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.[…]
A Denham Springs man drowned Sunday (July 3) while fishing on rocks at Grand Isle, news agency have reported.[…]
From Myrtle Grove to Venice, a trip down Highway 23 in Plaquemines Parish offers endless opportunities for fantastic kayak fishing.[…]
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.[…]
Saltwater fishing is off the charts right now across the coast.[…]
Toledo Bend angler Joe Joslin is a big fan of swimbaits.[…]
Here on the northern Gulf Coast, we’re enjoying one of the best runs of white trout and chicken dolphin in many years.[…]
I have a Humminbird 798, but the mapping on it is horrible for the Bayou Black area. They dont even have Minors Canal between the Intracoastal and Lake DeCade.[…]
Things have changed an awful lot in Cocodrie since Dr. Sam Field started fishing down there in the 1970s. What used to be a rustic camp destination has turned into a refined resort of sorts.[…]
About the only way to make a soft-body swimbait more user-friendly would be teaching it to tie its own knot. Short of that, just sling one out, wind it back and note how this hunk of molded plastic excels at doing the work for you.[…]
Among the most common as well as most poorly regarded fish species in Louisiana coastal waters are mullets. The term is used in plural because at least three and possibly four of the six Atlantic mullet species can be found in the state.[…]
The 2011 recreational season for gag grouper will begin on Sept. 16, and will continue until Nov. 15 in state and federal waters, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced yesterday (June 27).[…]
Ten boaters were arrested this weekend (June 24-26) as part of a concerted effort to clamp down on operation of boats by those under the influence of alcohol, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.
The push is part of Operation Dry Water, which started in 2009 and is a joint program of the LDWF, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the U.S. Coast Guard.[…]
To make their swimbaits more effective at latching what bites, savvy anglers boost the standard hardware with additional hooks.[…]
A drip of sweat somehow traveled along the Neanderthalic eyebrow-hidden bumps of my forehead and passed down the lens of my cheater eyeglasses.[…]
“It’s a bird!” gasped Eddie while pointing up. “No! It’s a plane! No! It’s a PIG!”[…]