Fishing Tournaments
Lafayette angler reels in STAR-tagged redfish on Marsh Island, wins NauticStar
They say timing is everything. And in Drew Carlin’s case Wednesday afternoon, he probably couldn’t have done it any better if he tried.[…]
Columns
Fly fishing tournament raises money for heroes
Mathew Roberts had a New Year’s resolution. The avid kayaker and co-founder of Mission Six wanted to catch his first redfish on fly rod. In early Spring he did. And as he put it, his curiosity became an obsession![…]
Inshore Fishing
Nine cited for alleged shrimping violations in Southeast Louisiana
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited nine people in five separate boats for alleged shrimping violations on Aug. 8 and 9 in Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
LORAN TD’s W-X-Y to Lat Long (NAD 83)
Can you recommend a conversion program to get from W-X-Y to Lat Long (NAD 83). […]
Inshore Fishing
August is a real winner for Dularge reds
August speckled trout fishing in South Louisiana: It’s hot, the trout are far away, live shrimp are needed and you have to deal with roughly 1,529 hardhead catfish per trip. Perhaps, worst of all, you have to get up earlier than the devil.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Isle trout slowly move off beaches this month
As summer winds down, so does the spawning season for speckled trout — so the fish begin the very early stages of transitioning back inside to marshes and coastal bays.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout tips for Breton Sound
You’ll have to run farther to find fish this month, and you’ll have to get an early start, according to Shell Beach Charter Capt. Jacques “Jakamo” Laboureur.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fall inshore shrimp season to open statewide Friday, Aug. 18 at 6 a.m.
After hearing from numerous shrimpers during their meeting Thursday afternoon on Grand Isle, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission acted on a suggestion by LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet and pushed the opening day of the fall inshore shrimp season back four days.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Bite is on fire for Cutoff sac-a-lait
James Morgan spent several hours scanning the flats and edges of flats by the big curves in the channel of Bayou Bartholomew Lake, more commonly known as the “Cutoff” at Sterlington. He found lots of good structure for crappie on his electronics, but the crappie were scarce.[…]
News Breaker
Two southeast La. WMAs expand, gain duck-hunting wetlands
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday approved resolutions that will add more than 1,900 acres of waterfowl wetlands to two wildlife management areas in the southeastern part of the state.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper update: Still 300,000 pounds-plus to go to meet Louisiana quota
Louisiana red snapper anglers have another green light for trips this weekend in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
News Breaker
2017 Red Snapper Act introduced in Congress
Two Louisiana Congressmen recently introduced legislation to address long-term solutions for red snapper management for recreational fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Columns
Tripletails are triple treats
Saltwater anglers get excited about catching a tripletail, a triple treat. They are easy to catch with live bait, they are hard dogged fighters, and they taste great[…]
Bass Fishing
Head to the Atchafalaya Basin for great bass fishing
As the Atchafalaya River stage began to drop to a fishable level the first week of July, bass anglers’ fever began to rise as they planned trips into the heart of the nation’s last great overflow swamp, the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Snapper
Target big red snapper — with big live bait
Capt. Brent Ballay, and his wife, Capt. Meredith Ballay, owners of Cast N Blast Venice, say it’s all about offering red snapper a bigger fish as bait.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Beaches south of Cocodrie producing big specks
Capt. Anthony Kyzar had one of those days speckled trout fisherman dream out of Cocodrie Monday morning — even if the whole scenario played out just a little bit odd.[…]