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5 days ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
Happy Easter, and hope you feel the peace this spring brings you and yours. This spring celebration ushers us into the fishing season, if it hasn’t begun in earnest already, with reports of first-rate sac-a-lait and speckled trout catches blowing up on chat sites and message centers. And if you’re an offshore angler, know the private recreational red snapper seasons opens next week. That’s right, May 1 this year.
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5 days ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
HUNTING SEASONS PUBLIC HEARING: 10 a.m., Herring Room, state Wildlife & Fisheries headquarters, Quail Drive, Baton Rouge. Public comment limited on amendments made to 2025-2026 hunting seasons in original proposed seasons, bag limits & regulations. COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSE/BOAT REGISTRATION RENEWAL: 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., LDWF office, 468 Texas Gulf Rd., Bourg. Also April 29-May 1, LDWF office, 2045 Lakeshore Dr., Suite 438, New Orleans. Call LDWF Licensing (225) 765-2898.
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6 days ago | 
louisianasportsman.com | Joe Macaluso
Speckled trout, redfish and many more saltwater species dine on brown shrimpOh boy! Shrimp season is here!Without going all Forrest Gump on you, is there any way you don’t like shrimp prepared? No? Well, you’re in a large group of friends who enjoy these tasty morsels from our waters.
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1 week ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
Need a place to catch catfish? Nearby? Wildlife and Fisheries’ Get Out & Fish! Program has stocked or will stock adult channel catfish in 17 ponds across our state.
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1 week ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
RED STICK FLY FISHERS MEETING: 7 p.m., Regional Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge. Open to the public. Email Brian Roberts: [email protected]. Website: rsff.orgCOMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSE/BOAT REGISTRATION RENEWAL: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., LDWF office, 1025 Tom Watson Road, Lake Charles.
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2 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETING: 8:30 a.m. daily, The Lodge at Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, Alabama. Special public comment session, Tuesday, 5-6 p.m. on recreational reef fish management. General public comment, 2-5 p.m., Wednesday. Main topics: Increasing lane snapper minimum size limit; Mutton snapper, yellowtail & red grouper stock assessments. Webinar available. Website: gulfcouncil.org LA.
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2 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
Saturday’s results by division and species from the 76th City Park Big-Bass Rodeo & Fishtival in New Orleans. Weights are in pounds. The Boats on the Bayou Division was canceled (weather):Battle for The Bass1, Jesuit High, 2.95 pounds (Garrett Cruppi, Jackson Fischer, Luke Montalbano, Lucas Reinhardt, Christian Wright). 2, Holy Cross High, 2.9. 3, Brother Martin High, 2.62. Cichlid & BreamTeam: 1, Team Camo, 7.04. 2, Team C.R.E.A.M., 6.24. 3, Team Henderson, 5.72.
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2 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
After a week of strong southerly winds, what can fishermen expect from the coming days? Yeah! A cold front, more winds, this time from the north and chilly morning temperatures, and a reason to doubt that adage that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Well, what do we call this April weather thing? A roaring tiger? For coastal anglers, the south winds helped push water into the marshes and helped those areas recover from winter’s low-water periods.
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3 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
Maybe it was the snow and deep-freeze cold front of a couple of months ago. Maybe, in a couple of cases, it was the result of fall-into-winter drawdown of lake levels. Maybe it’s a succession of cold fronts into the middle of this month. Whatever the reason, shad in the Verret Basin, at False River, in bayous and rivers haven’t shown in the big numbers seen during the past four to five years.
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3 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Joe Macaluso
LA. WILDLIFE & FISHERIES COMMISSION MEETING: 9 a.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4728 Constitution Ave., Baton Rouge. REDFISH ON THE FLY: 5:30 p.m., Orvis Shop, 7601 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge. Redfish semimar by Tony Friedrich & Bailey Short. Call Shop (225) 757-7286.Website: orvis.com/batonrouge FATHER-CHILD FUN CAMP: Families Understanding Nature weekend, Woodworth Outdoor Education Center, Woodworth. Parents with children ages 10-13. Preregistration required.
