Inshore Fishing
Never give up for fishing success
How many times have you hit the water, excited about the opportunities to pad the freezer with some specks, only to find the fishing brutally tough?[…]
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Bass Fishing
June is time for frogs
Springtime bass fishing gets so much play because it’s when bass set up on beds and spawn — and become accessible to anglers who want to look at the fish before catching them.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Vidrine shares more tips for trophy speckled trout
Tommy Vidrine not only catches lots of speckled trout around Grand Isle, he catches lots of really big speckled trout there.[…]
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Divided Supreme Court rules against ‘straw’ gun purchases
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a federal law that makes it a crime for one person to buy a gun for another without disclosing that fact on the federal purchase form.[…]
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Pending state record mangrove snapper caught near South Timbalier in STAR Tournament
The very first day of the CCA STAR Tournament started with a bang for Todd Black.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The Pickets scheduled for removal by mid-summer, official says
Workers are expected to begin removing the structures that make up the Pickets in Ship Shoal 26 out of Dularge and Cocodrie by mid-summer, according to an official with Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana.[…]
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More days, earlier opening-day hunts expected in 2014-15 dove season
The 2014-15 dove season is expected to include an opening day that begins a half hour before sunrise instead of the traditional noon kick-off when the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approves the season structure next month.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney stays hot on Chickamauga Lake
Greg Hackney’s hot streak continued in Tennessee Thursday during Day 2 of BASSfest at Chickamauga Lake as he caught the day’s third-heaviest sack and currently sits in 3rd place.[…]
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Pending state record mangrove snapper caught in STAR tournament
LouisianaSportsman.com has learned that a pending state record mangrove snapper has been caught and weighed-in during the Coastal Conservation Association’s STAR Tournament.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF schedules drawdown for Black-Clear Lake beginning July 1
In an attempt to improve fisheries and control nuisance aquatic vegetation, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will initiate a drawdown on Black-Clear Lake near Campti beginning on July 1.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2014 STAR tournament names red snapper division winner
With the shortest federal recreational season in history already wrapped up, it didn’t take long to name a winner for this year’s STAR red snapper division, according to the Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana.[…]
General
Lafitte swamp tour guide feeds wild gators – from his mouth
We’re probably all familiar with signs instructing folks against the potential hazards of interacting with wildlife.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Ride the Bull V set for Aug. 16 on Grand Isle
Billed as the world’s largest kayak fishing tournament, Ride the Bull V is scheduled for Aug. 16 on Grand Isle and if last year’s turnout in rainy weather is indication, the 2014 version could shatter its own record.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout action coming around on Big Lake
Despite the well-documented sub-par speckled trout fishing at Big Lake this spring, action has started picking up in the last few weeks, according to a guide.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish cleaning the easy way
Fish cleaning can be a chore, and probably the most-frustrating part is working with those tough air bladders.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF commissions 13 new agents Tuesday
For the first time in more than three years, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries commissioned 13 new agents into the enforcement division during a graduation ceremony Tuesday.[…]