Capt. Tommy Pellegrin fishes different bottom relief features on top of the big Ewing Bank. He has multiple spots marked on his GPS screen, each of which he has found to be productive by previous trial and error.[…]
If you plan to fish the Hopedale/Delacroix marshes, two pieces of equipment that Capt. Ted DeAgano insists anglers should carry with them on their boats is a Cajun Marsh Anchor and long push pole.[…]
Louisiana has 25, maybe 26 species of turtles within its borders or along its coastline. Not all of these are targets for freshwater turtle fishermen.[…]
For most offshore-fishing Louisianans, the existence of hard rock banks off their coast is unknown except for the one commonly called the “Midnight Lump.”[…]
The Mantis Shrimp was designed with high-action appendages for increased movement and water displacement to attract more fish, Berkley said.[…]
According to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division, the definition of a turtle trap is quite liberal, essentially calling it any device used to catch turtles.[…]
One of the things Tommy Pellegrin likes about fishing for his Cocodrie exotics, besides the variety, are the relatively liberal bag limits for the fish he catches.[…]
Although most anglers will focus their time on Calcasieu Lake toward speckled trout, there are many species that find live bait irresistible.[…]
“This is plain, old pot-frying, not turtle soup like at those French Quarter tourist restaurants,” Dirk Matherne said wryly. “Of course, ours has turtles in it. I don’t know if those restaurants even have any turtle in their soup.[…]
Pellegrin’s offshore bottom rig is very simple. His reels are spooled with either 60-pound-test monofilament or 65-pound-test braided line.[…]
If you have ever fished Calcasieu Lake, then you know that the waters hold populations of all sizes of mullet.[…]
The new Live Target Shrimp, complete with natural scent and a rattle chamber to create the “ticking” sound associated with shrimp movement, is expected to be available in stores by November.[…]
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Kentwood couple today for alleged fishing violations in the Gulf of Mexico along the beach in Jefferson Parish.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today the 2013 inshore shrimp season will close at 6 a.m. on Thursday, July 18.[…]
Southbound lanes of Louisiana Highway 23 passing through Myrtle Grove were closed in mid-July to accommodate work to elevate the roadway.[…]
After placing 4th at in a Bassmaster Elite Series event at Toledo Bend in the summer of 2012, Greg wanted to get back to the reservoir this summer to do some more deep grass fishing for chunky bass.[…]