Fishing
Chris Macaluso – Oyster Reefs
This is a short video on the importance of the Oyster Reefs around Louisiana.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Hack Tyson’s Punchout
In the 1987 Nintendo released the video game, “Mike Tyson’s Punchout”. It is one of the best received video games of all time. Fast forward to 2014 when bass pro and Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney decided to make a quick trip to lake Des Allemands using the bass fishing technique known as “punching”.[…]
Fishing
Two Jefferson Parish men arrested for alleged commercial crabbing violations
Two Jefferson Parish men were arrested for allegedly stealing crabs in Plaquemines Parish, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout stocks in no danger, LDWF official says
Work on the soon-to-be-completed statewide speckled trout stock assessment indicates the species is in good shape despite recent concerns from some coastal anglers, a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist told a crowd of almost 200 people last night in Lake Charles.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney puches hard in Des Allemands, knocks out some big bass
Bassmaster Elite Series pro and Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney punched through some thick grass mats and caught some nice bass on a recent trip to Des Allemands.[…]
Columns
Taming the gorilla
Flyrodders love small waters. I once dug a hole in my backyard that filled with rain, and several of my fly fishing buddies wanted me to stock it.[…]
Fishing
Trout stocks in no danger, LDWF official says
Work on the soon-to-be-completed statewide speckled trout stock assessment indicates the species is in good shape despite recent concerns from some coastal anglers, a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist told a crowd of almost 200 people last night in Lake Charles.[…]
Fishing
Get all knotted up – with the surgeon’s knot
EDITOR’S NOTE: With fishing action in full swing this summer, we thought now would be a great time to highlight a series on several basic fishing knots that can be used by a variety of anglers. […]
Inshore Fishing
Shrimp season to close July 15 in Terrebonne and Barataria Basins
The spring inshore shrimp season will close at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15 in the Terrebonne and Barataria Basins from the eastern shore of South Pass westward to the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel at Eugene Island, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Unregistered angler catches CCA STAR redfish Monday near Elmer’s Island
For the second time this summer, an angler not registered in the CCA STAR Tournament caught a tagged redfish and missed out on a brand new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Dismantling of the Pickets scheduled to begin Monday
Workers are scheduled to begin dismantling the Pickets on July 14 in preparation for the installation of three separate 5-acre artificial reefs on the trout-fishing hotspot in Terrebonne Parish, a company official said.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Jug-lining surprise in Copasaw Canal
When Jake Freeman saw a couple of the jugs he had just set out in the Copasaw Canal take off late one afternoon last month, he was expecting some really nice catfish on the other end of the lines.[…]
Columns
Trout Masters Too excerpt: catching specks in the marshes, lakes and bays of St. Bernard Parish
In this excerpt from Trout Masters Too: How the pros do it, Capt. Charlie Thomason with Capt. Charlie Thomason’s Bayou Charters shares tips and tactics that can be used by trout anglers across the coast. […]
Fishing
Mississippi man dies in boating accident on Pearl River, LDWF says
A 45-year-old Picayune, Miss. man died after his boat went over the Walkiah Bluff water control structure and he was ejected, according to a press release.[…]
Fishing
LDWF advises saltwater anglers of potential dangers of vibrio infections
Citing ten to 15 cases in Louisiana each year, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries advised saltwater anglers to be aware of the potential dangers of vibrio vulnificus bacteria.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Polecat Bend and Baldwin Lodge
Dear Capt. Paul:
Have you ever heard of a fishing place called Baldwin Lodge? It is somewhere near the Polecat Bend, wherever that is located. I believe that it is somewhere in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]