Bass Fishing
Texaco Canal bass biting spinnerbaits
An interesting thing happened during a trip to the Texaco Canals with Captain Papa Joe Bush (504-689-3728) to catch some redfish.[…]
Month: January 2009
News Breaker
January duck numbers lowest on record
Waterfowl population estimates in Louisiana’s coastal zone below U.S. Highway 90 and on Catahoula Lake[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout in Catfish Lake biting between fronts
Although Captain Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) has been sidelined lately because of some surgery, it hasn’t kept him from keeping up with what’s going on with the fish at Golden Meadow.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. accepting applications for upcoming Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is sponsoring a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop from March 20 through 22 at the Camp Grant Walker 4-H Center located just north of Alexandria in Pollock.[…]
Fishing
White Lake fishing lottery applications available
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting applications to participate in a lottery drawing for fishing permit access to the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) between March 14 and July 31, 2009.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. offering prescribed burning management plans for landowners
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is currently accepting prescribed burning technical and financial assistance applications for landowners in the West Gulf Coastal Plain (WGCP) ecoregion located in northwestern Louisiana.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Tuna and Wahoo providing offshore action
The old adage that you don’t know unless you go was on full display last week as Captain Josh Howard with Deep South Charters (225-572-7408) and some of his fellow offshore guides found flat seas on a day when 3- to 4-foot seas were predicted.[…]
Events & Announcements
Governor appoints Ann Taylor to Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Governor Bobby Jindal has appointed Ann Taylor to an at-large position on the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Guide speeding things up at Big Lake
While nobody would consider the Calcasieu Lake trout bite fast and furious at the moment, Captain Norman Rester with A-Speck Charters (337-884-0656) says that there has been enough action to keep things interesting.[…]
Events & Announcements
2009 New Orleans Boat Show opens Wednesday, Jan. 7
The oldest and largest Gulf Coast boating and sport-fishing show returns to the New Orleans Morial Convention Center on Wednesday, Jan. 7, showcasing hundreds of the newest boats and boating accessories at the best deals of the year.[…]