The Lake Charles Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana will host the 25th Annual Trout ShootOut on June 5th at Calcasieu Point Landing in Lake Charles.[…]
A large swath of the Terrebonne Parish marshes that were closed to all fishing because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will reopen today (May 26) at 6 p.m., but the closure of state offshore waters between the eastern shore of Marsh Island and Freshwater Bayou was reinstated effective just before 5 p.m., the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Recreational and commercial fishing was shut down last night (May 22) in all of Barataria Bay and much of the marsh stretching from Golden Meadow west to Point au Fer because of “confirmed oil reports” from the Deepwater Horizon spill, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
A portion of Barataria Bay has been closed to all fishing, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced this afternoon (May 22). The closure went into effect just before 5:20 p.m.[…]
It’s hard to believe with all the sensationalized stories coming out of coastal Louisiana, but there are places that haven’t been shut down to recreational fishing. Take Lake Pontchartrain for instance.[…]
Louisiana speckled trout fishermen are a dedicated bunch, for the most part fishing year round. But May seems to be a special month, heralding the onset of summer and its hot speck fishing.[…]
“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” — Ancient proverb
If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, what is a Bush at hand worth under the birds?[…]
The month of May was made for speckled trout and bream fishermen.[…]
The sign from a long-departed marina reads, “Welcome to the End of the World,” but for redfish anglers, Delacroix looks more like the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.[…]
Spring is finally in full bloom. Winter has released its icy grip for another year, and the birds are back to singing their merry tunes. Bees are buzzing, grass is growing and the gardeners among us are glad to get their fingers down in the soil again.[…]
If you look up “spunk” in the dictionary, you might find Keitha Broussard’s picture illustrating the entry.[…]
Capt. Greg Schlumbrecht believes that the old 80/20 rule is no more evident anywhere else in the world than it is at Lake Pontchartrain during May.[…]
Folks in Louisiana are used to “passing a good time,” and of those folks wanting to pass a good time on the water this month need to hook up the boat and drive down Highway 315 in southern Terrebonne Parish until the pavement ends.[…]
I’ve always thought redfishing with a cork was akin to reaching your hand into a hornets nest and tickling the queen – just plain painful.[…]
The bill that aimed to ban bowfishing for redfish was pulled today (April 21) by Sen. Dan Claitor, who said one of the main reasons was unfavorable public input.[…]
It looks like the speckled trout bite has started to pick up steam all across coastal Louisiana within the last week or two.[…]