General
LDWF agent assists in saving 3-year-old boy found face down in swimming pool
An enforcement agent with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enjoyed a Mother’s Day he won’t soon forget on Sunday.[…]
News Breaker
Fishing
Husband and wife plead guilty to fishing license fraud
A New Orleans couple pleaded guilty Monday to recreational fishing license fraud in a scheme to collect money for false claims after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a press release.[…]
General
Marksville man busted for alleged thefts on Spring Bayou WMA
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 19-year-old Marksville man accused of stealing money from the self-pay campsite box on Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
Fishing
Body of missing River Ridge boater found Saturday in Rattlesnake Bayou
Search and rescue crews found the body of a River Ridge man Saturday afternoon, just hours after he apparently was ejected from his boat on Rattlesnake Bayou in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Elmer’s Island surf yielding huge speckled trout
Jovi Theriot was a little battered and bruised Saturday morning after getting pounded in the surf for more than five hours on Elmer’s Island— including several encounters with the business end of his topwater’s treble hooks — but he was happy with a day that yielded four huge speckled trout all in the 4- to 6-pound range.[…]
News Breaker
550-pound marlin landed by crew on 24-foot boat
A 550-pound blue marlin was landed by the crew of a 24-foot boat last week, but not before it towed the Key West center console for about 11 miles off the coast of North Carolina.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie regulations could change on Eagle Lake effective Oct. 1
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday adopted a Notice of Intent that would modify current crappie regulations on Eagle Lake in Madison Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
2015 spring inshore shrimp season to open May 18 at 6 a.m.
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission announced today the 2015 spring inshore shrimp season will open statewide on Monday, May 18 at 6 a.m.[…]
General
Body of missing Denham Springs man found in Intracoastal Canal
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recovered the body of a 61-year-old Denham Springs man this morning who fell off a houseboat last Friday night in the Grand River.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Strong southeast winds, dirty water don’t dampen speckled trout bite at the Trestles
Gusty southeast winds blowing steady 15 to 20, water the color of a café au lait, steady rollers and a ripping incoming tide — ideal conditions to hammer speckled trout with plastics at the Trestles, right?[…]
Inshore Fishing
May speckled trout techniques: The popping cork
The one thing that has surprised me over my years of writing about Louisiana saltwater fishing is how complicated something as simple as a popping cork can be.[…]
Cobia
Potential No. 3-ranked cobia landed in West Cameron blocks Friday
Grant Derouen was hoping to make a mangrove snapper haul out of Cameron last Friday morning, but rough conditions put an end to that plan.[…]
General
Rare white-eyed crawfish avoids boiling pot in Marrero
You might get a black eye on your way to catch the red-eye, or maybe even contract pink eye from a brown-eyed girl, but have you ever in all your years seen a white-eyed crawfish?[…]
Coastal Projects
Design work to begin on Terrebonne Parish sediment pipeline project
Design work on a billion-dollar sediment pipeline project in Terrebonne Parish is expected to begin soon.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Duo smash speckled trout surf-fishing on Elmer’s Island
Jared Pennison had the opportunity to target speckled trout Sunday on a boat trip with a group of buddies along the jetties at Grand Isle, but surf fishing had been weighing heavily on his mind.[…]
Events & Announcements
Search and rescue teams still looking for missing Denham Springs man on Upper Grand River
Search and rescue teams are currently looking for a 61-year-old Denham Springs man who apparently slipped off a houseboat Friday evening on the Upper Grand River in Iberville Parish.[…]