Lower St. Bernard Parish, whether one launches out of Shell Beach, Hopedale, Yscloskey, or Delacroix, has long been a sportfishing playground for New Orleanians. Fishermen can launch at any of the four sites to access the rocks at the end of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet.[…]
The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, a dredged channel completed in 1965, never lived up to its predicted potential to largely replace the river proper as a deepwater approach to the Port of New Orleans.[…]
Daniel Compagno experienced a wide range of emotions on the water out of Hopedale Tuesday, first losing the biggest flounder he’d ever seen after landing it up on the rocks near the MRGO dam — then barely managing to reel in his personal best speckled trout only an hour later to unexpectedly grab the lead in the CCA-Louisiana STAR Tournament’s East Division.[…]
I’ve always found wrangling big fish exciting, but doing it from a tiny 8-foot kayak took the thrill to a whole new level. Last month, I spent an evening targeting big alligator gar with noodle lines — and what I ended up hooking pulled me a lot more than I pulled it.[…]
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two Buras men on Saturday for alleged gillnet violations in Plaquemines Parish near Empire, according to a news release.[…]
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three Raceland men in two separate cases on Saturday for alleged frogging violations on the Salvador Wildlife Management Area in St. Charles Parish.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is evaluating legal options against two former employees after an investigative audit revealed almost $20,000 worth of missing fishing and sports equipment purchased in the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill had been either found in their possession or offered for sale on Facebook.[…]
A Texas oysterman was ticketed Thursday in Plaquemines Parish for allegedly not keeping oysters cool enough while stored on his vessel, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Depending on the wind, Capt. Lloyd Landry of Outcast Fishing Charters takes clients to the Empire Jetty on the west side of the river a lot of days this month.[…]
I was wondering the coordinates for the circle rigs out of Belle pass. This is a group of rigs in a circle with numerous artificial reefs made up of old oil rigs and military APC’s. I believe it is approximately 30 miles due south of the pass?[…]
Everyone knows a falling tide is the best-case scenario to catch quick limits of redfish. So what do you do if the forecast calls for an extended period of daytime rising water levels?[…]
Capt. Ross Montet had quite a day on Tuesday.
Dodging rain all day out of Happy Jack Marina in Port Sulphur, Montet had his crew working in Bay Sans Bois off of Grand Bayou trying to put together a decent box of fish in less-than-ideal conditions. […]
The fishing out of Cocodrie has been on fire every single day, according to Capt. Tommy Pellegrin. The only thing that changes is the size of the fish, and that’s contingent on one key variable.[…]
June means the trout are in their full-on summer pattern, according to Capt. Matt McCabe of Pro Edge fishing charters (985-640-0207).[…]
Lafitte is certainly not known for large speckled trout, and although this isn’t the prime time for them in the area, Capt. Theophile Bourgeois says finding nice speckled trout in Barataria Bay isn’t out of the question this month.[…]
One of the biggest problems with fishing South Louisiana in the spring is the relentless wind. It blows almost every day, particularly in the afternoon. This makes areas tough to get to, and even if you are able to get to them, fishing isn’t easy.[…]