Louisiana Sportsman

STAR kicks off Memorial Day Weekend

May 17, 2013 From News Reports

The 2013 STAR begins May 25, with more than $500,000 in prizes up for grabs. This year’s saltwater fishing tournament spans the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts.[…]

Sportsman TV goes tuna fishing

May 16, 2013 Tony Taylor

On a fairly calm day in mid-May, Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney, Bowie Outfitters’ David Reynerson and Capt. Trey Pique of VooDoo Sportfishing Charters in Venice landed four tuna averaging 80 pounds each.[…]

Record number of monster fish entered into Toledo Bend big-bass program

May 16, 2013 Andrew Canulette

If you’re one of the many thousands of anglers who each year catches a trophy bass at Toledo Bend, you have a few options.[…]

7-pound trout snatched from South Pass jetties

May 16, 2013 Rusty Tardo

When Capt. Allen Moreau set the hook Tuesday, he knew he had a good fish. It turned out to be a 7-pound speckled trout.[…]

House backs high-school bass fishing

May 15, 2013 Jeremy Alford

The House Education Committee unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that could lead to the establishment of competitive bass-fishing tournaments for Louisiana’s high schools.[…]

Erosion gobbles up Plaquemines Parish hotspots

May 14, 2013 Jeremy Alford

It’s a busy morning off the floor of the state House of Representatives, where lobbyists and reporters are bird-dogging lawmakers, looking for votes and quotes. Still new to freshman Rep. Chris Leopold, a Republican from Belle Chasse whose district follows the winding Mississippi River well below Venice, the pace and stress of ongoing budget hearings are beginning to show.[…]

House restores money to Artificial Reef Fund, shuns LDWF land purchase

May 10, 2013 Jeremy Alford

The House of Representatives voted late this afternoon to advance the state’s $24.7 billion budget plan for the next fiscal year, and in the process took firm stances on line items related to sportsmen. […]

Popular trout-fishing destination known as the Pickets being removed

May 10, 2013 Andy Crawford

The Pickets are hallowed ground in the Houma trout-fishing world. If you fish out of Cocodrie and Dularge during the summer, the odds are pretty darned good you schedule time at this perennial hotspot to add big specks to your box.[…]

Pending state-record turkey killed during public lottery hunt

May 9, 2013 Glynn Harris

Thirty-one year old Dustin Pole, who lives in Welsh, was understandably disappointed when his name was not drawn for the first of three lottery turkey hunts on West Bay Wildlife Management Area this past season.[…]

Bill banning possession of red snapper moves forward in state Legislature

May 9, 2013 Jeremy Alford

The drive by a state senator to outlaw the possession of Gulf red snapper for recreational and commercial fishermen, as well as everyone else in Louisiana, cleared its first hurdle Wednesday, and the debate now swims to the full Senate for further consideration.[…]

State budget includes LDWF purchase of Office of State Lands properties

May 7, 2013 Jeremy Alford

Among the contingencies propping up Gov. Bobby Jindal’s budget proposal is a unique and possibly unprecedented land deal involving the state selling properties at a significant markup to, well, itself. That’s the latest twist in the winding debate over Jindal’s proposed $24.7 billion budget, which is short on revenues by about $1.3 billion.[…]

Eschete, Jordan take Calcasieu Lake HT Series redfish event

May 6, 2013 Chris Berzas

Madisonville’s Dwayne Eschete and Texas’ Clark Jordan teamed up to win the 2013 HT Redfish H20 Shock Series tournament held on Calcasieu Lake Friday and Saturday. […]

Prather Coliseum packed for Natchitoches Fishing Expo

May 6, 2013 Terry L. Jones

The inaugural Natchitoches Fishing Expo was held in Northwestern State University’s Prather Coliseum on Saturday, drawing hundreds of people who enjoyed examining the wares of more than 35 vendors that included Cabela’s, Academy Sports and Bass Pro Shops.[…]

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