Columns
He talks Mississippi but cooks Louisiana
Two red snapper recipes for offshore fishermen from Ricky Ruffin for Fried Snapper Throats with Pam’s Remoulade Sauce and Parmesan Snapper.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Four cited for oyster violations in Lafourche Parish, LDWF says
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited four men for allegedly taking oysters off a private lease in Bay Marlene last week.[…]
News Breaker
Potential No. 3-ranked yellowfin tuna caught during Creole Classic
Standing 6-feet 1-inch tall and weighing-in at 270 pounds, 18-year-old Kyle Boyd scrapped with a monster yellowfin tuna Friday morning for more than three hours in what turned out to be a pretty evenly-matched classic heavyweight bout.[…]
Bass Fishing
Put Lake Claiborne back on your radar
Bass after bass swirl on the surface of Lake Claiborne as schools of baitfish scatter like bird shot hitting the water, gaining the attention of fishermen across the lake.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Head to Raccoon Island jetties for trout action
What doubles as a speckled trout honey hole in June and beautiful bird-watching area in the northern Gulf of Mexico?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Vidrine’s big Creole Classic speck new STAR leader
Tommy Vidrine and his wife J Lynn enjoyed an epic fishing weekend on Grand Isle, scooping up four trophies in the 2016 Creole Classic and putting a new 6-pound, 8-ounce hammer speckled trout into the lead for the STAR Tournament’s Southeast Division.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin fishing turned as river drops
If you’re in South Louisiana and want to catch some bass or panfish, all you need to do is head to the Atchafalaya Basin. Water levels have finally dropped, and that means the runouts are holding bass, crappie and bream.[…]
Fishing
Prairieville man dies in Blood River boating accident
A 59-year-old Prairieville man died Saturday night when the boat he was operating struck a bulkhead and ejected him into the water, according to a news release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Fishing
Digital binoculars for night or day
Binoculars have always had a place in my outdoor life. I keep a pair handy in a storage compartment in my boat, in my truck’s console and in my hunting pack.[…]
Fishing
LDWF launches Operation Dry Water this weekend
Drinking alcohol and boating are never a good mix, but it could be an especially poor decision this weekend on state waterways.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
B.A.S.S.: Hack’s Day 1 Cayuga Lake catch DQ’d
It looked for a while that Gonzales’ Greg Hackney had maintained his Angler of the Year lead after the Day 1 weigh-in on Cayuga Lake, with a solid 17-pound, 8-ounce bag good for 36th place.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Borgne is a bona fide June trout hotspot
Outside fishing in the summertime is popular among South Louisiana anglers, and a large portion of fishermen fill up the boat and make a long haul to Breton Sound.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF’s 2016-17 hunting rules, regs pamphlet available now online
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2016-17 hunting rules and regulations pamphlet online.[…]
News Breaker
Funding concerns reason for Melancon’s opposition to red snapper bill
In an interview Thursday from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in Clearwater Beach, Fla., Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries secretary Charlie Melancon clarified his position on a bill in Congress that would transfer management of Gulf red snapper to the five Gulf states.[…]
Columns
Take summer boating seriously
With kids out of school and the summer boating season well under way, boat traffic will be heavy on waters everywhere.[…]
News Breaker
Melancon opposes bill giving Gulf states control of red snapper management
A surprise statement this week from Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries secretary Charlie Melancon opposing a bill in Congress that would transfer management of red snapper from the federal government to the five Gulf states has dented the previously unified front between the LDWF and Coastal Conservation Association – Louisiana, which has long-advocated for the switch on behalf of recreational anglers.[…]