Fishing Tournaments
CRC Rodeo slated to kickoff Friday in Delacroix
If you can take over one of the most popular fishing ports in all of South Louisiana for a couple of days, you know your rodeo is something special.[…]
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Bass Fishing
Hack attacks Sabine River, wins Bassmaster Elite Series stop
Greg Hackney completed his wire-to-wire domination on the Sabine River, sealing the deal Sunday afternoon for his sixth B.A.S.S. win.[…]
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Video: Elmer’s Island specks on fire
Tommy Vidrine was at it again this week busting speckled trout around Grand Isle, specifically in the surf on Elmer’s Island.[…]
Fishing
Farmerville man arrested for battery, harassment of Lake D’Arbonne fishermen
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 64-year-old Farmerville man on Tuesday after he allegedly confronted fishermen legally fishing in front of his property and dock on Lake D’Arbonne — and poured gasoline on them in an attempt to get them to leave.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF: Sampling shows no CWD in Northeast Louisiana
Testing of 300 white-tailed deer in East Carroll, Madison and Tensas Parishes did not detect chronic wasting disease, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Events & Announcements
Alleged shooter’s handheld GPS leads to black bear citations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for their roles in allegedly shooting a black bear near Glencoe last November.[…]
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Free diver spears potential world record mangrove snapper in Grand Isle blocks
Even when you’re spearfishing, you still gotta go to know.
On a choppy day late last month with dirty water and poor visibility when conditions weren’t actually the greatest, Dustin Pitre and Coty Cheramie, both of Galliano, headed out of Moran’s Marina in Fourchon and ventured to Grand Isle Block 41B to do some spearfishing while free diving.[…]
Fishing
Free Fishing Weekend slated for June 9-10
If you don’t have a Louisiana fishing license, don’t let that stop you from hitting the water — at least this weekend.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Ride the Bull 9 set for Aug. 25 at Grand Isle
The world’s largest kayak tournament will once again churn into Caminada Pass at Grand Isle, as the always-popular Ride the Bull preps for its ninth go round on Saturday, Aug. 25.[…]
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Rare leucistic red snapper caught during Fourchon rodeo
They say it’s not how you start — but how you finish that matters.
That was the case last Friday, June 1, when Tyler Bourgeois headed out of Moran’s Marina in Fourchon around 6:30 a.m. for a red snapper trip during the Catholic High School (Baton Rouge) Alumni Fishing Rodeo.[…]
Fishing
Record-breaking heat — and summer hasn’t officially arrived
Hydrating is important when temperatures soar because perspiration is the key to keeping your body from getting sick with sunstroke. When it’s hot and humid, you need to frequently replenish liquids lost to sweat. Avoid caffeinated and alcoholic beverages because both are diuretics that will cause you to urinate frequently. If you do enjoy these kinds of drinks, consume extra water to compensate.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Luling angler reels in STAR-tagged redfish Sunday in Raccoon Bay
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place, but don’t tell that to Gary and Stacey Kinler.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Hot crabbing action with amazing underwater footage
Fishing is always on my mind, but when summer heat wraps South Louisiana like a hot, moist, miserable blanket, I can’t help but pull out a couple dozen nets, bait them up and drop them down to ravenous blue crabs.[…]
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Marsh Man Masson vid: Underfished marsh crawling with redfish
I would rather catch speckled trout than eat a steak, fly in a helicopter or kiss my grandbaby, but this time of year, the specks move far out into the big water, where it can sometimes take live bait and other voodoo to catch them.[…]
Big Bass
Tournament scouting trip yields 11-pound lunker
Stephen Ell and Joe Fleming were scouting for this weekend’s BOSS Tournament Trail championship on May 26 when the fish of a lifetime picked up Ell’s lure.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Ridiculous redfish action right now
Try to target any species you want right now in the marshes east of the Mississippi River, and you’ll probably catch those fish. What you’re also sure to land, however, are more redfish than you’ve ever seen in your life.[…]