Inshore Fishing
LDWF rescues boaters stranded on Lake Pontchartrain
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rescued two boaters near midnight Monday on Lake Pontchartrain in St. John the Baptist Parish.[…]
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Deer Hunting
Top 3 tips to a better deer stand
When you head to the camp, you’re not going just to enjoy the peace and quiet of the woods. Sure, that’s part of it. But what you really want is to kill a deer.[…]
Fishing
Video: Barred owl snatches bream from angler’s hand
The old saying says if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day — but if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Garyville man dies in overnight frogging accident in St. John the Baptist Parish
A 54-year-old Garyville man died early Monday in a frogging accident on Mississippi Bayou in St. John the Baptist Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Child dies in Amelia boating accident
A 7-year-old Bayou L’Ourse girl died Sunday afternoon when the boat she was riding in struck another vessel in a curve in Bayou Cheramie in Assumption Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Events & Announcements
Questions raised about LDWF after alleged office break-in, tampering of minutes reported
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is again embroiled in controversy — and this time it has nothing to do with Secretary Charlie Melancon’s opposition to a congressional bill that would turn over red snapper management to the Gulf states.[…]
News Breaker
Hunters report slow opening weekend for teal season
Hunting reports from Buras to Welsh and Pecan Island up to Catahoula Lake indicated what many duck hunters seemed to be expecting: teal — at least in large numbers — really hadn’t yet made it to Louisiana in time for opening weekend.[…]
Fishing
Weevils helping in LDWF’s fight to control giant salvinia
Since 1998 — when giant salvinia was first discovered in Louisiana at Toledo Bend — the state’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has been fighting an uphill battle to keep the invasive South American plant under control.[…]
Columns
A new crop of wildlife, a new hunting season
About the end of June, I started receiving emailed photographs of newly born fawns. The fawn drop was on in Area 4, right on schedule and right on time for the deer season that opens in October.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Flooding delays drawdown on False River until Sept. 13
A drawdown on False River scheduled to start earlier this week was delayed until Sept. 13 due to recent flooding in the area, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
News Breaker
September’s aerial teal survey officially second-lowest on record
A combination of wetter habitat in the north, no early fronts as of yet and high water levels in Louisiana’s coastal marshes because of recent flooding have conspired to produce one of the poorest aerial teal counts recorded, according to the state’s waterfowl study leader.[…]
Columns
Rods for the 1 Percent
Earlier this year, Titleist shocked the golf world by introducing the C16 driver, the first club to break the $1,000 barrier. […]
News Breaker
LDWF snapper-management cost estimate undermined
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ contention that state-run management of red snapper would cost more than $10 million in its first year alone was undermined Wednesday when Congressional officials confirmed the federal government would still pay for stock assessments and research efforts in the Gulf of Mexico — absorbing most of the LDWF cost estimate.[…]
News Breaker
Aerial survey expected to show low teal numbers
The state’s waterfowl study leader is flying the last transect lines for September’s Aerial Waterfowl Survey near Catahoula Lake this morning, but what he’s seen so far this week doesn’t exactly bode well for opening day of teal season tomorrow.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Mini portable windshield perfect for unexpected storms
Space is always at a premium on a boat, so Capt. Mike Gallo came up with a novel idea that keeps him and his clients safer during unexpected storms on the water — but is small enough to hardly even be noticed by anyone onboard. […]
Fishing
Gator-Tail
The Origianl – Belt Driven Surface Drive Mudmotor!
At Gator-Tail, we love to hunt & fish just like you. That’s why we build the most dependable, highest quality products on the market. There are others who claim they make the best mudmotor out there, but they’re only kidding themselves.[…]