News Breaker
Recreational gag grouper state, federal fishing season to remain closed until Sept. 1
NOAA has issued an emergency season modification for the recreational gag grouper fishery, which will now open on September 1, 2023.[…]
grouper
News Breaker
Recreational red grouper season to close Aug. 30
The LDWF announced that the season for the recreational harvest of red grouper will close in Louisiana waters on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.[…]
Newsletters
Big yellowedge grouper puts angler on cloud nine
Sue Beiriger was fishing out of Grand Isle on July 16 when she hooked into a state record yellowedge grouper that weighed 42.95 pounds.[…]
Newsletters
Maiden voyage results in trophy yellowedge grouper
Joey Coco caught this incredible yellowedge grouper that weighed 42.6 pounds in the Mississippi Canyon off the coast of Venice.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational red grouper and gray triggerfish seasons to close Sept. 15
LDWF announced that the seasons for the recreational harvest of red grouper and gray triggerfish will close on Sept. 15, 2021.[…]
Newsletters
Cypremort Point fishermen rack up wins at rodeo
Andrew Godley and his crewmates won “best boat” at St. Thomas More Catholic High School’s fishing rodeo on Aug. 6-7 at Cypremort Point.[…]
News Breaker
Gulf Council asks fishermen for information on gag grouper
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council would like to gain a better understanding of gag grouper in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Newsletters
Black grouper weighs almost double the previous state record
Cole Thurman caught a giant black grouper with Down the Bayou Charters that weighed 106.3 pounds, nearly doubling the state record.[…]
Field Reports
Rare Fireback Grouper
Jacob Nosworthy caught this rare fireback grouper that measured 39 inches in length while fishing Green Canyon out of Cocodrie, Louisiana.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Offshore action out of Cocodrie should be great
Offshore is going to be the main focus in September at Cocodrie, according to Todd Black, a charter captain and owner of Fish Heads LA.[…]
Columns
Tootie cooks ‘earnestly’
Chef Tootie of Earnestly Tooties shares her recipes for Seared Panko Grouper on Kale and Red Snapper with Roasted Corn Relish.[…]
Columns
Meet the best-tasting grouper: yellowedge
In recent years, a whole new world has opened up for offshore fishermen. Beset by lengthy season closures for gag and scamp groupers, red snappers, amberjacks and even triggerfish, as well as tight bag limits and restrictive size limits, many offshore fishermen began to wonder if owning a boat was worth it.[…]
News Breaker
Potential new No. 1 Warsaw grouper caught during Grand Isle rodeo
You might say Dr. J.J. Tabor has become somewhat of a giant grouper specialist — and he just beat his own record Friday when he reeled in a massive 383-pounder during the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo that once certified will likely became the state’s new No. 1-ranked Warsaw.[…]
News Breaker
Top 10 grouper caught Wednesday ineligible for state record books
Just five days after a 287-pound Warsaw grouper that could be the state’s new No. 6-ranked fish hit the scales at Sand Dollar Marina, another fisherman 45 miles southwest of Grand Isle reeled in a 277-pounder that also likely would have cracked into Louisiana’s Top 10.[…]
News Breaker
287-pound Warsaw grouper reeled in during International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo
For a few tense moments last Thursday, Allen Templet wasn’t sure if whatever was on the end of his line 400 feet down in the Gulf of Mexico would be there much longer. […]
Columns
Yellow is a good color offshore
Scamp are found from North Carolina down the Atlantic and Gulf coasts to Venezuela. Yellowfin grouper are a more southern species.[…]