Columns
Planting tree plots
There is an old saying that, “the best time to plant trees in a tree plot is 20 years ago, but the next best time is today.”[…]
Statewide LA
News Breaker
Former nuisance gator hunter cited for multiple violations
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents cited a 51-year-old Denham Springs man who was a permitted nuisance alligator hunter with 26 alligator-related violations that occurred in Ascension and Livingston parishes over the past two years, according to a press release.[…]
Coastal Projects
Cocodrie-based marine consortium’s study questions oil spill data, fish safety
The level of cancer-causing pollutants left behind in Gulf waters by the BP oil spill was greater than reported by the federal government, according to a report issued this week by a group of independent scientists.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Ride the Bull IV breaks kayak-fishing tournament world record Saturday in Grand Isle
What happens when hundreds and hundreds of kayak tournament anglers mass-launch at Grand Isle in search of bull redfish? […]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout bite slow during the day, better at night out of Dularge
The disturbance in the southern Gulf of Mexico didn’t materialize over the weekend, but did make for a windy day on Sunday over much of southeast Louisiana.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tharp wins $500,000 Forrest Wood Cup on Red River
Two years ago, Randall Tharp fished a nearly-flawless Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita but took second to Scott Martin and a big school of offshore bass. […]
Columns
Reds in the weeds
The heat of summer is in full swing, and many of the shallow marsh ponds are choked with submerged aquatic vegetation. The grass is so thick that it prevents powerboats from accessing these areas, and this is great news for kayak fishermen.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Specks getting tougher to find as final summer spawn, fall migration period nears
Speckled trout are in a period of transition in the stifling heat of mid-August, preparing to migrate back to the inner marshes of southeast Louisiana this fall.[…]
General
‘The Whooping Crane’s Majestic Return’ to premier on LPB
Louisiana Public Broadcasting is unveiling the premier episode of its new six-part series, Alive! In America’s Delta, on Aug. 19 at 7 p.m.[…]
Inshore Fishing
$1.5 million boat launch approved for Leeville
After years of discussion, a public boat launch is nearly ready to be built in Leeville.[…]
Deer Hunting
Diversity in the woods
If you are an avid reader of this magazine, then you read about the black bear killing a calf in West Carroll Parish. […]
Deer Hunting
What we do not see in the cutover
When conducting a browse survey on an area it is sometimes beneficial to take note of the plants you are not seeing in the survey as well as those that you are finding.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Sliding corks are deadly bream-fishing rigs
“We love to fish sliding corks,” 55-year-old Martin Close said. “They are the best thing that we have ever done.” […]
Freshwater Fishing
The life of a bull bream
For some unknown reason, big male bluegills are called “bulls.” Why is hard to figure out. Females aren’t called “cows,” and young bluegills aren’t called “calves.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
August brings low stages to the mighty Mississippi and Atchafalaya. Combine that with any tropical activity in the Gulf, and the result is high salinities and a pelagic invasion.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Ride the Bull IV poised to break world record as largest kayak fishing rodeo ever
Louisiana is certainly no stranger when it comes to record-breaking fishing rodeos -dating back to 1928, the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo is the oldest tournament in the country.[…]