Louisiana Sportsman

Balloon Fisher King will make fishing balloon rigs easier

February 27, 2013 Jerry Dilsaver

Balloon Fisher King is a new entry into the tackle world that will make balloon fishing simpler, easier and more efficient than it has ever been.[…]

Wahoo thick out of Cocodrie

February 16, 2013 Anthony Taylor

Trolling with anything that resembles bait around the Green Canyon and Ship Shoal blocks will most likely land a wahoo right now, Capt. Tommy Pellegrin said.[…]

359 rigs slated for decommissioning, leading scientist says action is detrimental to red snapper plan

February 14, 2013 M.A. Fisher

The number 359 has taken on a new meaning for some Louisiana anglers and conservationists: That’s the estimated number of Gulf of Mexico rigs and platforms scheduled for removal this year, according to a release by DecomWorld distributed on Jan. 15.

And according to Dr. Bob Shipp, chairman of the University of South Alabama Department of Marine Sciences, that number is way too high because removal of any decommissioned rig is premature, if not blatantly detrimental to reef fish habitat.

“As a fisheries scientist, I think it’s a very big mistake,” he said.[…]

2013 Louisiana red snapper to begin March 24

February 7, 2013 Andy Crawford

Offshore anglers launching out of Louisiana can begin hauling in red snapper on March 24 this year — more than two months before the expected opening of the federal red snapper season in federal waters.

That’s because a notice of intent to take Louisiana waters out of compliance with federal fishing regulations issued back in June has gone into effect, officials with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries’ said today (Feb. 7).[…]

A labor of love — How the New Orleans Big Game Fishing Club began

February 1, 2013 Jerald Horst

Louisiana is blessed in all things that come from the water. Its reputation as a seafood-producing and consuming state is unequaled.[…]

Fourchon Meat Haul — Catch boxes of sheepshead by fishing the rigs just off Louisiana’s coast

February 1, 2013 Humberto Fontova

The call to Doc Fontaine seemed perfunctory, a mere formality — almost pointless. After all, traditionally, mooching a Grand Isle camp for a weekend in February ain’t too hard.[…]

Cobia: The curious fish

February 1, 2013 Jerald Horst

Cobia feed from the surface of the water down to the bottom, often over 100 feet deep. And they will eat almost anything.[…]

Tuna fishing expected to pick up at the Midnight Lump

January 25, 2013 Anthony Taylor

It’s Midnight Lump season again, and Capt. Andy Cook with Captain Cook Charters said fishing there should be better in the months ahead than it has been in the past few years.[…]

Louisiana anglers ask for regional red snapper management during meeting

January 22, 2013 M.A. Fisher

A standing-room-only crowd turned out for a scoping meeting held in Baton Rouge by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council on Jan. 14 to collect public input on the ongoing management of red snapper — specifically, whether or not the Gulf of Mexico fishery should be managed as a single unit or broken up into regional management units.[…]