Columns
Crevalle jacks hungry, hard-fighting
In Louisiana, where the desirability of a sportfish is measured almost as much by its culinary attributes as its fighting qualities, the crevalle jack just doesn’t get any respect.[…]
Year: 2008
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Autumn Oasis
Forty miles to the east of New Orleans in upper St. Bernard Parish lies a vast 40,000-acre swath of marshland known technically as the Biloxi Wildlife Management Area.[…]
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Small Ball for Big Bucks
I’d never heard the term “small ball” until I started watching the LSU Tigers baseball team in recent years.For the uninformed, small ball involves getting on base any way you can — scratch singles, bunts, walks, base stealing, getting hit by a pitch.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Salty hotspots abound out of Lafitte
Dear Capt. Paul:
What are some good redfish spots in and around Lafitte?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Calcasieu creeping back to normal
Fishing reports are difficult to come by right now because those that can’t fish aren’t even thinking about it, and those that can fish can hardly find an open ramp.[…]
Events & Announcements
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge closed until further notice due to impact of Hurricane Ike
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has closed Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge until further notice due to the impact of Hurricane Ike.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. extends 2008 alligator harvest season
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham has signed a declaration of emergency to extend the 2008 wild alligator season to official sunset on Oct. 19, in both zones, due to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.[…]
Events & Announcements
New boat registration act becomes law
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Licensing Section advises all commercial and recreational fishing boat owners that Act 35 of the 2008 Legislature requires certain owners to register their boats.[…]
News Breaker
White Lake rice field and marsh lottery hunt applications being accepted
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting applications for the 2008 waterfowl marsh and rice field lottery hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area.[…]
Fishing
L.D.W.F. reopens Iatt Lake to fishing
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reopened Iatt Lake in Grant Parish on Sept. 10 to fishing due to Hurricane Gustav’s heavy rains.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish still biting in battered Rigolets
With obvious signs that the water at the Rigolets Marina was much higher just a few days earlier, Captain Eric Dumas (985-705-1244) launched his 24-foot Ranger amidst the matted marsh grass that was covering the area.[…]
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Cover: September 2008
Which WMAs hold the keys to your 2008-09 hunting success? Find out in this issue.[…]
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The X-Factor
A deer walks into range. Quietly, the hunter takes aim through his scope. At just the right moment, the safety is clicked off and the hunter gently squeezes the trigger to send an arrow through the broadside buck.[…]
Columns
New protectant perfect for duck marsh
With teal season beginning this month, and the full-fledged duck season only a little while behind it, the annual trek to the salt marshes of our coastline will begin.[…]
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Six Shooter
After searching high and low for a redfish around Lafitte, Capt. Frank Lawson instructed me to pull it in.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Where are Big Lake’s reef hotspots?
Dear Capt. Paul:
Can you give me any coordinates for reefs in Big Lake? I’ve only been fishing there a short amount of time and I only seem to catch trout when the birds are working. I would like to be able to catch trout anytime.[…]