Understandably, Plaquemines Parish is also home to the Delta Wildlife Refuge, one of the worlds largest duck habitats. By conventional boats, visitors can thrill at seeing enormous flocks of green head mallard, teal, pintail, red head and canvass back ducks along with marsh hens, coup, pelicans, cranes, egrets, sea osprey and other exotic birds. Plaquemines Parish boasts a broad range of marine and wildlife. Perched here is an is a brown pelican, our State bird. One of our professional captains with a gaffed mahi mahi.
Spring marks the beginning of peak fishing season.
Serious offshore enthusiasts worldwide compete for top honors in dozens of big game fishing tournaments each season. Pelagic fish like the beautiful mahi mahi, also known as dorado, are a common and exciting catch off the coast of Plaquemines Parish. Midsummer also marks the peak of the recreational fishing rodeo's with the world famous Empire South Pass Rodeo. Several other impressive fishing tournaments are also held throughout the summer fishing season. In fact, Louisiana waters represent the most diversified fisheries on earth with over 46 common gamefish species represented.