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Cover: June 2010-Offshore
The oil spill is keeping things touch-and-go, but there are plenty of alternatives for anglers who want to put fish in the boat.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Offshore Fishing
Federal offshore fishing closure expanded westward
NOAA has extended the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to match the Louisiana state waters closure west of the current boundaries, and to incorporate an area reportedly with oil in the southwest.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Fishing closures move west as oil is found on Marsh Island
Recreational and commercial fishing in state offshore waters from the Marsh Island’s South Point west to Freshwater Bayou ends at sunset today (May 18) because oil has been found on the beach of Marsh Island, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Some Louisiana territorial waters reopen to fishing
State offshore water stretching from the Empire Canal west to the western side Belle Pass has reopened for recreational and commercial fishing effective immediately, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today (May 12).[…]
Offshore Fishing
NOAA officials close more water to fishing, promise rapid reopenings as oil slick allows
Federal officials closed some federal waters yesterday (May 11) in the Gulf of Mexico west of the Mississippi River in response to BP oil spill, and promised quicker decision-making and reopening of waters as oil movement allows.[…]
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Breton Sound Blast
You don’t see many houseboats with hot tubs.
“Leave it to Doc Fontaine to break new ground,” Pelayo said as he, Chris and I clamped up the stairs to the houseboat deck. And it’s not like his two-story Venice houseboat wasn’t ritzy enough without it.[…]
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The Sea Monster
The strongly built man leaned against the heavily bowed rod. Rivers of sweat poured from under his sun visor and ran down his face. His green fishing shirt was soaked. His muscles burned with pain.[…]
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Offshore Train Wreck
The red snapper fishery off the Louisiana coast was once a dream world that lured a new captain named Tommy Pellegrin into making a living pulling the succulent fish from around the many rigs and wrecks littering the Gulf.[…]
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Hackney finishes year’s first Elite Series in third
Gonzales’ Greg Hackney went into today’s (March 14) final day of the season’s first Bassmaster Elite Series stop in the lead, but was unable to boat a full five-fish limit on the California Delta and tumbled to third.[…]
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Saltwater Series: Biloxi Marsh
Behind relentless wind, the beginning of the wholesale movement of speckled trout from the inside to the outside is the second-most frequently heard excuse anglers give for struggling to catch fish during March.[…]
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United We Fish rally draws congressional support for marine fisheries management changes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional leaders joined thousands of fishermen on the steps of the Capitol Wednesday (Feb. 24) to call for changes to the nation’s marine fisheries management laws.[…]
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Coalition group demands NOAA chief live up to ‘champion’ promise
The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stood before anglers last fall and promised to champion their cause, and she has now been called on to back that promise up with action to change the way recreational marine fisheries are managed.[…]
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March on Capitol to highlight need for flexible fisheries management
WASHINGTON – Thousands of fishermen from around the country are gathering today (Feb. 24) in front of the Capitol to demand changes to a federal fisheries law they say is killing jobs and eroding fishing communities.[…]
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Federal managers shut down another Gulf fishery
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) continued its bizarre history of biased management regarding Gulf amberjack when it announced this week that the recreational season for the popular offshore species will close on October 24 due to the recreational sector overfishing its quota.[…]
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Mullet Munch
The one thing that has kept me standing at the dock more often than not when it comes to catching tuna is that they are offshore.[…]
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Cover: June 2009
The month of June offers calm winds, moderate temperatures and lots and lots of bites from bass and speckled trout.[…]