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April 28, 2026
/ 2016/February

Month: February 2016

Inshore Fishing

Lake Pontchartrain’s recovery begins with closing of Bonnet Carre Spillway

February 2, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Three weeks after it was opened, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished closing the last bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday, halting the flow of freshwater from the Mississippi River that had been pouring into Lake Pontchartrain since Jan. 10.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Lake Pontchartrain’s recovery begins with closing of Bonnet Carre Spillway

February 2, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Three weeks after it was opened, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished closing the last bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday, halting the flow of freshwater from the Mississippi River that had been pouring into Lake Pontchartrain since Jan. 10.[…]

General

Operation Game Thief awards almost $17,000 to tipsters in 2015

February 2, 2016 From News Reports

Information called in to Louisiana Operation Game Thief — a wildlife crime-stoppers program — awarded $16,800 to tipsters in 2015.[…]

Bass Fishing

Arrest made in stabbing of Northwestern State angler

February 2, 2016 From News Reports

Detectives with the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year-old Natchitoches man Monday night for second-degree murder in connection with Saturday night’s stabbing of Dylan Kyle Poche at the Lake Sibley boat launch.[…]

Fishing

What Louisiana waters are public?

February 2, 2016 Andy Crawford

Most anglers will be stunned when they learn how little of Louisiana’s waters — especially in the swamps and marshes of the coast — are claimed by their state.[…]

Fishing

Blocked canals provoking angler ire, but is legal

February 2, 2016 Andy Crawford

Facebook exploded in January with rumors that Orange Grove — one of the canal complexes in the Bayou Black area — was being shut off.[…]

Deer Hunting

Vice president of the Louisiana Handicapped Sportsman Hunting Club dies

February 1, 2016 Patrick Bonin

The longtime vice president of the Louisiana Handicapped Sportsman Hunting Club — a non-profit organization based in Winn Parish exclusively for disabled hunters — died last month at the age of 51.[…]

Deer Hunting

‘Antler trapping’ illegal in Louisiana, LDWF says

February 1, 2016 Patrick Bonin

A new way to collect antler sheds that’s making the rounds on social media and online hunting forums is not legal in Louisiana, according to the state’s deer study leader. […]

Bass Fishing

Northwestern State angler murdered at Sibley Lake boat ramp

February 1, 2016 From News Reports

An 18-year-old angler for the Northwestern State University bass fishing team was stabbed to death Saturday night at the Sibley Lake boat launch near Natchitoches, according to online reports.[…]

Contents

Cover: February 2016

February 1, 2016 Louisiana Sportsman

If you had to pick one month to turn your attention to crappie, February is it.[…]

Contents

‘Bay snapper’ blast — Fishing tips for catching more sheepshead

February 1, 2016 Humberto Fontova

“My name is Chadwick, and I’ll be your waiter for this evening,” the poor guy said, with an accent that was obviously not local. “Tonight’s special is grilled bay snapper, topped with crab meat and served with braised brussels sprouts.”[…]

Contents

Slow hand — Top Dularge winter fishing locations

February 1, 2016 Rusty Tardo

So, I waited all night for the call that never came. I was so sure it would come — certain even. But it didn’t.[…]

Bass Fishing

Pearl Particulars — Best bets for Pearl River bass

February 1, 2016 Joel Masson

On a gloomy February day, Jeff Bruhl was fishing waters he knew better than the chips in his truck windshield.[…]

Crappie/Bream

Crappie assassin — Tips from a sac-a-lait fishing master

February 1, 2016 Jerald Horst

Miller’s Lake is a black crappie mecca, and this Duson angler has it all figured out. Use his tips to fill limits of the delectable fish.[…]

Bass Fishing

Throw me something, mister! How to catch Toledo Bend’s lunker bass

February 1, 2016 Chris Berzas

February marks the beginning of what has become a parade of huge largemouth at Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]

Columns

Tragic reminders – Be safe and come home

February 1, 2016 Andy Crawford

When the news release landed in my email, I shook my head at the headline that told of two hunting fatalities at a Mississippi national forest.[…]

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