Fishing Tournaments
Ish scores wire-to-wire victory Elite Series win on Okeechobee
When Ish Monroe wins in the Bassmaster Elite Series, he goes big.[…]
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Fishing Tournaments
Monroe in slim lead after third day of Elite Series tournament on Okeechobee
Nothing short of a heroic effort Saturday could have knocked Ish Monroe of Hughson, Calif., off his lead of 13 pounds, 11 ounces in the Bassmaster Elite Series Power-Pole Slam on Lake Okeechobee.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Monroe maintains lead after two days of Okeechobee Elite Series
Smashing a six-year-old Bassmaster Elite Series record and threatening others, Ish Monroe increased his lead Friday to 13 pounds, 11 ounces, in the Power-Pole Slam over his nearest challenger, 2012 Bassmaster Classic champion Chris Lane.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Monroe takes commanding lead in first day of Okeechobee Elite Series stop
Ish Monroe of Hughson, Calif., had one of those magical days all pros dream about: hauling aboard lunker after lunker after lunker.[…]
Fishing
New Iberia man arrested for shocking fish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division Agents arrested a New Iberia man for allegedly shocking fish on March 16.[…]
Events & Announcements
Hunting, fishing clinics introduce women to outdoors
In an effort to encourage the participation of more women in the outdoors, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has teamed up with Cabela’s to offer a series of workshops dedicated to teaching women the basics of hunting and fishing.[…]
Events & Announcements
April issue of Louisiana Sportsman heads to press
The April issue of Louisiana Sportsman is being finalized and will soon be at the printers, which means the 268-page bible of the state’s outdoors will soon be hitting newsstands and mailboxes around the state.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Over $75,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs in Louisiana Saltwater Series tournaments
The 2012 Louisiana Saltwater Series promises to be the biggest and best yet. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ annual catch and release tournament enters its third year, with last year’s competition drawing participants from across the Gulf Coast including Texas and Florida.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Jones clinches Elite Series win on Florida’s St. Johns River
Alton Jones’ Sunday victory on the St. Johns River was all the sweeter for the redemption sprinkled on top.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Jones extends Elite Series lead in third day of St. Johns River tournament
Texas pro Alton Jones extended his lead in the 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series opener on Florida’s St. Johns River to just more than 9 pounds yesterday (March 17).[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Former Bassmaster Classic champ Jones takes second-day lead of St. Johns River Elite Series stop
Alton Jones jumped from 17th to the top position after the second day of the Bassmaster Elite Series stop at Florida’s St. Johns River on the strength of a two-day total of 44 pounds, 14 ounces.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Tucker leads first day of St. Johns River Elite Series stop
Bassmaster Elite Series pros Greg Hackney and Cliff Crochet are starting the 2012 season strong, with each of the Louisiana pros moving into the second day of the circuit’s first stop in the top five.
Hackney weighed in the largest bass during the first day of the St. Johns River stop when he brought a 10-pound, 9-ounce lunker to the scales to push his five-fish total to 23-14 — a mere 2 ounces behind leader J. Todd Tucker.
Crochet also was within striking distance, less than 4 pounds back with 21-5. He sits in fifth going into the second day of the tournament.[…]
Events & Announcements
Body of missing boater found in Morehouse Parish
Search-and-rescue teams located the body of a missing boater on Jones Lake in Morehouse Parish today (March 16).[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Elite Series rookies kick off 2012 season
Fletcher Shryock competed last month in the Bassmaster Classic, so his first official week on the job as a Bassmaster Elite Series pro wasn’t the awakening it might have been.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Comeaux, Lee win Louisiana Sportsman Open
Mark Comeaux and Mike Lee seemed to be way out of the running for the top prize of the Louisiana Sportsman Open bass tournament, which wrapped up today in conjunction with the Louisiana Sportsmen’s Show.[…]
Deer Hunting
Denham Springs man scores Yamaha ATV in Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest
Not too many people alive are as lucky as Ron Holden.[…]