Field Reports
BLAST on the BEACH: Speckled trout arrive!
The speckled trout have arrived on Louisiana’s beaches, and the action in Plaquemines Parish resembles that of the good ol’ days.[…]
Month: August 2020
News Breaker
Recreational red snapper season to close Aug. 13
LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet signed a declaration of emergency to close the recreational red snapper season at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, August 13.[…]
Field Reports
Family tuna fishing at heart
Capt. Josh Howard with Deep South Charters takes a family fishing for yellowfin tuna about 60 miles south of Venice using mostly pogies for bait.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Red River summer slabs
The Red River can be difficult for new fisherman to learn. Follow these tips from Kyle Jones and you will be well on your way to catching river slabs.[…]
Dove
The lowdown on Louisiana doves
Louisiana’s dove season opens in both the North and South Zones on Saturday, Sept. 5, and the season in both zones actually runs into late January, 2021.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF recommends two-zone, two-split option for 2021-25 waterfowl seasons
The LDWF recommended a two-zone, two-split East-West boundary option for the 2021-25 waterfowl hunting seasons to the LWFC. […]
News Breaker
Mississippi Flyway Council recognizes LDWF agent at commission meeting
A LDWF Enforcement Division agent was honored by the Mississippi Flyway Council at Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting in Baton Rouge.[…]
News Breaker
Drawdown scheduled on Bayou D’Arbonne Lake
The LDWF has scheduled a drawdown for Bayou D’Arbonne Lake in Union Parish. The drawdown is scheduled to begin on September 8.[…]
Field Reports
Tuna Time with Captain Josh Howard
Capt. Josh Howard of Deep South Charters shares some video from one of his latest tuna trips and explains what bait and equipment he’s using.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through July 26, 2020
LA Creel indicates that 609,371 pounds or 78 percent of Louisiana’s 2020 annual private recreational allocation of 784,332 pounds have been harvested.[…]
Field Reports
Cajun mangrove snapper slam
This was the first mangrove snapper trip of the year for Tommy Vidrine. He caught a few big snapper and some nice eating-size ones.[…]
Field Reports
Kayak fishing for reds in PAC
Stanley Sevin with the YouTube channel Stanley Sev7n takes out the kayak for some redfish fishing in PAC with a giveaway at the end.[…]
Field Reports
Lots of SPECKS at a relic of the past
Capt. Frank Dreher, Chris Macaluso and Todd Masson hit East Timbalier Island in lower Lafourche Parish to target speckled trout.[…]
Field Reports
DockSide TV: “Gulls and Gills”
This episode of DockSide TV features Chas Champagne hooking trout one after the other under birds on the Matrix X-Shad “Smokin’ Shad.”[…]
Field Reports
A day of firsts
Sunday, August 2, Lieu Vo Clark caught some nice fish, including her first cobia, out of Venice through Red Pass to the West Delta Rigs.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF schedules drawdown for Henderson Lake
The LDWF has scheduled a drawdown for Henderson Lake in St. Martin Parish as part of its integrated management plan for aquatic vegetation control.[…]