Events & Announcements
Video shows sperm whale washing ashore on Grand Isle
A 20- to 30-foot sperm whale washed onto a Grand Isle beach today, according to one news outlet and several Facebook reports.[…]
Southeast LA
Inshore Fishing
Unlicensed commercial fisherman arrested near Bay Moncleus
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 39-year-old Houma man on Tuesday in lower Terrebonne Parish for alleged commercial fishing violations.[…]
Catfish
Des Allemands man arrested for alleged commercial catfish violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 74-year-old commercial fisherman in Bayou Des Allemands on Monday for allegedly taking undersized catfish and then attempting to conceal them during an inspection.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black giving up lots of bass
Think catching dozens of bass in a day sounds fun? Don’t want to make long boat runs to do it? Then you need to launch your boat at Bob’s Bayou Black Marina. Now.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t knock the stumpknocker
Louisiana has a bunch of bream (if you are one who doesn’t consider “bream” to mean only bluegill) species. Most people can identify bluegills, goggle-eyes, and chinquapins, but the rest of them are often just lumped together with a shrug.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Trolling motors: An expert’s view
In the years that he has owned Dixie Trolling Motors (985-809-0685) in Mandeville, Louisiana, Todd Schultz has probably seen it all, not just with trolling motors he sells and services, but with Power-Poles and marine electronics as well.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Bank on Lafitte redfish this month
Lafitte is known for great fishing, but its prime speckled trout month isn’t exactly August.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout tips for Breton Sound
You’ll have to run farther to find fish this month, and you’ll have to get an early start, according to Shell Beach Charter Capt. Jacques “Jakamo” Laboureur.[…]
News Breaker
Two southeast La. WMAs expand, gain duck-hunting wetlands
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday approved resolutions that will add more than 1,900 acres of waterfowl wetlands to two wildlife management areas in the southeastern part of the state.[…]
Contents
Poppin’ Bugs for Bream
Todd Schultz throws bugs at fish.
Not real ones; fake ones — foam spiders. But the fish are real.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Montegut man surrenders in wake of LDWF shrimping investigation
A 37-year-old Montegut man surrendered to authorities on Thursday, one week after escaping from agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries by jumping off their boat and swimming away in the marsh.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three men cited for alleged shrimping violations in Bastian Bay
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three men in two separate vessels for alleged shrimping violations early Thursday morning in Bastian Bay.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lafitte anglers reel in STAR-tagged redfish — from 2014 tournament
Rad Trascher, director of the Coastal Conservation Association’s Louisiana STAR Tournament, often gets asked about the fate of redfish tagged in previous years’ contests that never get caught. […]
Inshore Fishing
Catching Biloxi Marsh specks
Capt. Mike Gallo makes the run from his base camp in the Rigolets all the way over to the upper east side of Biloxi Marsh to get into some trout action this month.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout bite consistent in Breton Sound
Speckled trout action has been consistent in Breton Sound this summer, but don’t expect to pull up to one wellhead and knock out a quick limit — be prepared to move around to fill up your box.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How John Davis hunts for treasure
The story of Davis’ hunt for sunken treasure started when he was 17. An acquaintance gave him an old fishing map to help him find speckled trout. As he used the maps, he noticed that the islands holding some of the best fishing spots were eroding away.[…]