Joe Macaluso

MONDAY RED STICK FLY FISHERS FLY-TYING SESSION: 7 p.m., Bluebonnet Regional Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge. Open to the public. Materials and tools available for beginners. Website: www.rsff.org TUESDAY-THURSDAY STATE COMMERCIAL FISHING LICEN... See more

Travels from Baton Rouge and points north to Fourchon and/or Grand Isle are so much easier and quicker these days. Once upon a time, this trip meant getting across the Mississippi River somehow, then getting to LA 308 (somehow), then getting to Golden Mea... See more

The scene has been played out many times before my eyes — and yours, too. An older man was towing his boat down Airline Highway south of Baton Rouge, La. Speed limit there is 65 — or maybe, these days, we should more properly name it “speed suggestion,” b... See more

City Park Rodeo NEW ORLEANS — Results by division and species from the 77th City Park Big Bass Rodeo & Fishtival. Weights are in pounds: Battle for The Bass 1. Jesuit High, 5.18 pounds (Garrett Cruppi, Jackson Fischer, Luke Montalbano, Lucas Reinhardt... See more

With all the water in our state, especially in the southern parishes, you could easily believe our fishing options are endless. Not today. Now that the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers are claiming their springtime share of runoff from dozens of states ... See more