Bass Fishing
Livingston Parish angler lands freaky bass in Amite River
On a bass-fishing trip Sunday afternoon on the lower Amite River near Bayou Barbary, Curtis Little took “ripping a lip” to a whole new level.[…]
Statewide LA
Events & Announcements
Criminal probe into LDWF post-oil spill spending underway, according to news reports
Misuse of BP grant money and government-issued credit cards at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are at the heart of an ongoing criminal investigation into a potential misappropriation of public funds during the tenure of Secretary Robert Barham — and arrests could be in the offing, according to online reports.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Four cited for shrimping violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited multiple boats in Plaquemines Parish last weekend for alleged shrimping violations.[…]
Columns
There’s an app for that
Tesla might have predicted the portable phone some 70 years before it’s time. But the brilliant physicist could never have imagined the extent to which it has evolved.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fall shrimp season opening dates announced
The 2016 fall shrimp season from the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel buoy line eastward to the Mississippi/Louisiana state line will kick off at 6 p.m. next Monday, Aug. 15, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
News Breaker
Pending junior female world record tarpon caught out of Grand Isle
Capt. Lance ‘Coon’ Schouest has seen plenty of grown men struggle while hooked up in a battle with a big tarpon. […]
Ask Captain Paul
DATUM settings in your GPS can be critical
I frequently get questions why a reader can’t find a stated position or a position a friend provides or why their GPS position information is not the same as their friends when both units are at the same position.[…]
Inshore Fishing
August tactics to catch Big Lake speckled trout
When August rolls around, Capt. Nick Poe pretty much has three locations on his mind to target speckled trout out of Big Lake: the beach, the Cameron jetties and the rigs near Johnson Bayou.[…]
News Breaker
Top 10 grouper caught Wednesday ineligible for state record books
Just five days after a 287-pound Warsaw grouper that could be the state’s new No. 6-ranked fish hit the scales at Sand Dollar Marina, another fisherman 45 miles southwest of Grand Isle reeled in a 277-pounder that also likely would have cracked into Louisiana’s Top 10.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF secretary refers to Congressman Garret Graves as ‘Pinocchio’
Congressman Garret Graves made a surprise appearance at Thursday’s Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, intending to set the record straight on specifics regarding his legislation that would transfer management of red snapper from the federal government to the five Gulf states.[…]
General
Smitko appointed to Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting being held today in Baton Rouge will feature a brand new commissioner — Jerri G. Smitko of Houma.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Six cited for illegal shrimping activity, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited six men in Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes this week for alleged shrimping violations.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Elmer’s Island to close to the public Aug. 10-22, LDWF says
Elmer’s Island will close for 12 days starting on Aug. 10 as construction activities progress near the public parking area where the access road meets the beach.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Video: See footage of 167-pound tarpon caught during Grand Isle rodeo
Check out this great compilation video from the 2016 International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, featuring footage of this year’s first-place tarpon.[…]
News Breaker
Six cited for illegal possession of red snapper
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited six people last weekend for allegedly possessing red snapper in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a release.[…]
News Breaker
287-pound Warsaw grouper reeled in during International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo
For a few tense moments last Thursday, Allen Templet wasn’t sure if whatever was on the end of his line 400 feet down in the Gulf of Mexico would be there much longer. […]