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2013 turkey season outlook a mixed bag, biologist says
If you were trying to find Jimmy Stafford in early February, chances are you’d have to call his cell phone and keep your fingers crossed.[…]
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Events & Announcements
Dularge Trash Bash scheduled for March 16
The seventh annual Bayou Dularge Trash Bash is scheduled for March 16, and organizers hope to collect as much as two tons of from the popular waterway.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Sabine River offers Elite Series pros plenty of options, local angler says
Sulphur bass angler Barry Celestine said he’s talked with several professional anglers about the upcoming Sabine River stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series, ad he’s told them all the same there — there are plenty of fish in the river to win the event.
“I think it’ll take 12 pounds a day,” Celestine said. “I had 9 pounds this last weekend — and the water conditions were horrible.”[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass fishing in Bayous Liberty, Bonfouca on even if fronts limit saltwater options
The weather in the past few weeks has been sporadic, to say the least. Three days of wind and rain followed by a couple of days of beautiful but cold skies has been the norm.[…]
Events & Announcements
Rockefeller research lab to be rebuilt with FEMA money
A Southwest Louisiana research lab destroyed during Hurricane Rita will be rebuilt with federal funds, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today.[…]
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Offshore fishing guide stripped of charter captain’s license
A Venice offshore guide was stripped Wednesday of his charter-captain’s licenses for the rest of 2013 after pleading guilty to harvesting an out-of-season bluefin tuna last year, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.[…]
Hunting
Remington, Ruger top rifle purchases in 2012
Remington and Ruger were the most-popular rifle brands in 2012, while Remington held the top spot in the shotgun category, according to a survey of hunters and shooters.[…]
Events & Announcements
Marksville man arrested for killing black bear in Avoyelles Parish.
A 30-year-old Marksville man was arrested Monday (Feb. 25) in connection with the killing of a black bear in Avoyelles Parish back in November, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.
Derek P. Sayer, 30, was booked into the Avoyelles Parish Jail on counts for his alleged role in killing the black bear, the LDWF said.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish deep in the mornings, shallow in the afternoons for Cocodrie trout
Trout have been sparsely distributed throughout the marshes, bayous and lakes of South Louisiana for the past few weeks. Madison Bay and Lake Bordeaux out of Chauvin haven’t been exceptions to this transitionary period.
According to Capt. Scott Walker, cooler water temperatures have caused the fish to stay in deeper water early in the mornings before moving toward shallower flats and oyster reefs in the afternoon.[…]
Deer Hunting
2013 Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest set for March 15-17
The Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest is back, and it’s set to be bigger than ever.[…]
Coastal Projects
Pace of Louisiana’s coastal erosion quickening, study shows
Stunning new data not yet publicly released shows Louisiana losing its battle with rising seas much more quickly than even the most pessimistic studies have predicted to date.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2013 Bassmaster Classic title goes to Mississippi’s Cliff Pace
Mississippi’s Cliff Pace claimed the title of Bassmaster Classic champion today, even though he came one fish short of his five-fish limit.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Mississippi’s Pace claims sole possession of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic lead on the second day
A consistent Cliff Pace of Petal, Miss., not only kept his first-day lead in the Bassmaster Classic presented by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, he pulled away from the pack by 7 pounds in the second day of competition for $500,000 and the biggest trophy of pro bass fishing.
Pace shook off the angler who tied him for the lead Friday, Michael Iaconelli of Pittsgrove, N.J.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Iaconelli, Pace tie for Bassmaster Classic lead after first day of competition
Cliff Pace of Petal, Miss., and 2003 Bassmaster Classic champ Michael Iaconelli of Pittsgrove, N.J., tied for the first-day lead at the 2013 edition of the world championship of bass fishing on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees.
They both brought 21 pounds, 8 ounces to the scales at Tulsa’s BOK Center on Friday, the first of three days of competition for the $500,000 top prize of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic presented by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Target best weather days to up fishing odds for trout and reds in Hopedale, Delacroix
The fishing around Hopedale has been a little spotty lately, and the stormy weather has not helped out much. […]
Events & Announcements
Construction of latest Lake Pontchartrain artificial reef to add fishing opportunities
Work that began recently on an artificial reef near the St. Tammany Parish Fishing Pier south of Slidell will increase fishing opportunities for shore-bound Lake Pontchartrain anglers, the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana said.
The work is being done between the new westbound span of Interstate 10 and the pier — the latter of which is part of the old Interstate 10 Twin Spans Bridge that partially collapsed during Hurricane Katrina. The pier opened on Lake Pontchartrain in 2012 to enormous support, but has been closed since Hurricane Isaac battered Slidell last August. […]