Inshore Fishing
Forgo sleep for July Grand Isle specks
In the winter, speckled trout reside in areas devoid of current. Fish in fast-moving tide on a frigidly cold day, and you’ll probably not set the hook the entire trip.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Buras man cited for allegedly shrimping during closed season
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Buras man for allegedly using skimmers during a closed shrimp season on July 12 in Plaquemines Parish, according to a press release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
St. Amant angler reels in leopard redfish with 600-plus spots out of Venice
Jerry Rouyea was definitely seeing spots on a recent fishing trip on the west side of the Mississippi River, but it wasn’t because of the stifling 93-degree heat and lack of any breeze that day out of Venice.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Robbing Lake Robin
Capt. Chris Danos (504-606-6223) operates his Screaming Reels Fishing Charters business out of Pointe a la Hache on the east side of the river. But these days he’s traveling over to Lake Robin and beyond to get into bigger and better speckled trout action.[…]
Bass Fishing
Young angler’s memory lives on through ‘Fishing Around the World’ Program
Dylan Poche’s life may have tragically been cut short at the Sibley Lake boat launch in January, but his memory still lives on — thanks to the power of social media and a simple gesture started by his mom that’s literally now taking the name of a young man who aspired to be a bass pro around the world.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LWF Commission considers proposal to restrict blue crab harvest
In an effort to restrict the harvest of immature female blue crabs, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is considering a proposal that would close the commercial and trap fishery for 30 days beginning on the third Monday in February beginning next year and going through 2019.[…]
Columns
Along came a spider
Listen in on a group of a fanatical fly fishermen enjoying their favorite adult beverages, and pretty soon the fish get bigger and stories get weird.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Mississippi man drowns while frogging on Tensas River
A 44-year-old Natchez, Miss. man died Tuesday night after he fell out of his boat while frogging on the Tensas River, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
The Halo Shipwreck
Dear Capt. Paul:
Do you know where a sunken ship called the Halo is located?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Sight-fishing the way to go in Pointe-aux-Chenes
Denham Springs’ Darren Cooper was once a die-hard bass angler, but he’s given up chasing those green fish to spend as much time at his Pointe-aux-Chenes camp catching redfish.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper management would cost Louisiana $10 million-plus in first year, LDWF says
If red snapper management is ultimately turned over to the individual Gulf states through Garret Graves’ bill currently moving through Congress, the program would come with a $10,039,000 price tag for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in its first year, according to the state’s head fisheries biologist.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Heat is on at Toledo Bend
When the national spotlight turned to Toledo Bend in May, the lake really showed off.[…]
Fishing
IGFA record mangrove, giant tarpon share LOWA 2015 Fish of the Year honors
An 18.63-pound monster mangrove snapper out of Cocodrie and a 246.63-pound tarpon out of Grand Isle will be recognized as the 2015 Fish of the Year by the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association at their annual convention next month.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator tests topwater lures for speckled trout
Topwater action is really exciting, but it can become frustrating when speckled trout are only slapping at the bait or constantly coming unhooked during the fight.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Look for birds to find Cocodrie trout
There are some anglers who would sit in a dentist chair before they would reel in dishrag-like small trout. Those fishermen want violent, head-shaking specks that strip drag on the way in.[…]
News Breaker
South Pass sandbar rips transom, two Yamaha outboards off 25-foot Grady-White
An overnight offshore trip came to an abrupt halt for four anglers heading out of Venice Saturday morning when their 25-foot Grady-White hit a sandbar in South Pass and ripped the transom and two Yamaha outboards completely off the boat.[…]