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Houma angler lands potential No.3-tarpon near Grand Isle on Monday
Lance “Coon” Schouest’s elusive quest to land a new state record tarpon will have to wait.[…]
Offshore Fishing
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Louisiana state waters to open concurrently with feds for recreational red snapper season beginning on Oct. 1
With the recent announcement by NOAA Fisheries confirming a 14-day fall red snapper season starting Oct. 1 in federal Gulf of Mexico waters, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced state waters will open during the same time period.[…]
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NOAA Fisheries confirms 14-day red snapper recreational season
As reported by LouisianaSportsman.com last Tuesday, NOAA Fisheries confirmed on Friday there will be a 14-day red snapper recreational season beginning on Oct. 1.[…]
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Legislation introduced in D.C. pushes for Gulf states partnership to manage red snapper
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduced legislation in Washington, D.C. yesterday supporting a coordinated Gulf states partnership that would chart a new course for the management of red snapper, according to a press release.[…]
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Fall recreational red snapper season a go, feds say
Despite higher-than-anticipated catch estimates from the June season, it appears there will, in fact, be a 14-day federal recreational red snapper season beginning Oct. 1, officials told Louisiana Sportsman late Tuesday afternoon.[…]
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Louisiana’s recreational red snapper weekend-only season ends Sept. 29
With the potential 21-day federal red snapper season that was slated to start Oct. 1 in jeopardy, the Louisiana Department of WIldlife and Fisheries reminded state anglers Friday the weekend-only season ends on Sept. 29.[…]
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LDWF cites three Texas men on alleged red snapper violations in Gulf of Mexico
During patrol inspections of 20 boats in the Gulf of Mexico this past weekend, agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three Texas men in two separate cases for alleged red snapper violations, according to a press release.[…]
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Fall red snapper season unlikely, LDWF says
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said today that the fall red snapper season initally announced in July is unlikely to take place in the wake of federal fisheries managers’ announcement earlier this week that new catch estimates indicate the 2013 recreational quota already has been surpassed.[…]
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2013 fall red snapper season now uncertain
Preliminary catch estimates were significantly higher than expected for the 2013 recreational red snapper season, according to a press release from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.[…]
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NOAA Fisheries proposes up to a 21-day supplemental recreational red snapper season
NOAA Fisheries is proposing a potential 21-day supplemental recreational red snapper fishing season beginning on Oct. 1 and is seeking public input on the proposed rule that would increase the commercial and recreation quotas in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a news release.[…]
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LDWF moves forward on establishing recreational and commercial tripletail limits
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission recently approved a Notice of Intent to establish recreational and commercial regulations for the harvest of tripletail, according to a press release.[…]
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NOAA announces new bag limit for vermilion snapper, elimination of reef fish venting tool requirement
With recreational landings increasing and the possibility that the population is declining, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries has announced a bag limit of ten vermilion snapper within the 20-fish aggregate reef fish bag limit, according to a press release from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.[…]
Columns
No one can call a triggerfish cute
Drab, mottled gray, buck-toothed, big-headed and pig-eyed — a gray triggerfish wouldn’t fit anyone’s definition of cute or beautiful. Inexperienced offshore fishermen who reel in one of these charmers at an offshore oil platform will usually stare at their catch clueless as to what it is.
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Offshore permit requirement dropped for yellowfin tuna, added for gray snapper, wahoo, cobia and dolphin
In an effort to capture the most comprehensive data possible, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission added gray snapper, wahoo, cobia and dolphin to the free required offshore landing permit, according to a press release.[…]
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Rigged up — Catch more fish at the rigs off Grand Isle
The horror finally became intolerable, and I creaked out of bed and limped out to the beach-front porch — to find that Pelayo and Eddie had beat me to it.[…]
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LDWF biologists on the lookout for Asian tiger prawns
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking local shrimpers to report any catches of Asian tiger prawns to the department, according to a press release.[…]