Inshore Fishing
Web site created to help Shell Beach marina rebuild
Until a week ago, John James of New Orleans had never been to Shell Beach.[…]
Southeast LA
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Weekend rains provide unpressured teal hunting
Walking out into the flooded cow pasture caused my socks to dampen pretty quickly, but the squishing water was worth it. Finding a flooded hole in an overgrown pasture with standing rainwater is gold during teal and duck season.
“Energy and land companies clear land for differing business practices, (but) they are then required by the state of Louisiana to replant whatever timber was cleared,” avid outdoorsmen and high school friend Jonathan Folse said.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Breton Sound Marina open two weeks after Hurricane Isaac
Hurricane Isaac was not kind to Hopedale’s Breton Sound Marina, but it’s back in business, owner Glenn Sanchez said.[…]
Breaking News
LDWF eyeing deer-hunting restrictions along Southeast Louisiana coast
Some deer hunters in Southeast Louisiana could face more-restrictive hunting regulations because of Hurricane Isaac’s storm surge, which is believed to have killed many of the fawns where waters were pushed the highest, a Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries biologists said in mid September.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Empire’s Delta Marina back in business following Hurricane Isaac
Delta Marina in Empire is back in operation after Hurricane Isaac knocked out power and interrupted access to lower Plaquemines Parish, Darren Angelo confirmed yesterday (Sept. 12).
Angelo said live bait is available, and that the fishing reports from the area are fantastic. The temporary phone number for the marina (until the main phone lines are restored) is 318-801-0743.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Pearl River WMA reopened by LDWF
All of Pearl River Wildlife Management Area was is now open, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries announced today (Sept. 11).[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Maurepas Swamp WMA reopened
Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management area has reopened by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Campo’s Marina rebuilding after severe hit from Hurricane Isaac
In the wake of Isaac’s destruction, clean-up and repair is under way all along our coastal areas. Shell Beach was surprised by much higher water levels than anyone expected, and all ground level structures took a beating from both wind and water.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Three WMAs reopen
Two wildlife management areas and a portion of a third closed because of Hurricane Isaac will reopen tomorrow (Sept. 8), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries said today.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Bait Inc., Fisherman’s Friend in Chalmette open for business
Two popular Chalmette marinas are open for business, having suffered fairly limited damage from Hurricane Isaac.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Cypress Cove just waiting for water, customer access to reopen
At least on the west bank, Plaquemines Parish was truly a place of stark contrasts a week after Hurricane Isaac meandered off the mouth of the river. Belle Chasse was bustling; the lower end was cleaning up mainly wind damage.
The middle section, though, took it on the chin again.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Hurricane Isaac causes fish kills in Belle River, Atchafalaya Basin
Massive numbers of fish are desperately gasping for air across Southeast Louisiana, according to reports from fishermen as well as Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries officials venturing into the inland waterways following last week’s battering by Hurricane Isaac.[…]
Fishing
Venice fish found with lesions, sores
On one hand, it’s just too soon to discern any long-term effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and subsequent cleanup on the health of the fisheries along the Southeast Louisiana coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Scientists do not have enough data collected to make blanket statements about how healthy the fish populations are and what the future looks like for Louisiana’s immense recreational and commercial fishing industry.[…]
Breaking News
Some recreational fishing, all commercial fishing closed off beaches of Fourchon and Elmer’s Island
State waters off Fourchon and Elmer’s Island beaches have been closed to all commercial fishing and some recreation fishing because of a large tar mat and concentrations of tar balls on the beaches, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries announced today (Aug. 4).[…]
Hurricane Coverage
IFA reschedules Slidell Redfish, Kayak tours for Port Aransas, Texas
The IFA Redfish and Kayak tours originally scheduled for Sept. 7-9 out of Slidell have been rescheduled to provide time for the area to recover from the impacts of Hurricane Isaac.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Hurricane Isaac delivers crippling blow to Delacroix
Delacroix was devastated in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina blasted through the area, and it was delivered another crippling blow by the much weaker but slower Hurricane Isaac this week, a LouisianaSportsman.com user who works with Sweetwater Marina reported today.[…]