Events & Announcements
Loggy Bayou WMA access bridge reopened
The Poole Road bridge that allows access to Loggy Bayou Wildlife Management ARea is now open to public use, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
General
Breaking News
Allowing jet skis on seven WMAs proposed by Louisiana Wildlife and Fishieries Commission
Jet skis could invade several wildlife management areas if a Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission proposal is approved.[…]
Currents
Were closures a boon to fisheries?
Conservation of renewable natural resources is a tricky thing.
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Events & Announcements
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting agenda set
The monthly Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting is set for April 7 beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Louisiana Room of the Department of Wildlife Fisheries building in Baton Rouge, the agency reported.
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Events & Announcements
Oyster season to close early on east side of Calcasieu Lake
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham issued an emergency order to close the oyster season on the east side of Calcasieu Lake a half hour after sunset on Friday (March 25), the agency reported.[…]
General
Air gun range opens at Wadill Outdoor Education Center
The public now has access to a new air gun shooting range at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Waddill Outdoor Education Center in Baton Rouge.[…]
Contents
ZipVac
ZipVac portable vacuum seal storage bags from CTI Industries are resealable, go-anywhere bags that protect and keep food and wild game fresh-tasting more than five times longer than their regular freezer life.[…]
Contents
Snake Boot Sock
Lorpen’s new over-the-calf Snake Boot sock called The Bayou is a blend of Merino wool and Modal yarn, making it soft to the touch, while providing excellent moisture management.[…]
Breaking News
Former LWFC member Mouton indicted in alleged influence-peddling scheme
Former Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission member Henry Mouton has been indicted for allegedly accepting nearly $500,000 in illegal payoffs to keep a New Orleans landfill closed, according to news reports.
The 64-year-old Mouton, who served on the Commission from 2003 through 2008, was indicted Friday, the Associated Press reported. He is charged with conspiracy, receiving illegal payoffs and making false statements to federal agents, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten said in news reports. Letten also is apparently moving to have Mouton’s assets forfeited.[…]
Bass Rant
A Tale of Two Areas
Well, the 2011 Bassmaster Classic has played out, and I for one will go on record saying that I was wrong. If someone would have told me that Lake Cataouatche would stand up to the pressure of the top anglers in the world, as well as the local hands, during the first pretty-weather weekend of the year, I would have laughed.[…]
Bass Rant
The Look
You know that look when you know something is fixing to go the way you have envisioned it? We have all had it at one point or another in our lives, and at the Media Day for the Bassmaster Classic I was able to see “the look” in several of the anglers’ eyes. Call it a zone, a special place or whatever you want, but it all comes down to the look.[…]
General
Louisiana man stars in Discovery survival series
Sam Ebeyer, 27, spent the leisure hours of his youth in the sloppy muck of Destrehan-area swamps, searching for anything that swam, hopped, wriggled or crawled.[…]
Bass Rant
It’s on! Bassmster Classic shaping up to be one of huge catches
Oh it’s fixing to be on. The fishing stars are lining up with the moon phase on the Delta down here in New Orleans, and that, my friend, is a recipe for big stringers to come to the stage at the New Orleans Arena during the Bassmaster Classic.[…]
Bass Rant
The Classic is coming
Well, we are just two weeks away from the Bassmaster Classic that is going to showcase a great fishery in Southeast Louisiana. There are a couple of ways to put this into perspective for those not familiar with the Classic.[…]
General
Birchwood Casey Dirty Bird Shadow Targets
The new Dirty Bird Shadow Targets from Birchwood Casey are perfect for all shooting or training applications.[…]
Events & Announcements
B.A.S.S. pro Iaconelli supports Vanishing Paradise effort
Bassmaster Elite Series pro and national fishing show host Michael Iaconelli, who will compete in the Bassmaster Classic set for New Orleans later this month, has announced his support of the Vanishing Paradise program that aims to raise awareness of the need to restore and protect Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, the Louisiana Wildlife Federation announced today (Feb. 2).[…]