Louisiana Sportsman

Grand Isle State Park offers a variety of recreational activities, including beach access, fishing, shrimping, kayaking and crabbing.[…]

The Wetland Education Teacher Workshop (WETshop) 2026 is scheduled for June 8-12, 2026, at the LDWF Grand Isle Fisheries Research Lab.[…]

Sportsmen can take their pick of inshore, nearshore or offshore waters around Grand Isle, theoretically all in the same day.[…]

During December, watch the weather for great and varied saltwater fishing in the Grand Isle-Barataria Estuary area.[…]

Grand Isle is a one-stop shop for bull reds right now and they can be found almost anywhere along the island.[…]

The fertile Barataria Estuary produces abundant seafood and outstanding fishing opportunities for multiple species[…]

Todd Graves of Raising Cane’s, with CCA Louisiana, the LDWF and others, gathered in Grand Isle to dedicate the Raising Cane’s Hotel Sid reef. […]

If you’re surf fishing at Elmer’s Island in Grand Isle this summer, please be safe and follow a few precautions.[…]

Capt. Mark Scardino of Hard Times Charters in Grand Isle, said the trout fishing action started up early this year.[…]

The Grand Isle Port Commission announced the recent completion of the Kayak Boat Launch at the end of Ludwig Drive in Grand Isle.[…]

The Highway 1 bridges leading into Grand Isle offer fantastic opportunities for shore-bound anglers to catch some amazing fish.[…]

Large speckled trout can be found bank fishing the deep holes along Hwy. 1 between Leeville and Grand Isle during the wintertime.[…]

Elliott Boudreaux of Thibodaux found a big Caribbean spiny lobster weighing 11 pounds while free-diving about 65 miles south of Grand Isle.[…]

The LDWF is asking the public to do its part to eliminate the debris problem on Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge[…]

Ride the Bull 12 is scheduled for Aug. 25 and 26, 2023. CCA has preemptively implemented some weigh-in changes this year.[…]

The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, the country’s oldest fishing tournament, returns to the island again this year for the 95th event on July 27-29.[…]