Fishing
Two Houma men plead guilty to oyster violations
Two Terrebonne Parish men were sentenced last week for illegal oyster violations in connection with a June incident in Sevin Canal in Terrebonne Parish.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
IFA Championship events scheduled this month in Houma
Houma will be the host city for two IFA Tour championship events this month, including this week’s Kayak Fishing Tour Championship.[…]
Bass Fishing
Moss Bluff angler hooks 11.27-pound Toledo Bend largemouth
Marcel Guidroz enjoyed a productive day at Toledo Bend last Friday, catching lots of quality bass working grass lines along creek channels in the Six Mile, Mill Creek and Housen areas.[…]
Columns
Trout Masters excerpt: Wade fishing at Lake Calcasieu
Will Drost specializes in catching trophy trout, but he uses his boat pretty much for scouting and transportation only.[…]
Fishing
Gremillion, aka ‘Holy Mackerel,’ passes away Thursday
Longtime LouisianaSportsman.com forum member John Gremillion, who posted under the alias ‘Holy Mackerel,’ passed away after an extended illness Thursday afternoon.[…]
Columns
Some like it on top
I was so ecstatic when Texas A&M joined the Southeastern Conference three years ago. As an LSU fan, in addition to renewing one of our traditional rivalries, it was a chance to revive some of my favorite Aggie jokes.[…]
Bass Fishing
ESPN2 to air four-hour Bassmaster programming block Sunday afternoon
Fishing fans will get a mini-marathon of bass coverage, including Greg Hackney’s recent Angler of the Year victory, this Sunday afternoon starting at 1 p.m. on ESPN2.[…]
Contents
Little River ditch diggers – The Intracoastal Waterway in the Little River area is a magnet for November speckled trout
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway stretches 3,000 miles from New Jersey to Texas, built primarily as a safe haven for military and commercial transport along the eastern seaboard.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Horseshoe Island
Dear Capt. Paul:
An old timer once told me about a small island somewhere in Black Bay south of Mozambique Point by Breton Sound called Horseshoe Island. Try as I can, I cannot find anything on the island. Can you help?[…]
Columns
Trout Masters excerpt: Grand Isle’s tournament buster
Ulysse “Bootsie” Toups Jr. is known as a tournament buster, raking in numerous speckled trout awards since he started fishing rodeos in 1978.[…]
Fishing
Weekend boating fatality in St. Mary Parish
A 38-year-old Houma man in an aluminum skiff with his father died after crossing a wake and being ejected into the Intracoastal Waterway near the intersection of Bayou Boeuf, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Bass Fishing
B.A.S.S. anglers rescue Canadian couple on St. Lawrence River
Accidents happen fast on the water, a fact demonstrated recently during practice for the B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Divisional last week on the St. Lawrence River.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Cross Bayou weir construction in Larto-Saline Complex completed
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the new Cross Bayou weir in the Larto-Saline Complex is complete, and the lake will now refill and return to pool stage with adequate rainfall.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two men cited for alleged oyster violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men last week for alleged oyster violations in Bay Adams.[…]
News Breaker
Targeting mangroves, red snapper in East Bay
Sometimes when you’re expecting a high fastball, Mother Nature throws you a changeup instead.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout population ‘in fine shape,’ LDWF says
Many trout anglers sounded an alarm earlier this year, when their catches didn’t seem to measure up to expectations.[…]