Bad weather last week prevented completion of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ annual September aerial duck survey, but the state’s waterfowl study leader liked what he saw on the transect lines he did get to fly — especially teal in the Southwest Coastal Zone.[…]
Mother Nature came through in the clutch for Louisiana hunters on the opening day of teal season, delivering a perfectly-timed cool front that guides say pushed more birds into the state just in time for Saturday morning.[…]
Some of America’s top-ranked bass fisheries — including newly-minted No. 1 Toledo Bend — await the nation’s top professional bass anglers competing on the 2016 Bassmaster Elite Series.[…]
Speckled trout are already starting to make their return trip back into Lake Pontchartrain, and this weekend’s expected cool front should only improve fishing conditions as fall approaches and summer’s heat slowly fades away, according to a fishing guide.[…]
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three men aboard the commercial fishing vessel “Jasmine” on Wednesday for alleged tuna violations in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
An enforcement agent with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries had a hectic afternoon Sunday off the Vermilion Parish coast, rescuing eight people from three different boats after a strong storm produced high seas and gusty winds near Rollover Bayou.[…]
It’s not often that you get to fire a Thompson submachine gun, but you’ll get that chance — plus the opportunity to check out other Louisiana State Police equipment like a helicopter and tactical delivery vehicle — at the Shoot for the Blue Sporting Clays Tournament in Benton on Saturday, Oct. 10.[…]
A 45-year-old Marrero man died Sunday after being ejected from his boat and then struck by the vessel, according to an e-mail from a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesman.[…]
Just three days ahead of Louisiana’s teal season opener, reports of birds vary widely by region across the state — but everyone is hoping a forecasted late-week cool front brings more teal down ahead of legal shooting time Saturday morning.[…]
A 42-year-old Ponchatoula man facing fourth-offense DWI charges allegedly swam away from game wardens Saturday night after a field sobriety test on a fuel dock in Manchac, according to a news release.[…]
Angela Eastridge readily admits she’s not much of a bass angler, but she really does love to fish.[…]
Five people were awarded Meritorious Service Awards by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for their roles in saving three children in the aftermath of a boating accident last March on the Pearl River Navigational Canal.[…]
Fishing poles aren’t the only thing in Capt. Joe DiMarco’s rod box on his 24-foot Nautic Star — he’s got his very own “Buras shade tree,” as well.[…]
We’re down to the final days that anglers will be on the lookout for tagged redfish and speckled trout in the CCA-Louisiana STAR Tournament, but it’s not too late to register if you plan on hitting the water over the long Labor Day weekend.[…]
Louisiana hunters will know next April the duck season dates for the 2016-17 state season — a full four months earlier than when that information is traditionally voted on by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission every August.[…]
Saturday marks the beginning of the 2015-16 dove season in Louisiana, and enforcement agents with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be out across the state making sure hunters have a safe opening day.[…]