Inshore Fishing
2019 STAR: ‘The year for youth’
Young anglers figured prominently on the final leaderboard in many categories for the 2019 Coastal Conservation Association’s Louisiana STAR Tournament.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Newsletters
Red snapper season closes with possible allowable catch remaining
The recreational red snapper season closed on Sept. 6. The Lafayette commissioner suggests secretary reopen red snapper season if available fish remain.[…]
Newsletters
Commission hears significant waterfowl news from waterfowl leader
Commissioners hear about upcoming restrictive scaup season, new zones and splits options and very poor 2018-2019 waterfowl season.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Proposed changes to recreational mako shark regulations
On Sept. 5, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved a Notice of Intent to modify the minimum recreational size limits for mako sharks.[…]
Newsletters
Commission hears speckled trout stocks in trouble
The LWFC heard plenty of options from biologists involving speckled trout at its Sept. 5 meeting, but no changes in fishing regulations have been set yet.[…]
Deer Hunting
LWFC approves declaration of emergency amending Deer Area 5 hunting season
The LWFC approved a declaration of emergency that will amend the Deer Area 5 2019-20 hunting season during its September meeting in Baton Rouge.[…]
Deer Hunting
Will acorns flourish in 2019?
Hunters and landowners who have a good hardwood component can save money and rely on the acorns for their deer-hunting success.[…]
Big Bass
Night-time bass bonanza explodes at Toledo Bend
The thermometer indicated it was a blistering hot July in Louisiana — but some big bass apparently felt like it was still springtime up at Toledo Bend.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Duck numbers down again in 2019; scaup limits to decrease for 2020-21 season
Larry Reynolds, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ waterfowl study leader, explains the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Waterfowl Survey.[…]
Alligator
Agents arrest Lafayette man for aggravated cruelty to animals
LDWF enforcement agents arrested one man and cited two others Aug. 12 for their roles in alleged alligator violations in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Mississippi River finally drops — but anglers urged to use caution
After months and months of high water, the Mississippi River has finally dropped. That means fishing downriver in spots like Empire, Buras and Venice.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Louisiana loses fishing legend
Capt. Theophile Bourgeois, owner of Bourgeois Fishing Charters in Barataria, died in a plane crash in Chandeleur Sound on Sunday, Aug. 18.[…]
Catfish
Never miss a chance to log a record fish
David Norman hooked a 67.3-pound flathead catfish at Caney Lake but its not going in the record books because a marine biologist didn’t weigh the fish.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bussey Brake rebirth project nearing completion
With its reopening, Bussey Brake Reservoir north of Bastrop in Morehouse Parish will again become a prime fishery for bass, bream, crappie and catfish.[…]
Alligator
Alligator hide tag fee to be reduced by $1 for 2020 and 2021
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved a notice of intent to reduce the LDWF alligator hide tag fee from $4 to $3 for the 2020 and 2021.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Algae bloom invades MS waters
One coastal industry hurt by misinformation about the algae bloom has been charter fishing, but most captains say they never quit catching fish.[…]