Breaking News
$275,000 trout among prizes still available in free Geaux Fish tournament
Monday (Sept. 5) is the final day to fish for up to $275,000 in cash and prizes in the free Geaux Fish coastal tournament.[…]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Five injured in Diversion Canal boat crash
Four Baton Rougeans, including a coach of the LSU cheer coach, were injured Saturday (Aug. 27) when the boat in which they were riding apparently slammed into a pier on the Diversion Canal, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
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Crabbing just as much fun as it used to be
Although the memory is a little fuzzy, one of the first outdoor experiences that I can remember as a kid is crabbing.[…]
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Rigolets bridge loaded with fat speckled trout
“Damn, there’s Eric!”
The anglers in the approaching boat sounded a little perturbed about having been beaten by an earlier bird. And as any veteran angler knows, driving to your hole only to find another boat already sitting there is one of the most sinking feelings in all of fishing.[…]
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Trio has speckled trout success on east side of Mississippi River
I’ve got to admit that when Allen Dupont called to tell me to meet him and his two fishing buddies at Breton Sound Marina at 4:30 a.m., I thought that we would sit around and shoot the bull until it got light enough to run.[…]
Fishing
Protect your electronics investment
There is a list of risks I won’t take with my electronics, and it starts with leaving them installed while trailering to and from the launching ramp.[…]
Columns
Teach a child to fly fish and change a life
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
Belle, my faithful collie and occasional fishing companion, sees it differently. From her perspective, you can’t teach an old human new tricks.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Snake Island now just a reef
Dear Capt. Paul:
How long has Snake Island in Black Bay been washed away? I looked at some old maps from the late 1990s, but did not see it. Can you help me locate it? GPS coordinates would be great.[…]
Bass Fishing
Homebodies…Studies show bass don’t move much
Largemouth bass has a home range, loosely defined as the area that the animal uses regularly in its quest for survival and reproduction.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Fishing regs change Sept. 1 on waters along Texas border
Fishing regulations on the waters running along the Louisiana-Texas border change Sept. 1 to make size restrictions and daily bags consistent, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Bass Fishing
Amite River loaded with spotted bass
In remote Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Samoa, the natives often suffer from river fever. The disease is caused by being bitten by a bug — the spotted mosquito.[…]
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Anglers use underwater lights to bring fish to them
So there I was, walking the crowded aisles of the New Orleans Convention Center, looking at the displays of tackle, baits, boats and all things pertaining to fishing, during the week of the Bass Classic. I remember saying it was like a toy store for fishermen, and I was soaking in as much as I could.[…]
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Underfished Delacroix area loaded with redfish
The beast thrashed at boatside splashing us with warm water as Pelayo held on for dear life shouting: “Choot him! Choot him!”[…]
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Easy redfish action at mouth of the Atchafalaya River
The Atchafalaya Delta has to be the foggiest place on earth, certainly in Louisiana. I was sitting in the dark at the Wax Lake Boat Landing at Calumet, waiting for the fog to lift for the run down to Wax Lake Delta to fish for redfish.[…]
News Breaker
Fishermen cited for red-snapper violations
Six men were cited for alleged offshore fishing violations including possessing red snapper out of season in two separate stops on Aug. 15-16, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported today (Aug. 25).[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Seafood, water-well sampling in progress after Pearl River fish kill
The Bogalusa paper mill responsible for the spill that caused a massive fish kill in the Pearl River has agreed to the fund state testing of seafood and private water wells, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]