Could The New Cap Really Provide a "SEAL" Associated Press Update

Quoting our friend Captain Keith Kennedy in the AP update early this morning, "At this point, there have been so many ups and downs, disappointments, that everybody down here is like, 'We'll believe it when we see it,'" said Keith Kennedy, a charter boat captain in Venice, La.

Full Associated Press Story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gulf_oil_spill

RANT #2...What a Difference One Day Can Make!

I DON"T KNOW HOW THE FOLKS (FISHING GUIDES ESPECIALLY) AROUND THE DELTA ARE MAINTAINING THEIR PATIENCE. THE WATERS HAVE BEEN CLOSED ONCE AGAIN TO CATCH AND RELEASE FOR FINFISH!

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Overturns Decision to Allow Recreational Catch and Release Fishing in Closed Areas.
Release Date: 07/08/2010

Today the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission chose to reinstitute a complete closure to recreational fishing in all Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries closure areas. This action by the commission reverses the Secretary of the Department?s decision earlier this week to allow the recreational catch and release of finfish in closed areas.

To read the entire Press Release visit: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/news/?id=1903

LDWF UPDATES APPEAR PROMISING

A glimmer of hope on the horizon for our guide friends, service providers and the folks around the Mississippi Delta area? Two recent Press Releases from the Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries. NEWS RELEASES: LDWF MODIFIES RECREATIONAL CLOSURES TO ALLOW CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING FOR FINFISH Release Date: 0...7/06/10 (THAT'S BIG) and TODAY LDWF ANNOUNCES FISHING OPENING IN A PORTION OF PLAQUEMINES PARISH EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO FISHING. Visit http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/news/ for full details.