Inshore Fishing
Summer specks on the beach
Veteran charter boat captain Vince Theriot of Grand Chenier has been tuning up for what he hopes will be awesome summertime speckled trout fishing at some of his favorite places.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lafitte anglers reel in STAR-tagged redfish — from 2014 tournament
Rad Trascher, director of the Coastal Conservation Association’s Louisiana STAR Tournament, often gets asked about the fate of redfish tagged in previous years’ contests that never get caught. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Ride the Bull 8 slated for Aug. 26 at Grand Isle
Peace, love and redfish will be in the air in exactly one month when Ride the Bull 8 kicks off and the world’s largest kayak tournament churns into Caminada Pass off Grand Isle. […]
Fishing
Covington man cited for allegedly stealing from Lake Pontchartrain crab traps
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Covington man last week for allegedly harvesting crabs from traps on Lake Pontchartrain that did not belong to him.[…]
Fishing
The big screen advantage
“Multifunction display” grows in meaning with each new generation of marine electronics. Sonar functions now include traditional down-looking 2-D scanning with and without CHIRP, high-definition side and down scanning, live forward scanning, 360-degree circular scanning and a choice of frequencies to optimize each type for either maximum detail or greatest scanning depth/distance.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2017 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo set for this weekend
The International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo — billed as the oldest fishing tournament in the United States — will get underway Thursday, July 27, at sunrise — and this year’s president is bringing a little Mardi Gras to the island for the event.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Catching Biloxi Marsh specks
Capt. Mike Gallo makes the run from his base camp in the Rigolets all the way over to the upper east side of Biloxi Marsh to get into some trout action this month.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
19th Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo set for July 27-29 in Venice
The 19th Annual Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo is set to kickoff beginning Thursday morning out of Venice Marina, and this year’s event just might be the biggest so far.[…]
Events & Announcements
Sportsman Show fills the ‘Dome
“We just really want to thank everybody for coming out. The show was a huge success, with even bigger crowds than we anticipated,” said Tony Taylor, with Louisiana Sportsman. “People said we brought a little of the magic back to New Orleans and the Superdome. […]
Hunting
LDWF releases online version of 2017-18 hunting rules and regs
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the 2017-18 hunting rules and regulation pamphlet on its website Monday.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Texas man dies after charter boat strikes Lake Barre wellhead
A 36-year-old Texas man died Friday night after the boat he was riding in struck a wellhead in Lake Barre east of Cocodrie, according to a press release from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office.[…]
Columns
Toxic bait for feral hogs
Kaput is the brand name of a toxicant approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use as a lethal bait for feral hogs. According to the label, the active ingredient in Kaput is Warfarin, an anticoagulant medication sold under the brand name Coumadin.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Specks in the surf!
Two Elmer’s aces show how it’s done in the surf.[…]
Columns
Helping your deer herd
I sit down to write this installment of Happy Trails after spending yesterday morning in the deer woods of southwest Mississippi, attending to tasks associated with supplemental feeder sites and salt/mineral stations.[…]
Events & Announcements
Louisiana Sportsman Show opens in Superdome today
The Louisiana Sportsman Show presented by Reed’s Metals — the biggest hunting and fishing show in the state — is returning to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome starting this afternoon at 3 p.m.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper anglers good to go through at least this weekend
The good news keeps on coming for Louisiana’s red snapper anglers fishing during the extended federal season in the Gulf of Mexico — you’ll be able to head offshore at least through this weekend, and by the looks of the harvest data so far, maybe well into August.[…]