Inshore Fishing
Striking gold in Golden Meadow
If you enjoy sight fishing for fat redfish, the marshes around Catfish Lake in Golden Meadow should be on your itinerary this fall.[…]
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Deer Hunting
Franklin trio arrested on Atchafalaya Delta WMA for allegedly spotlighting deer
A 38-year-old Franklin man was arrested Tuesday on the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area for alleged drug and wildlife violations after enforcement agents discovered a doe concealed in the storage compartment of his vessel.[…]
Bass Fishing
Venice bass fishing on fire, angler says
Damein Clements is a die-hard bass angler, but he had never been to Venice until he and buddy Caleb Sumrall launched there last weekend to scout for a tournament.[…]
Events & Announcements
Martin named LDWF’s new enforcement division chief
Last week, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries promoted Lt. Col. Sammy Martin to colonel — the highest-ranking position in its enforcement division.[…]
Catfish
Des Allemands man ticketed for alleged catfish violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Des Allemands man for alleged recreational catfish violations in Bayou Des Allemands on Sunday.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Aerial herbicide spraying slated for Sept. 28 in Lake Bistineau
Weather permitting, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has scheduled an aerial herbicide application on Lake Bistineau for Thursday, September 28 to control large expanses of giant salvinia that are inhibiting access.[…]
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Go west for hot Buras redfish action
Buras offers redfish anglers options on both sides of the Mississippi River, but when Ty Hibbs loads up for a trip he inveriably launches on the west side.[…]
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Leeville anglers ticketed for being 189 specks over the limit
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ticketed three men in Lafourche Parish on Sunday for allegedly possessing 189 speckled trout over the limit in Tidewater Canal near Leeville.[…]
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Color coordinate your baits in Buras
Bait color isn’t something to fret over tremendously, but Buras fishing guide Capt. Lloyd Landry definitely has a preference on color for fishing the east and west side of the Mississippi River.[…]
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Check water salinity to track down specks
You could call Capt. Mike Gallo an eternal optimist.
When asked about September marking the start of the transition for speckled trout in and around the Biloxi Marsh, The Rigolets and Lake Borgne, the owner of Angling Adventures of Louisiana in Slidell conceded that it was.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Off-duty game warden witnesses alleged fishing violations
After an off-duty game warden witnessed two Metairie men fishing from the bank near Montegut last weekend, the pair was cited for numerous redfish and drum violations.[…]
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LDWF: State red snapper fall season possible
The extended federal red snapper season that closed on Labor Day ended with more than 100,000 pounds still on the table before Louisiana’s self-imposed snapper quota is reached — leaving the potential of a fall state season a distinct possibility.[…]
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Redfish raring to go deep at Dularge
When anglers think of redfish, very rarely do they dream of catching them in deep water — but Capt. Marty LaCoste fishes them in that zone in September.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bassin’ at the Basin
Many Atachafalaya Basin bassin’ hotspots west of the Atchafalaya River have been heating up and ought to be red-hot in September.[…]
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Don’t pass up the passes for Delacroix’s transition trout
September is considered the beginning of the fall transition, when trout take their initial migratory steps toward the inside marshes where they’ll haunt deeper holes, bayous and canals during the colder months.[…]
Events & Announcements
Chief of LDWF’s enforcement division retiring on Sept. 30
Col. Joseph “Joey” Broussard, the chief of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement division since 2014, will retire effective Sept. 30.[…]