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Trout limit changes for the Texas side of Sabine Lake

August 30, 2019 From News Reports

Anglers fishing in all of Texas coastal waters, including the Texas side of Sabine Lake, now have a 5 trout daily limit and a 15-inch minimum length limit. […]

Sportsman at Law John Smith hunting axis deer with a bow

July 24, 2019 louisianasportsman

Baton Rouge attorney John Smith sets out on this segment of Louisiana Sportsman TV to spot and stalk free ranging Axis with a bow. […]

Texas man cited for alleged crabbing violations

May 1, 2018 From News Reports

Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Texas man for alleged crabbing violations on April 27. […]

Texas angler catches second 12-pound Toledo Bend bass

March 6, 2018 Andy Crawford

Some days nothing goes right on the water — and that’s when most of us throw in the towel and head home. But perhaps we sholud just ignore all the problems and go fishing. […]

LDWF: Rescue volunteers headed to Houston should contact HPD

August 28, 2017 From News Reports

The Houston Police Department is requesting that volunteers with boats who are headed to the city to assist with search and rescue efforts in the wake of massive flooding from Hurricane Harvey call them for directions and information first. […]

Texas man arrested after fatal tubing accident in Calcasieu Parish

August 21, 2017 From News Reports

Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a Texas man Sunday who was allegedly driving a boat when an 8-year-old boy died in a tubing accident on the Old Sabine River near Niblett’s Bluff Park in Calcasieu Parish. […]

Texas man dies after charter boat strikes Lake Barre wellhead

July 24, 2017 Patrick Bonin

A 36-year-old Texas man died Friday night after the boat he was riding in struck a wellhead in Lake Barre east of Cocodrie, according to a press release from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office. […]

Texas angler’s giant hammerhead shatters Gulf record

July 10, 2017 From News Reports

An angler in the Texas City Jaycees Tackle Time Fishing Tournament reeled in a giant hammerhead shark this weekend. […]

Louisiana’s Classic anglers ready for bass-fishing’s Big Show to start

March 23, 2017 Andy Crawford

The official practice day for the 2017 Bassmaster Classic at Lake Conroe was on Wednesday, and the consensus among the field of competitors is that the championship is up for grabs because of the way the fishery is setting up. […]

Texas angler lands two Toledo Bend lunkers in one week

February 21, 2017 Chris Berzas

Most anglers dream about catching just one double-digit bass in their entire lifetime. […]

It’s an exotic thing

January 1, 2017 Sammy Romano

January marks the end of hunting seasons across most of the country, with some ending at the first of the month, some at the end. […]

Lavigne owns B.A.S.S. Nation Championship

November 21, 2016 From Bassmaster.com

Gonzales’ Ryan Lavigne did what no other Bassmaster angler has done before: He rose to the top of the B.A.S.S Nation Championship as a non-boater during this weekend’s even at Lake Conroe outside of Houston. […]

Texas man gets stiff sentence for killing two Louisiana whooping cranes

October 27, 2016 From News Reports

A 19-year-old Texas man who pleaded guilty to killing two Louisiana whooping cranes earlier this year was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay almost $26,000 in restitution by a federal magistrate in Beaumont, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]