Inshore Fishing
Slow trout fishing raises concerns, some anglers say
It’s been a strange year, with severe cold fronts rolling through the state through mid-May, winds howling every weekend and water copiously pouring from the skies.[…]
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Inshore Fishing
Vidrine shares more tips to catch big speckled trout
Even by his lofty standards, Tommy Vidrine enjoyed an extra-special weekend of trout fishing around Grand Isle.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Heavy seaweed continues coming ashore at Grand Isle
The thick mats of seaweed on Grand Isle this summer are also plaguing beaches across Texas, and biologists are uncertain how long the unusually heavy accumulations will continue washing ashore.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout bite slows in Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne
The speckled trout bite in Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne has slowed as the fish make their way to spawn in saltier water, according to a fishing guide.[…]
Inshore Fishing
A survivor’s story: Life one year after vibrio
On June 7, 2013, while fishing along the rocks in front of Grand Isle, Rick Garey contracted the flesh-eating bacteria vibrio vulnificus through a minor scrape on his left ankle.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Volunteers make improvements to Grand Isle kayak launch
Volunteers this weekend worked on site improvements for a kayak launch located on the bay side of Grand Isle near the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Marine Fisheries Laboratory.[…]
News Breaker
Vitter pens op-ed piece supporting Option 5 of red snapper allocation Amedment 28
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) wrote an op-ed piece that appeared in the Houma Courier encouraging public comment on the state of the current red snapper fishery allocations in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Inshore Fishing
More ‘speck-tacular’ tips from Grand Isle’s big trout specialist
Tommy Vidrine was back hard at it in Grand Isle yesterday and this morning, hauling in more 4- to 5-pound lunker trout like most folks catch 14-inch schoolies. […]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF schedules drawdown for Saline Lake beginning July 1
With about 1,200 acres already covered in giant salvinia, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is scheduling a drawdown beginning July 1 to control nuisance vegetation on Saline Lake in Winn Parish. […]
Fishing
Get all knotted up – with the Berkley braid knot
Today, we go over the Berkley braid knot, which was developed in the Berkley lab to retain knot strength and stop braided line from slipping out of the knot. […]
Events & Announcements
Gasoline distributor told Chalmette Refining to again produce ethanol-free gas
The question of whether Chalmette Refining will again produce ethanol-free gasoline and how much might be available in Southeast Louisiana is murkier than ever after a Thibodaux distributor was told by someone familiar with the inner workings of the refinery that public pressure had convinced the refinery to bring a lane of conventional gas back online.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Saints QBs enjoys bow-fishing trip out of Port Sulphur
With Drew Brees and several New Orleans Saints quarterbacks on board his boat for a bow-fishing trip late Monday evening, Capt. Jeremy Roussel ended up needing to pull off a little fourth quarter magic of his own.[…]
Fishing
Port Sulphur man cited for alleged oyster violations in Plaquemines Parish
A 30-year-old Port Sulphur man was cited on June 14 for several oyster-related violations after agents on patrol saw him in the Grand Bayou area with 194 sacks of oysters on his boat.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
BR angler reels in 8-pound-plus speckled trout
Dr. Vance Misuraca looks into lots of mouths at his orthodontist practice in Baton Rouge, but the big yellow mouth he caught Saturday morning was extra-special — and it didn’t even need braces.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Three big specks shake up CCA STAR leaderboard
Three big speckled trout, including an 8-plus-pounder, jostled the names on the CCA STAR Tournament’s leaderboard over the Father’s Day weekend.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Strong winds preventing offshore trout fishing out of Dularge
A steady southeast wind has pretty much shut down the opportunity to head offshore for speckled trout out of Dularge, according to a fishing guide.[…]