Columns
Shows offer tremendous opportunities
It seems that the boating season is getting off to a slow start this year. I wonder if it has something to do with a certain football team winning the Super Bowl.[…]
Year: 2010
Inshore Fishing
Meet the Trout Masters
Those attending the Louisiana Sportsmen’s Show and Festival on March 14 will get a unique opportunity to meet and greet the 14 speckled-trout anglers featured in Jerald Horst’s popular book, “Trout Masters: How Louisiana’s Best Anglers Catch the Lunkers.”[…]
News Breaker
United We Fish rally draws congressional support for marine fisheries management changes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional leaders joined thousands of fishermen on the steps of the Capitol Wednesday (Feb. 24) to call for changes to the nation’s marine fisheries management laws.[…]
News Breaker
Mississippi man arrested for hunting ducks out of season
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents arrested a Mississippi man on Feb. 17 for allegedly hunting ducks out of season in Concordia Parish, the agency reported.[…]
News Breaker
Coalition group demands NOAA chief live up to ‘champion’ promise
The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stood before anglers last fall and promised to champion their cause, and she has now been called on to back that promise up with action to change the way recreational marine fisheries are managed.[…]
News Breaker
March on Capitol to highlight need for flexible fisheries management
WASHINGTON – Thousands of fishermen from around the country are gathering today (Feb. 24) in front of the Capitol to demand changes to a federal fisheries law they say is killing jobs and eroding fishing communities.[…]
News Breaker
Prudhome recognized by NWTF
Frierson’s Belinda Prudhome was awarded the National Wild Turkey Federation’s 2010 Annie Oakley Award this weekend to recognize Prudhome’s work in getting women involved in the outdoor sports.[…]
Fishing
Jindal, Vitter, Cassidy to speak during CCA banquet
Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. David Vitter, U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy will be among numerous public officials to address conservationists during the Coastal Conservation Association’s annual State Convention March 5-6 in Baton Rouge.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Classic anglers talk about event
The Bassmaster Classic ended with Kevin VanDam winning his third championship title in an event forecasted to be one of small weights and tough fishing.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Crochet: ‘What’s there to be disappointed about?’
Cliff Crochet finished out his first Bassmaster Classic today, and he said he had mixed feelings about his performance.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
KVD grabs third Classic title
Kevin VanDam has put an accent on his career with a third Bassmaster Classic title today.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Crochet hammers out almost 11 pounds, is ‘a happy fellow’
Cliff Crochet went into the second day of the Bassmaster Classic in 19th place, but he broke out early to land one of the first limits of the day to move up into the fifth place.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Hackney zeroes, ends his eighth Classic run
Greg Hackney was really looking forward to this Bassmaster Classic after having really had a great practice.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Kriet moves past KVD for Classic lead
Jeff Kriet, Kevin VanDam and Todd Faircloth are sharing water in the same creek, but it was Kriet who got the upper hand today with a 15-pound, 10-ounce limit to push his total to a Bassmaster Classic-leading 31-1.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Crochet lands Classic limit, feels confident going into second day
Cliff Crochet climbed into the truck for the drive to Lay Lake to begin his first Bassmaster Classic, and felt pretty good. Nowever, during the 45-minute, chaffeured drive from Birmingham to the reservoir the whole experience hit him.
“That was the first time I realized I was fishing the Bassmaster Classic,” Crochet told LouisianaSportsman.com.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
VanDam leads Bassmaster Classic, ‘feels good’ about second day
There apparently was some sandbagging coming into the first day of the 2010 Bassmaster Classic, with most of the field of 51 anglers talking about how tough fishing conditions would be on Lay Lake.[…]