Bass Fishing
Bassmaster Elite Series pro fishing tips for summer bass
The heat of summer is a time when you can expect to get just a handful of bass bites, right? Not according to this Bassmaster Elite Series pro.[…]
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Pass time — Redfish swarm in Southwest Pass
About 20 years ago, former Venice Marina owner Dave Ballay told me, “If someone held a gun to my head and said I had to catch a fish, 365 days a year, I’d go to Southwest Pass.”[…]
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Jackson Bienville closure is disappointing
Jackson Bienville Wildlife Management Area has been a special place for several generations of Louisiana hunters. […]
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Yellow is a good color offshore
The grouper family has a lot of fish trimmed in yellow, and all of them are good to eat.[…]
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Cover: July 2016
It’s time to head to open water for keeper specks this month, and we give you the hottest spots to load the boat.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF schedules drawdown on Lake Martin beginning Sept. 6
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has scheduled a drawdown to control nuisance aquatic vegetation in Lake Martin on Sept. 6, according to a news release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Arrive early at L&N Train Bridge for July speckled trout action
Capt. Kris Robert said he thinks speckled trout act a lot like people when dealing with summertime heat: If they get hot, they go somewhere where they can cool down. And they prefer not to gorge themselves during the height of the heat of day.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Pass anglers will be rewarded with redfish
When Thibodaux’s Travis Lovell points the bow of his boat to Grand Pass in July, he knows he’ll catch black drum or redfish there, which is why he likes to call it Fishin’ Roulette in Grand Pass.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two more cited for oyster violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men on Wednesday for alleged oyster violations in Bayou Terre Aux Boeufs in Plaquemines Parish, according to a news release.[…]
News Breaker
Funding objections to regional red snapper management ‘political crap,’ congressman says
The Baton Rouge author of a congressional bill that would transfer management of red snapper to the five Gulf of Mexico states fired back this week at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries secretary, who last week issued a statement saying a lack of federal funding could prevent the state from participating in any regional management program.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Spring inshore shrimp season to close July 3 in majority of state inside waters
The spring inshore shrimp season will close at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 3 from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line westward to the western shore of Freshwater Bayou, with the exception of the open waters of Mississippi Sound, and Breton and Chandeleur Sounds seaward to the double-rig line.[…]
Inshore Fishing
3 keys to speck-fishing in Bay Eloi
Capt. Rory Rorison (504-439-1680) said Bay Eloi has woken up from a long slumber and is producing trout in good numbers.[…]
Events & Announcements
Nine new LDWF enforcement agents sworn in Wednesday
Nine new enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries graduated in a ceremony held Wednesday in Baton Rouge.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Remember CCA STAR kids’ registration for 4th of July weekend
Tournament director Rad Trascher has been a busy man since the Coastal Conservation Association-Louisiana’s STAR kicked off on Memorial Day weekend.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tap reds at Grand and Lambert bayous
Since Kirk Stansel has been a charter boat captain, one of his go-to redfishing spots in the Calcasieu Lake system is the marsh behind the weirs at Grand and Lambert bayous.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass turn on in Red River South
Like many waterways in Louisiana this year, the Red River went through a rough spring, with floodwaters inching close to the top of the levees at times.[…]