A portion of Breton and Chandeleur sounds and associated state offshore waters reopened just after 8:30 this evening (June 9), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Even more waters out of Port Sulphur and Empire have been closed to all fishing as a result of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill, leaving only a small portion of the area’s marsh west of the Mississippi River remaining open, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported this afternoon (June 8).[…]
More Cocodrie marshes and Vermilion Parish offshore waters reopened for fishing this evening (June 7) by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Waters along the west side of the Mississippi River south of Empire close to fishing today at sunset after oil from the BP spill was confirmed in the area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Public officials say concerns about anglers eating seafood are driving fishing closures following the BP oil spill, but not one of the thousands of fish, shellfish, water or sediment samples collected across coastal Louisiana has revealed any contamination, LouisianaSportsman.com has learned.[…]
Yesterday, following a visit to the state’s dredging operations at East Grand Terre, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that the state is executing an emergency contract to immediately begin mobilizing dredges and start work on the six sand-boom segments approved by the White House.[…]
If you’re looking for a spot to fish this coming weekend, you need to be aware of what’s happening in Lake Borgne. Capt. John Falterman with Therapy Charters says the rigs in Borgne are on fire, and they’ve been giving up huge numbers of speckled trout with some big trout to boot.[…]
A small portion of state offshore waters in Vermilion Parish closed effective just before 8 p.m. today (June 2), and waters in northeastern St. Bernard Parish reopens for fishing tomorrow (June 3) at sunrise, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
The athletic young man’s glittering eyes and neatly trimmed goatee gave him the look of a predator.[…]
Recreational fishing closures have come at a staggering pace since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began more than a month ago, and that has left many anglers scratching their heads and sometimes fishing water that have closed without their knowledge.[…]
The top kill procedure intended to stem the flow of oil from the destroyed Deepwater Horizon has failed, the Times-Picayune reports a source as saying.[…]
BP finally gave up attempts to stem the flow of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill with the so-called top kill, and the company’s spokesman said in a press conference there is no guarantee the next step will work.[…]
More fishing closures were put in place in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes this evening (May 28), while the state offshore waters between Marsh Island’s South Point and Freshwater Bayou reopened, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
The string of islands between Martin Island and Isle Au Pitre in northeastern St. Bernard Parish have been closed today (May 28) to all fishing after oil was confirmed in the area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
A portion of the inside waters between Red Pass and Empire Canal along the western bank of the Mississippi River were reopened to fishing today, but closures moved farther into the Barataria Basin today after oil was found in the Little Lake area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
While many anglers have expressed frustration with a seemingly helter-skelter string of fishing closures and reopenings following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries head Robert Barham said there is method to the madness.[…]