MAJOR CHANGES FOR 2017
FRESHWATER FISHERIES
MARINE FISHERIES
1. ŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶĐƌĂƉƉŝĞ;ďůĂĐŬĐƌĂƉƉŝĞĂŶĚǁŚŝƚĞĐƌĂƉƉŝĞͿƐŝnjĞůŝŵŝƚĂŶĚĐƌĞĞůůŝŵŝƚŽŶĂŐůĞ
>ĂŬĞ͕ŽŶƚŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂͬDŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝďŽƌĚĞƌ͗ƐŝnjĞůŝŵŝƚŝƐŶŽǁϭϭŝŶĐŚĞƐƚŽƚĂůůĞŶŐƚŚǁŝƚŚ
ĂϯϬĨŝƐŚĚĂŝůLJůŝŵŝƚ͘
2. ŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶ>ĂƌŐĞŵŽƵƚŚďĂƐƐŵŝŶŝŵƵŵůĞŶŐƚŚůŝŵŝƚŽŶƚŚĞůŽǁĞƌ^ĂďŝŶĞZŝǀĞƌ͕ŽŶƚŚĞ
>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂͬdĞdžĂƐďŽƌĚĞƌ͗ƐŝnjĞůŝŵŝƚŝƐŶŽǁϭϮ/ŶĐŚĞƐƚŽƚĂůůĞŶŐƚŚ͘
Please refer to the LDWF website for current information:
http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/recreational-fishing
1. dŚĞƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƐŝnjĞůŝŵŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĂƌǀĞƐƚŽĨŐƌĞĂƚĞƌĂŵďĞƌũĂĐŬŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽϯϰŝŶĐŚĞƐĨŽƌŬůĞŶŐƚŚ͘
2. dŚĞƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƐŝnjĞůŝŵŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĂƌǀĞƐƚŽĨŐĂŐĂŶĚďůĂĐŬŐƌŽƵƉĞƌŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽϮϰŝŶĐŚĞƐƚŽƚĂůůĞŶŐƚŚ͘
3. dŚĞƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůƐĞĂƐŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŚĂƌǀĞƐƚŽĨŐĂŐŐƌŽƵƉĞƌǁĂƐŵŽĚŝĨŝĞĚƚŽďĞŽƉĞŶĨƌŽŵ
:ƵŶĞϭƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞĐ͘ϯϭŽĨĞĂĐŚLJĞĂƌ͘
ϰ͘ ƌĂď dƌĂƉƐ ;dŚĞƐĞ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƐŚĂůů ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĞĨĨĞĐƚŝǀĞ EŽǀ͘ ϭϱ͕ ϮϬϭϳ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ
ĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƚŽůŝĐĞŶƐĞLJĞĂƌϮϬϭϳĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ͘Ϳ
ͻ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨϯĞƐĐĂƉĞƌŝŶŐƐƐŚĂůůďĞƉůĂĐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌƚŝĐĂůŽƵƚƐŝĚĞǁĂůůƐĨůƵƐŚǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞƚƌĂƉĨůŽŽƌŽƌďĂĨĨůĞ͕ǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚϮƌŝŶŐƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƵƉƉĞƌĐŚĂŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂƉ
ͻ DŝŶŝŵƵŵƌŝŶŐƐŝnjĞƐŚĂůůďĞϮĂŶĚϯͬϴŝŶĐŚĞƐŝŶŝŶƐŝĚĞĚŝĂŵĞƚĞƌ͕ŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ƌŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů
ͻ dƌĂƉƐƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶ>ĂŬĞWŽŶƚĐŚĂƌƚƌĂŝŶǁŽƵůĚŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌďĞĞdžĞŵƉƚĨƌŽŵĞƐĐĂƉĞƌŝŶŐ
requirements
ϱ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐϮϬϭϳ͕ƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨĐƌĂďƚƌĂƉƐǁŝůůďĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚƐƚĂƚĞǁŝĚĞĨŽƌϯϬĚĂLJƐďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ
ŽŶƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚDŽŶĚĂLJŝŶ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ͘
New regulations appear in red text throughout the pamphlet.
1. dŚĞǁĂLJƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐĂƌĞŝƐƐƵĞĚǁŚĞŶƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚǀŝĂŵŽďŝůĞĚĞǀŝĐĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚŚĂƐ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ;ƐĞĞƉĂŐĞϲͿ͘
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