12 2017 Louisiana Fishing Regulations
GENERAL INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR FRESHWATER &
SALTWATER ANGLERS
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!
tĂŶƚƚŽĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚƌŝǀĞƌƐƚĂŐĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵůĞĂǀĞŽŶLJŽƵƌŶĞdžƚĨŝƐŚŝŶŐƚƌŝƉ͍Ăůů
ƚŚĞEĂƚŝŽŶĂůtĞĂƚŚĞƌ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͛ƐŝĂů&ŽƌĞĐĂƐƚĨŽƌƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJƵƉĚĂƚĞĚŵĂƌŝŶĞĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚƐ͘
ͻ ^ŚƌĞǀĞƉŽƌƚ ϯϭϴͲϲϯϱͲϳϱϳϱ
ͻ >ĂŬĞŚĂƌůĞƐ ϯϯϳͲϰϯϵͲϬϬϬϬ
ͻ EĞǁKƌůĞĂŶƐ ϱϬϰͲϱϮϮͲϳϯϯϬ
ůƐŽƐƚĂLJƚƵŶĞĚƚŽƚŚĞEKtĞĂƚŚĞƌZĂĚŝŽ;EtZͿĨŽƌƵƉƚŽƚŚĞŵŝŶƵƚĞďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚƐ͘
>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂŝƐŬŶŽǁŶĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂƐĂƉƌĞŵŝĞƌƐƉŽƌƚĨŝƐŚŝŶŐĚĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ͘dŚĞKĨĨŝĐĞŽĨ
&ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐƵƐĞƐƐĐŝĞŶƚŝĨŝĐŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŵĞƚŚŽĚƐƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĨŝƐŚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ͕
ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨĂƋƵĂƚŝĐƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ƐĂŶĂŶŐůĞƌ͕ƚŚĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐLJŽƵŵĂŬĞ
ĂŶĚLJŽƵƌĐĂƚĐŚŚĞůƉƵƐƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƚŚĞĨŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐĨŽƌƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƚƵƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘
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All aquatic species caught must be for personal use only and are not to be sold or
used for commercial purposes. It is illegal to buy, sell or trade any game fish.
BEST PRACTICES FOR CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING
WƌŽƉĞƌĨŝƐŚŚĂŶĚůŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐĂƌĞĐƌŝƚŝĐĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵƌǀŝǀĂůŽĨLJŽƵƌĐĂƚĐŚ͘
ͻ EĞǀĞƌƉůĂLJƚŚĞĨŝƐŚƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĞdžŚĂƵƐƚŝŽŶ͘
ͻ ,ĂŶĚůĞƚŚĞĨŝƐŚĂƐůŝƚƚůĞĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĂŶĚƵƐĞǁĞƚŚĂŶĚƐ͕ĂǁĞƚƚŽǁĞůŽƌǁĞƚŐůŽǀĞƐ͘
ͻ ǀŽŝĚĂŶLJĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐŝůůƐ͘
ͻ <ĞĞƉƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ŽŶŽƚůĞƚƚŚĞĨŝƐŚĨůŽƉŽŶĂĚĞĐŬŽƌ
ďĞĂĐŚ͘
ͻ /ĨLJŽƵŵƵƐƚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĨŝƐŚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ͕ŬĞĞƉĂŝƌĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ͘
ͻ hƐĞ Ă ůĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŶĞƚ ŽŶůLJ ǁŚĞŶ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ ƐŽĨƚ ŬŶŽƚůĞƐƐ ŵĞƐŚ Žƌ ƌƵďďĞƌ ŶĞƚ ŝƐ ůĞƐƐ
ĚĂŵĂŐŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĨŝƐŚ͛ƐĞLJĞƐ͕ĨŝŶƐĂŶĚŵƵĐƵƐĐŽĂƚŝŶŐ;ƐůŝŵĞͿ͘
ͻ ŝƌĐůĞŚŽŽŬƐ͕ďĂƌďůĞƐƐŚŽŽŬƐŽƌŚŽŽŬƐǁŝƚŚĐƌŝŵƉĞĚďĂƌďŵĂŬĞƌĞŵŽǀĂůĞĂƐŝĞƌ͘
ͻ /ĨƚŚĞŚŽŽŬŝƐĚĞĞƉůLJďƵƌŝĞĚ͕ĐƵƚƚŚĞůŝŶĞĂƐĐůŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞŚŽŽŬĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘
ͻ ZĞƚƵƌŶƚŚĞĨŝƐŚƚŽǁĂƚĞƌĂƐƋƵŝĐŬůLJĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘/ĨŝƚŝƐƐůƵŐŐŝƐŚ͕ŐĞŶƚůLJŚŽůĚŝƚĂŶĚŵŽǀĞ
ŝƚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚĂŶĚďĂĐŬƚŽŐĞƚǁĂƚĞƌŵŽǀŝŶŐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŐŝůůƐ͘
ĨŝƐŚƚŚĂƚĂƉƉĞĂƌƐƚŽďĞŝŶƉŽŽƌĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƉƌŽďĂďůLJŚĂƐĂůŽǁĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů͘/ĨůĞŐĂů͕
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŬĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĨŝƐŚĨŽƌĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝŽŶ͘
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