The National Marine Fisheries Service on Tuesday (Sept. 21) reopened 8,084 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico to fishing, although that opening is at the southern portion of the waters closed in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill earlier this year.[…]
When Captain Scott Poche pointed to his left while reeling in a big redfish, I knew things were just fine in Lafitte. The pack of redfish moving in to see what all the fuss was about didn’t stand a chance in the crystal-clear water.[…]
Several fish kills along the Louisiana have been reported in the past week or so, and a state fisheries biologist said the culprit was low dissolved oxygen levels.[…]
LouisianaSportsman.com regular Holy Mackerel (who goes by the every-day alias of John Gremillion when not on the site) experienced a great weekend trip out of Venice, targeting several different species.[…]
Garrett didn’t brag: I’ve got to give him that.[…]
Wandering the aisles at the annual ICAST show last month looking at next year’s fishing equipment, I realized that the convention is a window into the future in more ways than one.[…]
To fellow flyfishers in Southeast Louisiana, our loved ones are wondering: Where have you been?[…]
Now is the time to get in the woods with your GPS. Now is the time to hit the woods and establish your GPS waypoints and trails for your stands, blinds and favorite hunting locations.[…]
Generally speaking, a shark, any kind of shark, just doesn’t make the average Louisiana saltwater angler’s heart beat faster.[…]
One of the reasons Cataouatche is my lake of choice during September is because the bass are very dependable there during this time.[…]
“I once gave up fishing. It was the most terrifying weekend of my life.” —Anonymous[…]
Chris Burnham hadn’t fished his home lake in over two months. The owner of Old River Lure Company had been out on the road fishing bass tournaments in East Texas, and he only got to see Lake D’Arbonne out the window of his shop while he packaged his company’s Mister Hooty spinnerbaits between events.[…]
Except for the red life-vests and yellow hard-hats on the passengers, it mighta been a party barge on the Tickfaw, Tangipahoa or Tchefuncte on a Sunday afternoon.[…]
Deep in the wilds of Metairie (population 146,136) I join four young men preparing to commit fisheries mayhem. Sights and smells strange to the world of fishing assault my senses as I follow them.[…]
September can sometimes be a difficult month to catch speckled trout. As they make their way in from the exterior lakes and bays to the interior ponds and bayous, September trout are notorious for being here today and gone tomorrow.[…]
In late August, before the last notes of the accordion have faded, the lyrics of a French two-stepping song have been sung and the Gueydan Duck Festival Queen has been crowned, bluewing teal have already made up their minds to head south.[…]