Features
The best thing you can do when fishing topwaters
Nothing is more exhilarating than catching speckled trout on topwater lures — and nothing is more maddening than missing fish. Here’s what you need to do.[…]
Year: 2019
Contents
Leaked stock report shows plight of Louisiana’s specks
Louisiana has the most-liberal creel limits on speckled trout of any Gulf state, but current data may signal future changes in creel and size limits.[…]
Crappie/Bream
8 tips for great bream fishing
Try out veteran angler Freddie McMullen’s tips for great bream fishing to up your success and fill that cooler with slab-sized sunfish.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Back to Shell Beach
Some advice from Capt. Jacques Laboureur on where Shell Beach anglers are catching speckled trout and redfish despite the spreading fresh water.[…]
Field Notes
Try your luck… after dark
How you go about night fishing can spell the difference between a successful outing and losing sleep. Keep these five steps in mind.[…]
Fishing
Fish caught with wedding ring attached
Capt. Jason Rose tied his wedding band to a steelhead after his divorce. It was recaught on Lake Michigan by a group of very confused fishermen.[…]
Fishing
H&H Lure Co., Humphreys celebrate 60th anniversary of proven brand
H&H Lure Company — 60-percent saltwater fishing tackle and 40-percent freshwater tackle — celebrated its 60th anniversary in June.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Mississippi Flyway flooding wrecks crop production
A winter and spring that was a boon for waterfowl habitat has turned out to be a bane for farmers, as flooded fields continue to hamper planting efforts.[…]
News Breaker
Captain of cargo ship cited for red snapper violations
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Philippines man for alleged recreational fishing violations in St. John Parish.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Epic blue marlin bite in the Gulf
Chris Hall has been on lots and lots of blue marlin trips — but none as successful as he and his crew experienced during the Louisiana Billfish Classic.[…]
News Breaker
White Lake WCA teal season lottery hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for the 2019 lottery teal hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in Vermilion Parish.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Giant cuberas caught in Eugene Island area
Luke Hodges and Jeff Thompson each caught cubera snapper in May destined to place in the Louisiana Top 10 Fish Records List.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Northlake Christian wins TBF/FLW High School Fishing National Championship
The Northlake Christian School Fishing Team of Christopher Capdeboscq and Sam Acosta won the 2019 TBF/FLW High School Fishing National Championship.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper catch statistics through June 9
The latest catch statistics recorded by LA Creel is 200,890 pounds, or 25 percent of Louisiana’s allocation. This estimate covers the period through June 9.[…]
Dove
Dove lottery hunts at Elbow Slough WMA
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is accepting applications for the 2019 Elbow Slough WMA lottery dove hunts until July 26.[…]
Ducks
Catahoula Lake appeal heads to Supreme Court
Jeff Landry officially filed an appeal with the state supreme court to overturn a previous judicial decision that denies public access to Catahoula Lake.[…]