With only one opposing vote out of 144, the Legislature decided, during the final hours of its regular session’s last day, that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries should pay $2 million for various properties already owned by the state to expand existing wildlife management areas and refuges, among other purposes.[…]
Even though he’s still a young man, it’s a pretty safe bet Aaron Cortez will never get a bigger birthday present than the one he caught midday Wednesday out of Venice.[…]
A pair of New Jersey anglers got more than they were looking recently when a 300-pound mako shark leaped into their boat while they were, well, shark fishing. […]
One man died and two were injured — one seriously — in a collision yesterday between a 24-foot bay boat and a 28-foot crew boat in Plaquemines Parish near the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said today.[…]
Louisiana’s John Newman has been elected chairman of the board for the national chapter of Ducks Unlimited, the organization announced.[…]
For generations, oyster lovers have filed into Acme Oyster House and Drago’s to sample the succulent bivalves plucked from Louisiana waters. Now, those landmark restaurants are joining with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana to help protect Louisiana’s shoreline for future generations.[…]
Some of the best fishing in the state is located just 15 minutes north of Bossier City at a place called Cypress Bayou Reservoir.[…]
The mid-May die-off of bull redfish in Breton Sound is still a mystery to state fisheries managers, although they said menhaden boats are not suspected in the incident.[…]
Score another major victory for Louisiana in its continuing battle with federal officials over red snapper management in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
During a year in which state and federal fisheries managers have stood toe to toe over red snapper management, some good news was revealed today — federal officials have apparently promised an estimated 4 million pounds of snapper will be released later this year to provide for a fall red snapper season.[…]
The long-time head of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Enforcement Division is retiring this week, the LDWF announced today.[…]
Lake Charles angler Johnny Watkins has had his best spring ever in terms of catching huge bass — a couple of 9- pounders, as well as some 8s, 7s and 6s on Toledo Bend.[…]
Throngs of kayak anglers will again descend on Grand Isle on Aug. 16-17 for the fourth annual Ride the Bull Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament.[…]
Sen. David Vitter has filed legislation that, if passed by Congress, would ease the way for oil and gas exploration companies to leave their structures in the Gulf of Mexico to serve as fish habitat, the Coastal Conservation Association reported May 29.[…]
It appears that Ship Shoal 26 — better known as “the Pickets” and serving as a trout-fishing Mecca — will continue to be a fishing hotspot for the time being. But for how long remains the question.[…]
The restricted boating zone below the Old River Control Complex have been increased to 500 feet, the U.S. Corps of Engineers announced today.[…]