In the inshore kayak community, the Hobie Pro Angler 14 is a beast in the marsh, perfect for pursuing specks, reds, bass and more — and stable as a rock if standing up and sight-fishing is your thing.[…]
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 61-year-old Winnsboro man on Sept. 9 after authorities allegedly found a dead spotted fawn in his Franklin Parish restaurant cooler.[…]
A 64-year-old Alexandria man was cited for taking deer in a closed season during illegal hours with an illegal weapon, and possessing an illegally taken animal, in connection with an investigation near Alexandria.[…]
Tropical Storm Gordon certainly won’t be remembered for generations as a monumental deliverer of destruction, but that doesn’t mean the storm didn’t leave its mark.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries confirmed in a written statement on Monday that they, in fact, would not be enforcing an ordinance passed last spring in Plaquemines Parish that will require hunters on parish-owned land outside the levees to sign a hold harmless agreement — and pay an annual fee that will cost $50 for parish residents and $250 for non-residents.[…]
Belle Chasse angler Chad Battles isn’t a fishing guide, but he’s on the water chasing redfish at least as much as any professional fisherman. As such, he can really recognize trends, and one of them he’s seeing now is increasing redfish action out of Delacroix.[…]
Cobia fishing is in full swing as they migrate along the coast this month.[…]
At their meeting Thursday in Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a notice of intent to change regulations for the commercial and recreational harvest of blue crabs in 2019.[…]
When the waters way, way inside along the South Louisiana coast get to their warmest levels of the year, king-sized jack crevalle move in to feast on abundant baitfish stocks.[…]
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries were busy last weekend during the opening days of the 2018 dove season, writing 39 citation to 29 hunters for baiting doves and other related offenses.[…]
My old friend Capt. Keith “Herk” Bergeron said there’s still plenty nice trout to catch this month, but you’ll have to fish deeper for them.[…]
An ordinance passed unanimously with little fanfare last April by the Plaquemines Parish Council will require duck and deer hunters who go on parish-owned land outside the levees to sign a hold harmless agreement — and pay an annual fee that will cost $50 for parish residents and $250 for non-residents.[…]
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries were busy with alleged crabbing violators late last month.[…]
It’s been a crazy year on the Ouachita River. Spring flooding pushed waters far out of the river’s banks. Then a summer drawdown by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for repairs on the Columbia lock and dam drew the river down to a 40-year low. The drop emptied many smaller tributaries, brought D’Arbonne Bayou back to its channels and cut off most river lakes.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that Elmer’s Island will close in advance of Tropical Storm Gordon starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.[…]
Redfish in South Louisiana are plentiful 12 months out the year, and there are as many ways to catch them as lures to use. As with almost any fish, though, there’s no more fun way to catch a bull red than on a topwater lure.[…]