It’s often hard for anglers to believe the fishing reports they hear coming from Lake Pontchartrain. The problem is that their eyes rarely see what their ears hear.[…]
The search for a missing boater ended Saturday (April 9) when the body of a retired LSU AgCenter agent and commercial fisherman was found in Lac des Allemands, according to news reports.[…]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents today (April 8) are actively searching for a missing Vacherie man in Lac des Allemands in St. John the Baptist Parish, the agency reported.
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The annual deer-management field day at the Bob R. Jones-Idlewild Research Station in Clinton is set for April 30, and will include five seminars focused on helping landowners more effectively manage their deer herds.[…]
Tuna fishing is picking up off the mouth of the Mississippi River, according to LouisianaSportsman.com regular Josh Howard of Deep South Charters.[…]
The Bayou Coast Kayak Fishing Club held its 8th Annual Paddle Palooza kayak fishing tournament Saturday (March 26) out of Bobby Lynn’s Marina in Leeville, and it turned into a record event.
While tournament organizers planned for a large crowd, no one predicted the whopping 176 participants that made Paddle Palooza 8 the largest kayak fishing tournament in Louisiana history. […]
After being told by a saltwater fishing guide that he would rate the fishing right now as about a three, I wasn’t too sure what to expect this past weekend as I headed toward Cocodrie to fish with LouisianaSportsman.com user Scott Walker.[…]
Three men were cited Thursday (March 17) for allegedly possessing more than twice the legal number of sharks, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
A boater was found Thursday (March 17) on the edge of a canal near Golden Meadow after his boat apparently sank, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.[…]
The swamps of St. Mary Parish aren’t exactly thought of as big-buck terrain, but you’ll never be able to convince Kevin Breaux of that.[…]
One of the worst kept secrets in Southeast Louisiana is that the bridges across Lake Pontchartrain have turned on early this year.[…]
The public now has access to a new air gun shooting range at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Waddill Outdoor Education Center in Baton Rouge.[…]
Have you ever seen those guys on TV trying to catch a bedding bass during some big-money tournament? Man, they have it made.[…]
Bass fishermen are fond of referring to “timing” as a key piece of a puzzle when breaking down a potential winning pattern. It also becomes a wonderful excuse when you don’t catch them.[…]
When the scales settled Saturday (Feb. 26) during the first daily weigh-in of the 2011 Celebrity Pro Bass Challenge, only two-tenths of a pound separated first and second place. And Patterson’s Gary Blanco headed into the final day with a scant lead.
The weigh-in was held outside of Academy Sports and Outdoors on Siegen Lane in Baton Rouge.
Twenty-four hours later, following the second day’s weigh-in, Blanco’s name remained at the top of the leader board. With that honor, the event’s $10,000 first-place prize money went into his pocket – and Blanco had set a record for the event.[…]
It looks like inshore fishing for speckled trout is starting to pick up all across coastal Louisiana. Within the last few days, I’ve heard several good reports coming from the waders at Lake Calcasieu, the cork jerkers at Lake Mechant and the jig bouncers at the Lake Pontchartrain Train Trestle. However, the report that most interested me was from the trollers on the Causeway.[…]