Bass Fishing
Thunder Jigs – Buddies started Delta Lures to recreate their favorite baits
LaPlace is the home of Delta Lures and the Thunder Jig, among other artificial lures being made by two serious bass fishermen.[…]
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Inshore Fishing
Agents make shrimping, burglary cases in Terrebonne Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries busted three alleged thieves last weekend on their way back from writing up commercial shrimpers accused of fishing in a closed season.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana is only Gulf state not supporting regional red snapper management bill
Louisiana currently stands alone as the only Gulf state indicating it would be unable to afford to oversee red snapper management if oversight authority of the fishery is ultimately stripped away from the federal government.[…]
Deer Hunting
Buck Busters Seed Company
Managing wildlife is hard work.[…]
Fishing
Fishing Louisiana Year round
Fishing Louisiana 365 Days a year.[…]
Fishing
Boating accidents kill 13 so far in 2016, LDWF says
Of the 13 people who died so far in boating accidents on Louisiana waterways in 2016, more than half of them could have potentially survived if they had been wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the incident, according to officials with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore shrimp season to close on west side of state July 15, LDWF says
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the 2016 spring inshore shrimp season on the western side of the state will close at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 15.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Jonesville man dies in Catahoula Parish boating accident
A Jonesville man died Wednesday afternoon after a boating accident on the Little River in Catahoula Parish, according to a release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Buras man cited for allegedly shrimping during closed season
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Buras man for allegedly using skimmers during a closed shrimp season on July 12 in Plaquemines Parish, according to a press release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
St. Amant angler reels in leopard redfish with 600-plus spots out of Venice
Jerry Rouyea was definitely seeing spots on a recent fishing trip on the west side of the Mississippi River, but it wasn’t because of the stifling 93-degree heat and lack of any breeze that day out of Venice.[…]
Columns
Grunts & Gobbles: Food plot points to ponder
Are you trying to affect the physical condition of the deer on your lease, or just hold them on your property year round? Here are some food plot pointers.[…]
Deer Hunting
LWF Commission mulling ban on out-of-state deer carcasses
Big changes could be on the way for out-of-state deer hunters returning home to Louisiana if a proposal banning the importation of cervid carcasses is ultimately approved by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.[…]
Bass Fishing
Young angler’s memory lives on through ‘Fishing Around the World’ Program
Dylan Poche’s life may have tragically been cut short at the Sibley Lake boat launch in January, but his memory still lives on — thanks to the power of social media and a simple gesture started by his mom that’s literally now taking the name of a young man who aspired to be a bass pro around the world.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LWF Commission considers proposal to restrict blue crab harvest
In an effort to restrict the harvest of immature female blue crabs, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is considering a proposal that would close the commercial and trap fishery for 30 days beginning on the third Monday in February beginning next year and going through 2019.[…]
Columns
Along came a spider
Listen in on a group of a fanatical fly fishermen enjoying their favorite adult beverages, and pretty soon the fish get bigger and stories get weird.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Mississippi man drowns while frogging on Tensas River
A 44-year-old Natchez, Miss. man died Tuesday night after he fell out of his boat while frogging on the Tensas River, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]