Speckled trout and reds have been solid producers out of Venice and Buras recently, and with light southerly winds anticipated this week, the fishing forecast remains favorable.[…]
With recreational landings increasing and the possibility that the population is declining, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries has announced a bag limit of ten vermilion snapper within the 20-fish aggregate reef fish bag limit, according to a press release from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.[…]
Drab, mottled gray, buck-toothed, big-headed and pig-eyed — a gray triggerfish wouldn’t fit anyone’s definition of cute or beautiful. Inexperienced offshore fishermen who reel in one of these charmers at an offshore oil platform will usually stare at their catch clueless as to what it is.
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In an effort to capture the most comprehensive data possible, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission added gray snapper, wahoo, cobia and dolphin to the free required offshore landing permit, according to a press release.[…]
Hunter Marcel is the sportsman’s version of the old U.S. Army recruitment ad from the early 1980s: The 23-year-old Houma native does more before 9 a.m. than most people do all day. […]
Casey Arceneaux has seen lots of bass, but not one like he scooped out of the water when he and his family were fishing off of Bayou Black last fall.[…]
After almost too many days to count of a steady west wind blowing across the southeast Louisiana coast, today brought a welcomed change: a slight breeze from the northeast and a calm day on the water.[…]
The CCA Louisiana Statewide Tournament and Angler’s Rodeo wraps up on Labor Day, and it looks like it will be a fight to the finish across most divisions.[…]
Perfect for hot days on the water, Columbia Sportswear’s PFG Freezer Zero long sleeve tee uses its Omni-Freeze ZERO technology to react with sweat and lower the temperature of the material so you feel cooler.[…]
“There’s some fish moving on that cut over there,” said Capt. Robby Trahan, pointing to a finger bayou coming out of the marsh on Sabine Lake’s northeastern edge. “They’re going down these banks right now because there’s a lot of bait in here.”[…]
Everywhere I went, I kept running across this guy selling ice chest hinges.[…]
Mention the word “August” to anyone who lives in Southeast Louisiana, and several thoughts immediately come to mind. None of them are exciting.[…]
Capt. Bobby Gros enclosed the baitfish in his dripping-wet palm, and with a few wiggles of his fingertips, maneuvered it so that only its head emerged from his thick hand.[…]
The horror finally became intolerable, and I creaked out of bed and limped out to the beach-front porch — to find that Pelayo and Eddie had beat me to it.[…]
As far as clichés go, few are more frequently used than, “Dynamite comes in small packages.”[…]
Aaron Langlois has an internal alarm clock set by his ancestors through Canada all the way back to France.[…]