Columns
Toothy fish demand tuff fleyes
Later this month, members of Louisiana and Mississippi fly fishing clubs will be descending upon Grand Isle for their annual surf-fishing extravaganza. […]
Columns
Delacroix holds hot July action
I love to fish the Delacroix area, especially Lake Lery, at any time of the year, but especially during July. If you fish around Delacroix this month, you’ll catch 20 or 30 bass and the same number of speckled trout and redfish.[…]
Fishing
Electronic upgrades are easier than ever
Computerizing fish finders and other marine electronics has been a good news/bad news proposition.[…]
Columns
Concealed on campus will reduce killings
The Louisiana House of Representatives recently killed a bill to allow concealed handgun carry on campuses.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Little Lake reds schooling along shorelines
It wasn’t very hard to tell where the redfish were biting in Little Lake and Bay L’Ours a couple days ago. Captain “Papa” Joe Bush (504-689-3728) wanted to get an early start because he knew word had traveled quickly, and he wanted to get to the hot spots before everybody else.[…]
Contents
Cover: July 2009-Saltwater
There are no summer doldrums here. Read this issue to put specks, crappie and much more in your boat.[…]
Contents
Cover: July 2009
There are no summer doldrums here. Read this issue to put specks, crappie and much more in your boat.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. Aquatic Plant Control Program increasing salvinia weevil population on Lake Bistineau
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ (LDWF) Office of Fisheries is moving large quantities of salvinia weevils into Lake Bistineau in northwest Louisiana as part of a multi-tiered treatment effort to slow the growth of giant salvinia.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish at night to beat the heat
Wait until the sun goes down, and you’ll find the speckled trout fishing heats up as the temperature cools down.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. treats Toledo Bend for aquatic weeds
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Office of Fisheries section treated 1,542 acres of invasive aquatic weeds on Toledo Bend from June 1-5.[…]
Events & Announcements
Fishing and hunting recreational licenses to expire June 30
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries would like to remind the state’s recreational anglers and hunters that their 2008-09 licenses will expire on June 30.[…]
News Breaker
Applications are being accepted for 2009 Bayou Pierre W.M.A. lottery dove hunt
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting applications for an opening day lottery dove hunt on the Bayou Pierre Wildlife Management Area (WMA).[…]
Inshore Fishing
Timbalier tank batteries turning on
Twelve of the last 15 days have produced 100-trout limits for Captain Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) and his customers, and the only reason he missed on the other days was bad weather and wind.[…]
News Breaker
Nutria incentive program ends with 334,038 harvested
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) annual Coastwide Nutria Control Program concluded its 2008-09 season on March 31, 2009 with 262 participants having harvested 334,038 nutria.[…]
Contents
Get While the Getting’s Good
You think red snapper fishing requires heavy fishing tackle, a ton of lead weight and messy, stinky natural baits to be successful?[…]
Contents
Turn Back Time
Capt. Allen Welch reached toward the top of his console to retrieve a tattered sparkle beetle. It felt familiar as he threaded it onto his hook, but it had been years since he last fished one.[…]