Bass Fishing
Rapala’s Shadow Rap Shad
Rapala, one of the most-recognizable and respected brands in the artificial lure manufacturing business, introduced a jerkbait at the 2015 Bassmaster Classiic.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three arrested for oyster violations in St. Bernard Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested three men on Tuesday for alleged oyster and boating safety violations in St. Bernard Parish.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Weather cancels CCA’s Specks and Spots Tournament at Cypremort Point
Heavy rains Friday morning and an ominous weekend forecast prompted officials to cancel CCA Louisiana’s 5th Annual Specks and Spots fishing tournament scheduled for Saturday at Quintana Landing at Cypremort Point. […]
Columns
The perfect seed mix for deer — Part II
At the 2016 Southeast Deer Study Group Meeting, a presentation was made concerning different food plot mixtures and their effectiveness in attracting deer.[…]
Hunting
PSE Hunting Bows – Carbon Air
Check out the NEW CarbonAir[…]
Deer Hunting
Public hearings set for proposed cervid carcass importation ban
If you hunt outside of Louisiana and return regularly with dead deer, you should plan on attending one of six public meetings scheduled later this month to discuss a proposal currently being considered by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission that would ban the importation of cervid carcasses.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF: Vehicles now permanently prohibited on Elmer’s Island beaches
Anglers arriving by vehicle to fish on Elmer’s Island better get some comfortable walking shoes.[…]
News Breaker
Video: Big yellowfin pulls angler overboard when harpoon fails
Everyone knows that accidents can happen anytime you head out on a fishing trip.
But when you’re 120 miles offshore fishing at night your margin for error dramatically decreases.[…]
News Breaker
Duck numbers hold steady, USFWS says
Early summer surveys on the Canadian and U.S. breeding grounds revealed overall duck numbers are similar to last year and holding steady, according to a report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.[…]
Bass Fishing
Livingston Parish angler lands freaky bass in Amite River
On a bass-fishing trip Sunday afternoon on the lower Amite River near Bayou Barbary, Curtis Little took “ripping a lip” to a whole new level.[…]
Events & Announcements
Criminal probe into LDWF post-oil spill spending underway, according to news reports
Misuse of BP grant money and government-issued credit cards at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are at the heart of an ongoing criminal investigation into a potential misappropriation of public funds during the tenure of Secretary Robert Barham — and arrests could be in the offing, according to online reports.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Four cited for shrimping violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited multiple boats in Plaquemines Parish last weekend for alleged shrimping violations.[…]
Columns
There’s an app for that
Tesla might have predicted the portable phone some 70 years before it’s time. But the brilliant physicist could never have imagined the extent to which it has evolved.[…]
Inshore Fishing
‘Smiley-faced’ redfish caught near Sable Island
It doesn’t take much these days to have a very pessimistic view of life.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fall shrimp season opening dates announced
The 2016 fall shrimp season from the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel buoy line eastward to the Mississippi/Louisiana state line will kick off at 6 p.m. next Monday, Aug. 15, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
News Breaker
Pending junior female world record tarpon caught out of Grand Isle
Capt. Lance ‘Coon’ Schouest has seen plenty of grown men struggle while hooked up in a battle with a big tarpon. […]