The string of islands between Martin Island and Isle Au Pitre in northeastern St. Bernard Parish have been closed today (May 28) to all fishing after oil was confirmed in the area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
The oil spill is keeping things touch-and-go, but there are plenty of alternatives for anglers who want to put fish in the boat.[…]
The oil spill is keeping things touch-and-go, but there are plenty of alternatives for anglers who want to put fish in the boat.[…]
The so-called “top kill” operation aimed at shutting off the flow of oil at the site of the wrecked Deepwater Horizon rig has been successful, the Los Angeles Times quoted U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen as saying this morning.[…]
It’s a long way from the icy lakes of Mankato, Minn., to the tepid swamps of Southeast Louisiana.[…]
“I have always found the thought of taking resources from the OCS … and dedicating the revenue to just a handful of states to be unfair.” — Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)[…]
A portion of the inside waters between Red Pass and Empire Canal along the western bank of the Mississippi River were reopened to fishing today, but closures moved farther into the Barataria Basin today after oil was found in the Little Lake area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
The Lake Charles Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana will host the 25th Annual Trout ShootOut on June 5th at Calcasieu Point Landing in Lake Charles.[…]
As a guide on the Red River, Russ McVey gets frequent calls requesting topographical maps of his home water. Folks can hardly believe it when he tells them there isn’t one, and some go on to question his sanity.[…]
Red River hot-stick Aaron Johnson has a little advice for anglers gathering in Shreveport next week for the Bassmaster Central Open tournament: Steer clear of the bars.[…]
While many anglers have expressed frustration with a seemingly helter-skelter string of fishing closures and reopenings following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries head Robert Barham said there is method to the madness.[…]
A large swath of the Terrebonne Parish marshes that were closed to all fishing because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will reopen today (May 26) at 6 p.m., but the closure of state offshore waters between the eastern shore of Marsh Island and Freshwater Bayou was reinstated effective just before 5 p.m., the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
NOAA has extended the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to match the Louisiana state waters closure west of the current boundaries, and to incorporate an area reportedly with oil in the southwest.[…]
The western-most fishing closure, which prohibited fishing in the state-owned offshore waters in Iberia and Vermilion parishes, was lifted today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fishieres announced earlier.[…]
The stars were perfectly aligned for Jason Williamson heading into the final day of the Bassmaster Elite Series Pride of Georgia on Clarks Hill Lake, a tournament in which he held a more than 4-pound lead over Pierre Part’s Cliff Crochet.[…]
Recreational and commercial fishing was shut down last night (May 22) in all of Barataria Bay and much of the marsh stretching from Golden Meadow west to Point au Fer because of “confirmed oil reports” from the Deepwater Horizon spill, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]