fishing

Commercial King Mackerel Season to Open July 1

The Associated Press — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:45:44 +0000

The commercial king mackerel season will open July 1 in Louisiana waters and will close when the 1.18 million-pound quota is met.

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the season dates Thursday.

Louisiana Tourism Officials Plan Fishing Website

The Associated Press — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:38:15 +0000

Louisiana anglers and those planning a fishing trip to the state will be able to get information, licenses and a spot to chat online with other fishermen at what state tourism officials call a fishing microsite opening early in January.

La. Announces End of Shrimp Season in Some Areas

The Associated Press — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:10:27 +0000

Louisiana's fall shrimp season is closing in most state inside waters.

Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham said last week that the season would close for most inside waters at sunset Tuesday to let white shrimp grow larger and more valuable.

Some catches in Gulf above some pre-spill levels

JANET McCONNAUGHEY | The Associated Press — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:53:52 +0000

Gulf of Mexico fishing boats hauled in far more menhaden last year than in 2010. Catches of some other important species were above pre-spill levels in some Gulf Coast states. But a federal official says it's too early to rule out long-term effects from the spill.

Invasive fish rodeo at City Park Sept. 29

The Associated Press — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:46:21 +0000

The state fisheries department is hosting a free fishing rodeo to teach people how to catch the Rio Grande cichlid, an invasive species of fish.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hosting the rodeo on Sept. 29 in City Park in New Orleans.

Fish Collars

Richard McCarthy — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Have you noticed how fish collars are working their way onto local restaurant menus? Asian cooks have long featured fish scraps and, with with the snout-to-tail phenomena working its way through the species, we’re beginning to see new offerings.

But what exactly are fish collars? Well, when fillets are cut, you’re left with tail and the skeleton holding up bits of fatty meat. These trickier parts of the fish are cheaper than the highly coveted fillets, but they usually wind up on cutting room floors.

In Henderson area, gators destroying hoop nets

The Associated Press — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:24:29 +0000

Fishermen in the Henderson area said their hoop nets were falling victim to alligator overpopulation. The gators were finding easy prey in the fishermen's catch.

Summer Lobster Surplus Leads To Cross-Border Price War Between Trappers

editor — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 12:58:00 +0000

You might imagine a war between lobster trappers to be something like this battle of the lobsters. OK, not really. Still, the price war heating up between the fishing folk in Maine and Canada this summer is bringing everybody down.

Wildlife commission sets 2012-13 oyster season

The Associated Press — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:19:11 +0000

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has set the 2012-13 oyster seasons based on oyster stock assessments provided by state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologists and the public.

State wildlife officials set fall shrimp season

The Associated Press — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:12:43 +0000

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission says the fall inshore shrimp season will open at 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13.