Apex Predator
Use paint brushes to stealth up trail cameras
Unfortunately, many cameras on sale are often non-camouflaged. Well no need to spend more money. The cameras can be self-painted for only pennies in cost.[…]
Year: 2019
Crappie/Bream
It’s hump day on D’Arbonne
The keys to catching crappie from Lake D’Arbonne at Farmerville in April.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Hackberry guide catches big Calcasieu Lake trout
Capt. Brian Windsor of Hackberry caught this 7 ½-pound speckled trout on a bone-colored Heddon One Knocker Spook topwater lure at West Cove on March 14.[…]
Field Notes
Anchors aweigh!
Certain bottoms or fishing situations call for one style or anchor over others. Here’s some advice on which one is right for you.[…]
Big Bass
No fooling: Texas angler lands 10-plus-pounder on April 1
Craig Broussard, of Fulshear, Texas, had the last laugh when he reeled in this 10.41-pound largemouth bass on April Fool’s Day.[…]
Big Bass
Okhissa bass troubled? This Louisiana angler thinks “NOT”
Ray Chagnard, who owns Chag’s Sporting Goods in Metairie, La., was on one of two bass boats the weekend of March 22-23 where three great largemouths were decked.[…]
Fishing
LDWF reminds outdoorsmen about harassment violations
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries sent out a reminder to anglers and hunters that it is illegal to harass anyone legally hunting or fishing.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lake Bruin bass bite is brewin’
The good thing about the bass bite right now is that the fish are in a post-spawn pattern and they are active in the shallow water of Lake Bruin.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Delacroix’s high river reds
Delacroix has become the unofficial redfish capital of Louisiana. Its fertile marsh is teeming with hungry redfish, and at times fishing for them can almost seem too easy.[…]
Big Bass
Pre-front bite means two more 10-pounders at Toledo Bend
An unseasonably cool cold front arriving on March 30 produced two nice lunker largemouth bass at Toledo Bend.[…]
News Breaker
Turkey season closed on three WMAs
A declaration of emergency has been passed by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) closing the upcoming turkey hunting season on Dewey W. Wills, Grassy Lake and Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Areas due to flooding.[…]
Snapper
State management of red snapper passes final vote
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC), meeting in Biloxi, Miss., voted unanimously to give Louisiana total control of private recreational red snapper fishing.[…]
Crappie/Bream
9 Henderson hotspots
Here’s a list of nine hotspots for April sac-a-lait hand-picked by one of the most experienced anglers on Henderson Lake.[…]
Speckled Trout
Racking up trout at the rock jetties
Here’s a quick lesson by Tommy Vidrine on how to catch speckled trout near Louisiana’s rock jetties.[…]
Bass Fishing
LiveTarget Skip Shad
The Skip Shad is the latest in ultra-natural, lifelike products from LiveTarget Lures.[…]
Outdoor Updates
The 2019 recreational red snapper season is set
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission announced the 2019 recreational red snapper season will begin on Friday, May 24 in both state and federal waters. […]