow.[…]
Inshore Fishing
MRGO fish kill not tied to BP oil spill, LDWF says
Biologists investigating a fish kill in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet determined the fish died because of low oxygen levels, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Saltwater Series: Lake Borgne
To say that Lake Borgne and Rodney Dangerfield have a lot in common might be a little too strong. At least everybody knew who Rodney Dangerfield was even if they didn’t respect him.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Federal agreement, not science behind new recreational closures, LDWF official says
Anglers rejoiced when the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission overrode almost all recreational inshore fishing closures in July, and it seemed the panel’s directions to the agency it oversees was clear: no closures that weren’t called for by science or the presence of heavy oil.[…]
Inshore Fishing
No change in recreational fishing closures, openings promised
Three weeks after most fishing closures enacted in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill were overturned by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, there still are numerous areas closed to recreational anglers – and that didn’t change during today’s (Aug. 5) commission meeting.[…]
Inshore Fishing
User Holy Mackerel: Counting many blessings
It’s been said the secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles. Sometimes we’re so caught up in whatever we forget to enjoy what we have or the moment.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Recreational fishing reopens at mouth of Mississippi River
Recreational fishing reopens at the mouth of the Mississippi River today at 6 p.m., the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness announced.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish stacked up around MRGO wash outs
Four boats crowded around a single piling jutting above the rocks forced Captain Ron Hope and I to keep looking for a spot.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Isle anglers finding easy speckled trout limits
Grand Isle’s speckled trout population apparently enjoyed its two-month break.[…]
ICAST Products
Top Brass Tackle Super Spike Premium Jighead
Don’t screw around with twisted bits of wire or small blunt barbs. Rig your soft plastics with the Super Spike Premium Jighead featuring a stainless steel spike with large aggressive barbs.[…]
ICAST Products
Frabill Hiber-Net XL retractable net
Quick, name the one piece of fishing gear that although vital to putting fish in the boat, often gets left behind because you’ve simply run out of space? On many of these excursions, carrying a landing net just isn’t practical.[…]
ICAST Products
Berkley Gulp! Ripple Mullets
Nothing fights like a redfish, and nothing fishes like the new Berkley Gulp! Alive! and Gulp! 4-inch Ripple Mullet.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Portion of Plaquemines Parish waters reopened to catch-and-keep fishing
A portion of the Plaquemines Parish waters closed to fishing on Monday were reopened last night (July 7) by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]