Louisiana Sportsman

Catch and cook: Rio Grande cichlids

July 11, 2023 Jared Serigne

In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné went fishing with @COLE_and_JAY for invasive Rio Grande cichlids in South Louisiana.[…]

Whenever Danny Malone of Mandeville goes fishing in the Park, he’s been catching a lot of cichlids.

LDWF issues kill order for aquarium fish

May 23, 2019 Brian Cope

Invasive Rio Grande Cichlids are under a kill order from the LDWF. You are required by law to either take them with you or dispose of them.[…]

Rio Grande chichlids are an invasive species that has spread throughout the southeast. They are beautiful and tasty little creatures, but they compete with native fishes and therefore, by law, cannot be returned to the water alive after being caught.

Be on the lookout for Rios

August 15, 2018 Chris Holmes

Rio Grande cichlids are an invasive species that has spread throughout the metropolitan New Orleans area. Found in fresh and brackish areas, they are becoming a more common catch by anglers fishing for bream and sunfish. Rios are more aggressive at defending their territory, and the concern is they could possibly totally displace native bream. […]

Missing someone? Blame it on the Rios

September 1, 2010 Catch Cormier

To fellow flyfishers in Southeast Louisiana, our loved ones are wondering: Where have you been?[…]

Grande action awaits Big Easy angler

May 21, 2008 Catch Cormier

What could be finer than bank fishing on a sunny, mild spring day, listening to the sound of a jazz band playing nearby, and getting lots of rod-bending action on a three-weight rod?[…]