Fishing
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Fishing
Fishing Tournaments
Bass tournament benefitting wounded game warden scheduled for Lake D’Arbonne
A fishing tournament benefitting the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent who was shot in the back during a traffic stop in May is scheduled to take place later this month on Lake D’Arbonne.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Six arrested for oyster violations in St. Bernard Parish
Enforcement agents arrested six men from two different vessels Friday for alleged oyster violations in St. Bernard Parish, according to a news release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout bite still going strong out of Cocodrie
Despite warmer-than-usual temperatures in August, the speckled trout bite out of Cocodrie is still going strong, according to a fishing guide.[…]
News Breaker
Potential No. 3-ranked Warsaw grouper landed out of Fourchon
It wasn’t quite Ahab pursuing Moby Dick, but Capt. Paul Guidroz was a man on a mission last weekend, intent on catching up with a giant Warsaw grouper that had escaped him only days earlier out of Fourchon.[…]
Big Bass
Potential New Orleans City Park record largemouth caught and released Monday
Most anglers with two good hands never catch a largemouth bass approaching anything close to 10 pounds, but Mike Laviolette accomplished the feat single-handedly Monday morning at a lagoon in New Orleans City Park. […]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout back at Breton Island
The unusually high level of the Mississippi River was the bane of many a trout fisherman in Southeast Louisiana this summer, including anglers who found Breton Island awash in a sea of freshwater pumped in by persistent westerly winds.[…]
Fishing
What is Meosar?
Delving into the COSPAS-SARSAT system can quickly have you drowning in alphabet soup.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Grand Isle’s Hurricane Hole Marina to host 2015 Tuna Challenge
The all-new Hurricane Hole Marina on Grand Isle is hosting a winner-take-all Tuna Challenge in September featuring up to a $50,000 first prize.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
C.O.P.S. Fallen Officers Memorial Invitational Bass Tournament set for Sept. 17-19
A bass tournament benefitting families and coworkers of police officers killed in the line of duty will be held next month out of Red River South Marina in Bossier City.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Beach bite back on at Grand Isle
A welcomed north wind is expected this week with the passage of an early cool front — perfect conditions to target speckled trout and redfish along the beach at Grand Isle.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Buras bull red beatdown
Gary Abernethy has been lucky enough to fish in a variety of pretty special places, including Montana, the Bahamas and the Florida Keys. […]
Columns
Some accidents can be avoided
On a hot July Saturday some years ago, a group of friends launched their boats on Red River for an afternoon of fun on the water. They travelled upriver to a sandbar just north of a port and barge-mooring location on the Red.[…]
Crappie/Bream
The key to summertime crappie limits
According to veteran guide Jerry Neeley, a limit of big crappie in August is as easy as a technique he calls “power trolling.”[…]
Field Notes
Tips for better fish mounts
It’s amongst the chaos of landing a trophy fish that preparations start to ensure the fish arrives at your taxidermist in optimal condition.[…]
News Breaker
VIDEO: Is this the world-record tuna
The heaviest tuna I ever landed was a roughly 115-pound yellowfin. But the meanest one was a 90-pounder that almost killed me. I mean the danged thing just refused to give up, and I almost threw the rod, reel and stand-up belt overboard in capitulation.[…]