Fishing
Cocodrie, Vermilion Parish waters reopen to fishing
More Cocodrie marshes and Vermilion Parish offshore waters reopened for fishing this evening (June 7) by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Southeast LA
Inshore Fishing
Empire, Buras waters close after oil from BP spill found
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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Sampling reveals no contaminated fish from BP oil spill
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.[…]
General
Jindal tells BP ‘start dredging or get out of the way’ of sand berm efforts
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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Borgne rigs produce big trout
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.[…]
Fishing
Vermilion Parish offshore waters close, St. Bernard waters reopen June 3
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.[…]
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Now you see them …
The athletic young man’s glittering eyes and neatly trimmed goatee gave him the look of a predator.[…]
Fishing
Tickets being written ‘only for the most-blatant’ violations of fishing closures
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.[…]
General
Top kill fails to stop Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Times-Picayune reports
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.[…]
General
Top kill fails, BP says no guarantee next step will work
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.[…]
Fishing
Pointe-aux-Chenes hit with closure, western-most state offshore waters reopen again
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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Portion of northeastern St. Bernard Parish closed to fishing due to oil from the BP spill
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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing resumes northwest of Venice, ends in Barataria Basin’s Little Lake area
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.[…]
Fishing
LDWF’s Barham: Dispersant used in Gulf oil spill driving fishing closures, some fisheries could collapse
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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Portion of western Terrebonne marshes reopen at 6 p.m., state offshore waters close immediately
A large swath of the Terrebonne Parish marshes that were closed to all fishing because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will reopen today (May 26) at 6 p.m., but the closure of state offshore waters between the eastern shore of Marsh Island and Freshwater Bayou was reinstated effective just before 5 p.m., the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Most marshes from Mississippi River to Point au Fer closed to fishing after oil from BP spill moves inshore
Recreational and commercial fishing was shut down last night (May 22) in all of Barataria Bay and much of the marsh stretching from Golden Meadow west to Point au Fer because of “confirmed oil reports” from the Deepwater Horizon spill, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]