Fishing
Costa’s 580 Rx lens
Costa sunglasses recently announced that Costa’s 580 lens technology is now available in Rx.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Wading a good way to fish Whiskey Pass
This past Friday (May 27) was one of the few days Louisiana anglers have had recently to fish without having to worry too much about the wind.[…]
Breaking News
Elmer’s Island to reopen Friday (May 27)
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today (May 25) that Elmer’s Island, which has been closed since May 2010 as a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will reopen at noon Friday.[…]
Currents
Jindal getting sticky fingers
Louisiana, like every state in the Union, is facing a budget shortfall. That tends to happen when our nation’s economy, which has always been and always will be cyclical, has a downturn.[…]
Fishing
Portion of Henderson Lake closed to boat traffic because of Mississippi River flooding
A four-mile stretch of the Atchafalaya Basin in Henderson Lake will close to all boat traffic tomorrow (May 26) at 6 a.m. because of the high water associated with the opening of the Morganza Spillway, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Independence Island Reef construction set to begin near Grand Isle
Construction on a four-acre island reef near Grand Isle will begin in early June, the Coastal Conservation Association announced yesterday (May 23).[…]
Fishing Tournaments
FLW Tour Final: Cox earns first Tour-level win on the Red River
Florida’s John Cox weighed in 7 pounds, 13 ounces Sunday (May 22) to clinch the FLW Tour victory he had been aiming for since taking the first-day lead in the Red River event.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
BLF All-American Final: Wheeler takes wire-to-wire win on Caddo Lake
Indiana pro Jacob Wheeler earned a wire-to-wire victory on Caddo Lake Saturday (May 21) during the BFL All-American held there.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF sets recreational red snapper season , annonces closure for greater amberjack closure
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials on Friday (May 20) set the recreational season and limits for red snapper and announced a two-month closure for recreationally caught greater amberjacks.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
FLW Tour Day 2: Cox continues to lead Red River tournament
Florida’s John Cox pushed his lead being to more than 7 pounds yesterday (May 20) in the FLW Tour held on the Red River, leading the top-20 field moving to the third-day semi-finals.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
FLW Day 1: Cox takes lead in Red River Tour event
Florida’s John Cox crossed the stage Thursday afternoon (May 19) with a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 10 ounces to take the day-one lead of the FLW Tour being held on the Red River.[…]
Breaking News
Waters in Livingston Parish shut down to all boat traffic due to ‘higher than normal tide levels,’ southeast wind
All waterways south of Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish will close at midnight tonight (May 20) by parish officials, according to news agencies.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
BFL All-American Day 2: Wheeler pushes lead to 9 1/2 pounds
Indiana’s Jacob Wheeler extended his lead yesterday (May 20) in the BFL All-American event being held on Cross Lake[…]
Bass Fishing
Out of the Ordinary: Bass fishing techniques to increase success
The orange-bladed spinnerbait that March Take Home Angler Matthew Hymel threw at Lake Cataouatche so threw me for a loop that I began to wonder if those gaudy blades were just the tips of the proverbial iceberg.[…]
News Breaker
SKA returns to Louisiana
After a season of offshore fishing lost in the Gulf of Mexico due to the catastrophic oil spill last year, the Southern Kingfish Association is returning with a full schedule of events from Fourchon to Orange Beach, Ala.[…]
Crappie/Bream
About crappie: It’s as clear as black and white
In 1993, the Louisiana Legislature picked a state fish. It wasn’t the much-hyped tournament fish, the largemouth bass; it wasn’t any one of the glamorous snapper species; it wasn’t even the beloved speckled trout.[…]