Shrimping and Crabbing season in Louisiana

mister sacalait · #1 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 11:56 PM

Does anyone know what month one can start recreational Shrimping and Crabbing in Louisiana? Especially in the Rockefeller and Big Lake areas.

BULLFROG-1 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 12:12 AM

We use to start crabbing this time of year.Never shrimped.You might want to check with some locals and see if Rockefeller is open to recreational crabbing since Katrina.It was my under standing that the WMA south past Hackberry La was closed to crabbing,..It was last spring when i went there to crab,and was told that info.

dudly2252005 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 12:39 AM

sure miss fishing and shrimping at hog island gully near cameron. not sure when the season begins anymore but we used to go i think round sept.-dec. not sure though

SWLA Slab Slayer · #4 (**permalink**) 03-26-2008, 12:24 PM

shrimping will start sometime in May....WL&F will set at date...keep checking the website!

shadow · #5 (**permalink**) 03-26-2008, 11:33 PM

Rockafeller is open and I got a report last week of a couple of guys catching 9 dozen nice crabs. It is still a little early for the shrimp, the usually start running as early as late may but usually sometime around the middle of June.

The WMA south of Hackberry that was closed after the canes is Sabine but they reopened it last year.

As for Big Lake, I haven't heard about the shrimping or crabbing yet but I did hear if you weren't catching redfish in the lake, it was b/c you didn't have your hook in the water! I will probably be making a trip sometime this week and I will give a report.

Joshuasoileau · #6 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 09:40 PM

Next week, i am going make a trip down to fourchon see if the shrimp are running yet.

http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/pdfs/fi...shing_Regs.pdf

bad day in fourchon

good day.

shadow · #7 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshuasoileau

Next week, i am going make a trip down to fourchon see if the shrimp are running yet.

http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/pdfs/fi...shing_Regs.pdf

bad day in fourchon

good day.

Man now you done gone and made me hungry!

I have had both those kind of days at Rockfeller!

Good luck at Fourchon! Be looking forward to a report.

I still think it is a little early for shrimp but hopefully I am wrong.

Joshuasoileau · #8 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 10:06 PM

It my be early but now i have to go thinking about boiled shrimp. What they are selling for on your in shadow. around 3 in houm/thib.

I just noticed but if you look real hard there is a squid looking at you.

Kajun · #9 (**permalink**) 03-29-2008, 07:09 AM

cooked these up last night...panama city/gulf shrimp $5.50 a lb here

....sure miss going to holly beach and cast netting along the roads for them...i'm going back to La. on the 7th...can't wait to eat some crawfish!

Joshuasoileau · #10 (**permalink**) 03-29-2008, 10:19 AM

I have to go now.