rules

[coco]

what is legal size cast net in big lake and back side of weirs want to yry and catch some shrimp w/o a ticket.

[coco]

thanks is it open

[Ray]

It is open till the day before duck season.

[weedeater]

Originally Posted by Ray

It is open till the day before duck season.

thought it had closed till sometime after 1st of Aug, I would call before I went to check dates

[jchief]

It is open, but the inshore shrimp season has to be open to keep more than bait. A gallon I think

[jchief]

Cast netting

Each person is required to have valid basic

and saltwater licenses to cast net for shrimp. Cast nets must be less than 8.5 feet in radius. Recreational cast netting for shrimp is only permitted during the Louisiana inshore water shrimp season. See refuge specific regulations for additional information

Possession Limits

Daily fish limits are the same as Louisiana’s Sport Fishing

Limits. The daily crab limit is five dozen (60) per day per vehicle or boat. The daily shrimp limit during the Louisiana inshore shrimp season is five gallons of headson shrimp per day, per vehicle or boat. The daily

bait shrimp limit is one gallon per day per boat, outside the
Louisiana inshore shrimp season on Sabine.

[joshdomingue]

I went about two weeks ago ...... 3rd weir was open

[jchief]

I "think" Zone 3 (our area) is closed now. Not 100% sure though

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by jchief

I "think" Zone 3 (our area) is closed now. Not 100% sure though

???????......I am fairly sure shrimp season is still open in our area. Some of the Eastern area zones are closed.

[jchief]

July 20, 2011 – Today the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced the 2011 spring inshore shrimp season will close at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 23 in the following areas within Shrimp Management Zone 3:

• The portion of the Calcasieu Ship Channel originating at a line between Channel Markers 85 and 86 southward to a point originating along the inside/outside shrimp line at Calcasieu Pass as described in LA R.S.56:495(A) and including East Pass from its origin at the Calcasieu Ship Channel to the south end of Calcasieu Lake and West Pass from its origin at the Calcasieu Ship Channel to the south end of West Cove.
• The portion of Cameron Parish west of Calcasieu Lake and the Calcasieu Ship Channel.

Effective with this shrimp season closure, all state inside waters from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line westward to the Louisiana/Texas state line, will be closed to shrimping except for certain waters within Shrimp Management Zone 1.
Recent data gathered by LDWF biologists indicates the quantity, distribution and percentage of small juvenile white shrimp have rapidly increased in recent weeks. This closure will protect developing shrimp in the waters of Zone 3.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.louisiana.gov on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffb or follow us on Twitter@LDWF.

[coco]

thanks guys i understand aug 23 it reopens in this area.