Is Sabine Wildlife Refuge open?

Is Sabine Wildlife Refuge open?

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Sabine/ Please contact refuge visitor center for specific program information. Over 150 miles of refuge canals, bayous and waterways are open for recreational boating, fishing and crabbing from March 15-October 15.

Do you need a license for a cast net in Louisiana?

Each person is required to have a valid basic fishing license as well as a saltwater license to cast net for shrimp due to Sabine being south of the state designated saltwater line. Cast nets must be less than 8.5 feet in radius. Daily fish limits are the same as Louisiana’s Sport Fishing Limits.

Is Lacassine open?

The Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex including Cameron Prairie, Sabine, and Lacassine National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) will open for public sport fishing Monday, March 15, 2021 through October 15, 2021. Fishing and crabbing are permitted from legal sunrise to legal sunset.

Can you hunt Sabine National Forest?

Hunting, horseback riding, and hiking are allowed.

Can I fish in a national wildlife refuge?

Fishing is available at 343 national wildlife refuges, 35 wetland management districts, 19 national fish hatcheries and other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands and waters. All refuges, hatcheries and other Fish and Wildlife Service lands follow state and federal regulations. Fishing programs change frequently.

Can you keep paddlefish in Louisiana?

The possession or transportation of live paddlefish is prohibited.

Are slat traps legal in Louisiana?

Slat traps are allowed from Oct. 1 through sunset on the last day of February of the following year. You may leave gear overnight but may only remove fish during daylight hours. No slat traps.

What parish is Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge NWR in?

Cameron and Evangeline parishes

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