The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday considered a notice of intent that would modify the ban on commercial fishing gear at Poverty Point and establish a commercial fishing season on the 2,700-acre man-made reservoir in Richland Parish.[…]
The 2016 red snapper season reopens Friday for weekends-only fishing, with a two fish daily limit and 16-inch total length minimum size.[…]
Fishing on Calcasieu Lake this month is for the birds — literally.[…]
When many anglers think of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin in October, they think of the Trestles.[…]
Offshore bottom fishermen love groupers, mostly because they are so good to eat.[…]
If you’re wondering when this year’s ‘World Series’ speckled trout run will crank up on Lake Pontchartrain — or if you have any other fall fishing questions — you can probably get them answered this Tuesday evening from an impressive panel of captains at the CCA Metro New Orleans Fall Fishing Seminar.[…]
Everyone loves a good topwater bite, so knowing how to “walk the dog” is almost mandatory. But what if you could get even more action out of a lure while keeping it in the strike zone?[…]
Word association games show us our true perceptions by drawing forth gut responses.[…]
It wasn’t like shooting fish in a barrel. I thought they would be just kind of sitting there, hovering helplessly in gin-clear water, hypnotized by the boat’s bright lights.[…]
October offers fantastic redfish fishing. This Lafitte backup plan will keep your rod bowed and your ice chest full.[…]
Redfish move into Vermilion Bay, and you can catch all you want. Or you could bypass the crowds and target these unpressured redfish.[…]
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a South Carolina man Thursday for alleged charter fishing guide violations in St. Bernard Parish.[…]
The Louisiana Coastal Conservation Association’s STAR Tournament officially has a new first place speckled trout angler in the West Division — after the long-time leader was officially disqualified this week for failing a polygraph test.[…]
The ongoing turmoil at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries continued Thursday in the wake of its opposition to regional management of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico — but this time another state is involved in the dust-up.[…]
With an incoming tide and dirtier-than-expected water to start the day Wednesday, it took a while for the bass bite to turn on down in Venice.[…]
If you want to see what goes on behind the scenes while filming an episode of Sportsman TV, check out Louisiana Sportsman’s Facebook page all day Wednesday for live reports from Greg Hackney — who’s down in Venice to target bass at the Delta National Wildlife Refuge.[…]