Crappie/Bream
Follow falling water to great bream fishing
According to Chris Black, owner of Bayside Tackle in Pierre Part, the Atchafalaya and Lake Verret water levels are finally falling, and bream are biting.[…]
Year: 2019
Deer Hunting
LWFC approves declaration of emergency amending Deer Area 5 hunting season
The LWFC approved a declaration of emergency that will amend the Deer Area 5 2019-20 hunting season during its September meeting in Baton Rouge.[…]
News Breaker
Double fatality boating incident on Upper Amite River
The LDWF Enforcement Division is investigating a single vessel double fatality that occurred in East Baton Rouge Parish on Sept. 5. […]
Fishing Hotspots
A September speckled trout strategy for Shell Beach
Capt. Eric Olsen of Saltwater Therapy Charters pounds the waters out of Shell Beach every day in pursuit of the speckled trout.[…]
Bass Fishing
Meet Cajun Baby’s favorite bass lures
Cliff “The Cajun Baby” Crochet plans to catch and release plenty of bass when he gets the opportunity to fish the Atchafalaya Basin with these lures.[…]
Redfish
Tossing reds over the gunwale in Lake Borgne
Chas Champagne and his wife headed out across a rough Lake Pontchartrain and ended up in a slick calm Lake Borgne to sight fish for redfish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Stacked Ladder Climbing Sticks
Stacked Ladder Climbing Sticks can be strapped to a tree trunk in sections, allowing hunters to climb up to 20 feet up on a solid set of steps.[…]
News Breaker
Agents cited two men for shocking fish in Grand River
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two men for alleged illegal fishing activity on Aug. 31 in Iberville Parish.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Kevin Schexnaider is champion of Ride the Bull 10
The Ride the Bull 10 Champion was Kevin Schexnaider of Erath. He caught his 26.8-pound bull just a few minutes after the tournament began.[…]
Contents
Get in shape for hunting season
Scouting isn’t the only thing you need to do before hunting season arrives. Get yourself in shape for the effort you’ll be putting forth.[…]
Deer Hunting
Will acorns flourish in 2019?
Hunters and landowners who have a good hardwood component can save money and rely on the acorns for their deer-hunting success.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Biloxi marsh redfish have never quit biting, guide says
The Lake Pontchartrain Basin has had quite a unique year, but that’s fine with Capt. Justin Bowles, who targets September redfish in the Biloxi Marsh.[…]
News Breaker
Commission to receive finalized speckled trout stock assessment Sept. 5
A presentation on the speckled trout stock assessment is to be discussed at the Sept. 5 meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries commission.[…]
News Breaker
Trout limit changes for the Texas side of Sabine Lake
Anglers fishing in all of Texas coastal waters, including the Texas side of Sabine Lake, now have a 5 trout daily limit and a 15-inch minimum length limit.[…]
Dove
LDWF offering five lease fields and WMA fields for opening day of dove season
The LDWF will have available five lease fields for the opening day of dove hunting season on Sept. 7 along with several LDWF WMA dove fields.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie bite is exploding in Atchafalaya Basin
Anglers are destroying the crappie on the spillway side of the Atchafalaya Basin right now according to pro crappie angler Bradley Felder and Clyde Folse.[…]