A portion of Barataria Bay has been closed to all fishing, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced this afternoon (May 22). The closure went into effect just before 5:20 p.m.[…]
The front beach of Grand Isle and state offshore waters between Caminada and Barataria passes will shut down to all fishing late today (May 20) effective at sunset, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
State offshore waters between Red and Chaland passes were shut down to all fishing at sunrise this morning (May 20), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced late last night.[…]
Anglers looking to fish in a less confusing situation than the open-and-closed coastal waters need look no farther than the interior marshes that just happen to be crawling with bass.[…]
State territorial seas, including beaches, from the west side of Caminada Pass to Belle Pass have been closed to all fishing effective immediately after tar balls were found on Fourchon beach, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Concerns about the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Louisiana’s marshes as disaster enters its fourth week are understandable but thus far a bit overblown, a retired LSU researcher told LouisianaSportsman.com.[…]
Recreational and commercial fishing in state offshore waters from the Marsh Island’s South Point west to Freshwater Bayou ends at sunset today (May 18) because oil has been found on the beach of Marsh Island, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
The lower Terrebonne Parish waters closed on Saturday were reopened to recreational and commercial fishing late last night (May 16) by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials.[…]
Much of the waters closed following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the Louisiana coast will reopen for recreational and commercial fishing tomorrow (May 15) morning, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
State officials closed more Terrebonne Parish waters, both inshore and offshore, to recreational and commercial fishing after a shrimp trawler reported landing oiled shrimp, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
The recreational fishing closures that blanket much of the Southeast Louisiana coast in response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a crippling blow to the marina and charter industry that was just getting back on its feet following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Gustav.[…]
Portions of the waters in Terrebonne and Timbalier bays, along with some of the waters south and west of Empire, will reopen tomorrow (May 14) at sunrise for recreational and commercial fishing, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced this evening.[…]
State offshore water stretching from the Empire Canal west to the western side Belle Pass has reopened for recreational and commercial fishing effective immediately, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today (May 12).[…]
Federal officials closed some federal waters yesterday (May 11) in the Gulf of Mexico west of the Mississippi River in response to BP oil spill, and promised quicker decision-making and reopening of waters as oil movement allows.[…]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham said Monday his motivation for closing Louisiana’s fertile fishing grounds is to protect the state’s reputation.[…]
It’s hard to believe with all the sensationalized stories coming out of coastal Louisiana, but there are places that haven’t been shut down to recreational fishing. Take Lake Pontchartrain for instance.[…]