Louisiana Saltwater Series Announces 2014 Schedule

   02.26.14

Louisiana Saltwater Series Announces 2014 Schedule

The Louisiana Saltwater Series Redfish Series will commence its 2014 season at Boudreaux’s Marina in Cocodrie on March 8th, and will visit eight different marinas across Louisiana’s coast to create a true test of the best and the most exciting season yet.  The coming year marks the fifth anniversary of the LASS redfish trail.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, tournament host, will be commemorating the milestone with new prizes and partnerships and will again participate in a live weigh-in hosted by Marsh and Bayou Magazine at the Northshore Boat-N-Fishing Show for the May 3rd event.

“This year kicks off our fifth annual Louisiana Saltwater Series, and each year, the tournament continues to grow,” said LDWF Secretary Robert Barham.  “These events are not only intended to highlight and promote the state’s many fishing opportunities but to enlist Louisiana anglers as citizen scientists to help collect scientifically valuable data by tagging all fish caught.”

Last year, 880 redfish were tagged and released, bringing the tournament’s grand total of redfish tagged to 2,858 since its establishment in 2010.

The 2014 LASS Redfish Series dates are as follows:

  • March 8 – Cocodrie, Boudreaux’s Marina;
  • April 5 – Lake Charles, Calcasieu Point Landing;
  • May 3 – Slidell, The Dock/Dockside Bait & Tackle;
  • June 28 – Delacroix, Sweetwater Marina;
  • July 19 – Port Fourchon, Port Fourchon Marina;
  • August 23 – Empire, The Delta Marina; and
  • September 13, – Seaway Marina, Lafitte

Championship – October 17 and 18 Venice, Venice Marina

All information related to the events, including the on-line registration is available at www.lasaltwaterseries.com.   For a detailed map of tagged redfish by location click here.

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries – Enforcement Division(LDWF) is the fish & game regulatory agency of Louisiana. It has jurisdictionanywhere in the state, and in state territorial waters. The agency enforces both state and federal laws dealing with hunting, fishing, and boating safety. The agency also enforces criminal laws in rural areas including DWI enforcement both on highways and waterways. Most of the Department’s Wildlife Agents also carry Federal law enforcement commissions issued from the United States Department of the Interior - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and United States Department of Commerce - U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). These federal commissions allow these state officers to enforce federal migratory waterfowl laws and federal marine fisheries laws in state and federal waters off the coast of Louisiana. Besides their traditional role as a “game warden”, Louisiana Wildlife Enforcement Agents also have a number of other responsibilities, including conducting board of health inspections on some portions of the state’s commercial fishing industry. Agents are trained in and conduct numerous search and rescue operations, both in remote land areas and on the state’s waterways. Agents ensure that hunters, anglers, boaters, dealers, breeders, farmers, and transporters are in compliance with regulations governing equipment, quotas, licenses, and registrations. Agents also assist other State departments and law enforcement agencies in the coordination of educational and professional endeavors, as well as national and state emergency alerts by the Federal Office of Emergency Preparedness. In addition, agents perform search and rescue missions alone or in conjunction with other local, state, and federal agencies.

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