Fishing

Breaking News

Charter boat accident sends three to the hospital, U.S. Coast Guard says

July 12, 2011 From News Reports

The charter boat Looney Tuna took on water and capsized this morning (July 12) in Southwest Pass south of Venice in an accident that resulted in three people being medevaced by the U.S. Coast Guard, the agency reported.

The report of the incident was received by the Coast Guard about 8:50 a.m., and a Southwest Pass station pilot boat reportedly rescued the six passengers aboard the 36-foot boat, the Coast Guard reported.[…]

Breaking News

LDWF says Henderson Lake fish kill caused by thunderstorm

July 8, 2011 Andy Crawford

A fish kill that was reported on the LouisianaSportsman.com forum yesterday (July 7) is believed to have been caused by a heavy thunderstorm the previous day, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.

“The instant addition of cold rainwater into channels like the one between McGee’s Landing and Whiskey River landing and The Boulevard caused the water to turn over,” LDWF’s Mike Walker said. “This brought low oxygen to the surface, and the resulting net oxygen level was not enough to sustain fish life.”[…]

Inshore Fishing

Pontchartrain Basin fishing options

July 8, 2011 Rusty Tardo

Unless you are strictly a freshwater angler, the opening of the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway has definitely altered your fishing plans for the summer. On May 9, the Corps of Engineers began opening the bays of the spillway to divert some of the rising river water into Lake Pontchartrain, and from there into the Gulf.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Seaplane makes fishing barrier islands a breeze

July 6, 2011 Chris Ginn

I’m not a huge fan of flying, but when Capt. Theophile Bourgeois invited me and Louisiana Sportsman editor Todd Masson to fly with him in a seaplane out to Gosier Island to wade-fish for speckled trout I knew I would have to cast my fears aside, especially after Bourgeois texted me pictures of the trout he had been catching.[…]

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The Spillway Effect

July 5, 2011 Rusty Tardo

Unless you are strictly a freshwater angler, the opening of the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway has definitely altered your fishing plans for the summer. On May 9, the Corps of Engineers began opening the bays of the spillway to divert some of the rising river water into Lake Pontchartrain, and from there into the Gulf.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Five men cited for illegal fishing on Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA

June 30, 2011 From News Reports

Five Houma-area men were cited Monday (June 27) for alleged illegal activity on Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.

Agents cited Tony Vaughn, 27, of Montegut; Craig Vogel, 25, of Houma; and Jamie Theriot, 31, of Houma for not abiding by WMA rules and regulations after agents allegedly observed the men crabbing on one of the WMA dams after legal sunset.[…]