The fishing closures that have rolled across the Louisiana coast following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been frustrating to many anglers, but Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries head Robert Barham said there is method to the madness. […]
The Mississippi Sportsman’s Big Buck Bounty winners have been announced, and the awards ceremony was a real testament to the quality deer found in the Magnolia state. […]
A free youth fishing rodeo will be held at the North Mississippi Fish Hatchery and Visitor Education Center at Enid Lake on Saturday (May 22). […]
Learn how to better shoot a shotgun from four-time United States International Shooting champion John Satterwhite during more than 15 classes hosted by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]
Some of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill has very likely already entered the Gulf of Mexico’s Loop Current that could drag it through the Florida Straits, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco said today (May 18). […]
The Biloxi marshes and other inshore Louisiana waters east of the Mississippi River reopens to recreational fishing tomorrow (May 15) at sunrise. The Chandeleur and Breton sounds, however, remain closed. […]
Louisiana’s fertile and fish-filled marshes are a short boat ride away from the Mississippi coast, but might as well be across the world since recreational fishing closures were enacted following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. With no oil yet in these marshes, why has fishing been prohibited?
Health hazards related to eating fish contaminated from the 5,000 barrels of oil spewing through the Gulf floor every day from the Deepwater Horizon site are likely being substantially overblown, according to a retired marine biology professor. […]
Recreational fishing in much of Southeast Louisiana, including the Chandeleur Islands and the Biloxi marshes, was closed April 30 as oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster edged into to the coast. […]
All fishing in federal waters between the mouth of the Mississippi River and Florida’s Pensacola Bay has been halted in the wake of the oil spill at the destroyed Deepwater Horizon rig. […]
Some anglers seem to have a natural talent for catching certain kinds of fish. A lot of ink, prestige and cash are given to the casters who can wrangle in the biggest largemouth bass. At the professional level those guys even garner national sponsors providing boats, tackle, travel expenses, clothes and plenty of public relations. You’d think bass was the No. 1 freshwater fish in these parts. […]
“It’s like the fourth quarter of a football game,” said Mike Jones, owner of Southern Star RV Park on Lake Washington. “We’ve had a great time since Valentines Day and we’ve caught some slabs, but the clock is winding down. Summer’s on its way, but there’s still time to get on some good fish.” […]
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