Fishing

Inshore Fishing

Five men cited for illegal fishing on Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA

June 30, 2011 From News Reports

Five Houma-area men were cited Monday (June 27) for alleged illegal activity on Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.

Agents cited Tony Vaughn, 27, of Montegut; Craig Vogel, 25, of Houma; and Jamie Theriot, 31, of Houma for not abiding by WMA rules and regulations after agents allegedly observed the men crabbing on one of the WMA dams after legal sunset.[…]

Bass Fishing

Work that Wiggle

June 29, 2011 David A. Brown

About the only way to make a soft-body swimbait more user-friendly would be teaching it to tie its own knot. Short of that, just sling one out, wind it back and note how this hunk of molded plastic excels at doing the work for you.[…]

Columns

Mullets are mobile munchies

June 29, 2011 Jerald Horst

Among the most common as well as most poorly regarded fish species in Louisiana coastal waters are mullets. The term is used in plural because at least three and possibly four of the six Atlantic mullet species can be found in the state.[…]

Fishing

10 boaters arrested for DWI over weekend

June 28, 2011 From News Reports

Ten boaters were arrested this weekend (June 24-26) as part of a concerted effort to clamp down on operation of boats by those under the influence of alcohol, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.

The push is part of Operation Dry Water, which started in 2009 and is a joint program of the LDWF, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the U.S. Coast Guard.[…]

Contents

Mack Attack

June 27, 2011 John Flores

A drip of sweat somehow traveled along the Neanderthalic eyebrow-hidden bumps of my forehead and passed down the lens of my cheater eyeglasses.[…]

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Burn Hack!

June 24, 2011 Chris Ginn

Kids need action to stay interested.

Put them in a baseball position where they don’t get many balls hit to them, and they’ll start chasing grasshoppers.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Geaux Fish tournament features big prizes for catching tagged speckled trout

June 24, 2011 From News Reports

Anglers can win up to $275,000 in cash and prizes during the Geaux Fish tournament being held along the entire Louisiana coast July 2 through Sept. 5. And there’s absolutely no cost to enter.

The tournament, sponsored by BP and the Louisiana Charter Boat Association, will feature prizes for anglers catching 50 specially tagged speckled trout, which will be released in waters stretching from Breton Sound to Lake Calcasieu.

One of the fish is tagged as the grand prize, and is worth up to $250,000.[…]