Kisatchie officials say fishing line no longer a threat to bald eagle nest
Published 9:40 am Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Online viewers of a “nest cam” livestream of an American Bald Eagle nest near Kinkaid Lake in the Kisatchie National Forest sounded an alarm over the weekend when one of the young eaglets appeared to become entangled in a fishing line. Viewers noted the line was attached to a fish that one of the parent eagles delivered to their young pair of eaglets during meal time.
As of Tuesday, forestry officials say the fishing line, which was identified as a nylon fish stringer, no longer poses a threat to the eaglet and has been moved aside by one of the parent eagles.
Historically, forestry officials do not typically interact with the bald eagle nests. The livestreams, in this case, of E-1 pair’s nest, Louis II and Anna II, serve for observational purposes only and can be viewed by the public online via YouTube. Kisatchie officials were unable to comment on whether action would have been considered had the nylon string continued to be a concern.
On Monday, calls were made across the state in a plea for action from the forestry service, and even to the office of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. News spread nationwide, with some well-meaning individuals calling officials in Alexandria, Virginia, and Provencal, Louisiana, to raise concern for the eaglet.
In 2023, a livestream camera captured the moment a pair of bald eaglets at Dale Hollow Lake, near Nashville, became ensnared in a fishing line with hooks and prompted a rescue effort led by the American Eagle Foundation.
