With the last pages of the August issue of Louisiana Sportsman heading to the printer, my thoughts wandered to catching a few fish. And the phone call from buddy Eric Williamson of St. Gabriel only fed the deal.[…]
In a special meeting in New Orleans on Wednesday, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted to increase the 2013 red snapper total quota to 11 million pounds.[…]
Topsy’s Shane Cormier knew exactly what could happen when night-fishing at Toledo Bend. Two weeks ago, he and a partner had fished a tournament where they brought to the scales 5 bass at 23 pounds – and one was a 9-pounder.[…]
Browning has introduced its first ever recoil-operated A5 shotgun series with a 3½-inch chamber.The recoil-operated Kinematic Drive system allows the A5 to cycle a wide range of loads.Browning has introduced its first ever recoil-operated A5 shotgun series with a 3½-inch chamber.The recoil-operated Kinematic Drive system allows the A5 to cycle a wide range of loads.[…]
Midland Radio Corporation is releasing two new HD wearable video cameras this summer with a crisp, clear picture and a lens that focuses from five inches to infinity so you don’t have to miss a shot.[…]
The 15th Annual Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo is slated for July 25-27 in Venice.[…]
A fifth tagged redfish has been caught by a STAR angler — this time by a Calcasieu Lake angler from Kinder, the Coastal Conservation Association said today. Anthony “Tee” Manuel caught the redfish Saturday, and is the third prize winner in this year’s STAR tournament, the CCA said.[…]
The planned drawdown of the Wham Brake Impoundment on the Russell Sage WMA near Monroe is almost complete, and engineers are currently on-site surveying potential spillway modifications, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.[…]
As Rick Garey fished along the rocks in front of Grand Isle on June 7, he caught a lot more than the seven speckled trout he reeled in late that afternoon.
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Despite an across-the-board decrease that biologists call insignificant, the annual count of duck populations has plenty of good news for waterfowl hunters.[…]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its report on 2013 Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, with total numbers estimated at 45.6 million breeding ducks in the surveyed area.[…]
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.[…]
A 40-year-old Vicksburg, Miss. man was arrested in connection with a boating crash on the Natalbany River that severely injured a 6-year-old girl last month, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said. […]