Currents
Coastal restoration is soooo aggravating
Raise your hand if you’re in favor of coastal restoration. O.K., unless my LASIK-improved eyes deceive me, that includes all of us. We all support coastal resoration, right?[…]
Statewide LA
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Summer trout have active libidos
This is the time of year when speckled trout fishing really heats up in the major bays and along the coast. In these high-salinity areas, specks prowl relentlessly, and greedily feed day and night all through the warm months.[…]
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Love on the Rocks
We weren’t expecting what greeted us as we approached the ends of the Ship Channel rock jetties below Lake Charles.[…]
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Bank-Busting Big ’Uns
As the Mister Twister Exude RT Slug twitched and darted just under the surface, I saw an explosion. Instantly, I set the hook and listened to my drag sing the sweet music of hooking up with a monster trout.[…]
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Riff-Raff at the Rigs
“This don’t count!?” Eddie snarled from the bow of Pelayo’s boat.He lifted his rod high, displaying what was left of his red snapper — mostly head, a little backbone. Eddie had been cranking it up, yelling: “Here’s the limit! Got me a nice one!”[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. And Bowie Outfitters To Hold Deer Scoring And Measuring Event On May 10
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in cooperation with Bowie Outfitters, in Baton Rouge, is conducting a deer scoring and measuring event this Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Bowie Outfitters is located at 8630 Perkins Road.[…]
Events & Announcements
Popular captain caught with more than 900 red snapper, DWF says
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents made a major bust Monday night of a well-known charter captain who allegedly harvested an incredible amount of red snapper.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. Enforcement Agent Among Four Arrested During Drug Trafficking Investigation
A cooperative investigation involving the Louisiana State Police (LSP) Bureau of Investigation/North District, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division and the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office, has resulted in the arrest of an LDWF enforcement agent and three others in LaSalle Parish.[…]
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Cover: May 2008
Anglers tried of winter’s chill and spring’s windy, muddy mess couldn’t be happier that May’s finally here![…]
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D.C. gun case — what’s going on?
You’ve probably read it a thousand times. Read it once more here, and realize your rights to own firearms can hinge on the upcoming Supreme Court interpretation of this particular amendment:[…]
Fishing
Important trailers are underappreciated
I have written a lot about maintaining your boat and engine, but the trailer is quite possibly the most important component of your rig. It is also likely the most overlooked component of your rig.[…]
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Panacea or Problematic? Part I
Offshore mariculture: Is it going to be the end of traditional recreational and commercial fishing, or is it a progressive, scientifically based step into the 21st century?[…]
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Natural Bait Rigging
Traveling to Venice from Hawaii, John Guinan and his dad were anxious to sample some of the world-class bluewater fishing they had heard about just off the Louisiana coast.[…]
Fishing
One size definitely does not fit all
Have you ever wondered why your trolling motor doesn’t run as long as you think it should between battery charges, or why your batteries don’t last as long as you expected?[…]
Bass Fishing
Back in Black Bass
Anyone who thinks I’ve got an easy job should have been with me on the morning of my Lake Cataouatche trip.[…]
News Breaker
Spring Squirrel Season Set To Begin May 3
If the fall hunting season seems too far away, then hunters should utilize the spring squirrel season this May to attain their hunting fix and carry them through the summer.[…]