Louisiana DWF, Cabela’s and CCA-Louisiana Host Women’s Fishing Workshop

Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries 04.18.13

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), CCA-Louisiana and Cabela’s teamed up to present the Louisiana Women in the Wild Fishing Basics Workshop on Saturday, April 13 at the Cabela’s Gonzales location.

LDWF staff from the Education Section and Fisheries Extension, and CCA-Louisiana provided instruction in fishing basics to 24 participants. Instruction included Fishing 101, boater education, boat hauling/trailering, fishing in Cabela’s pond, casting techniques, Sportsfish Restoration Education, fish identification, fish cleaning, tagging, otilith removal and the aging process.

Hands-on activities included backing up a boat on a trailer, casting, fishing, tagging red fish and cleaning bass and bream. Each participant received complimentary outdoor items from Cabela’s and Fisheries Extension.

The next scheduled Louisiana Women in the Wild Workshop featuring “Hunting Basics” is scheduled for Oct. 5, 2013 at the Waddill Outdoor Education Center in Baton Rouge. For more information, contact Karen Crabtree at 318-766-8144 or kedwards@wlf.la.gov or Gene Cavalier at 985-882-9159 or gcavalier@wlf.la.gov .

If interested in being placed on a mailing list for notification of other LWW events, please complete the LWW Participation Survey http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/document/36460-louisiana-women-wild/lww_participation_survey_appl_-final_3-13.pdf .

Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries

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.