Bass Fishing
Frog bait is Reehm’s August favorite
Clark Reehm of Elm Grove, a veteran of the FLW Pro Tour and Bassmaster Elite Series, throws various frogs, mostly popping frogs, for his August bass.[…]
Month: August 2020
Crappie/Bream
Burn up Atchafalaya Basin bream
High water in recent years has led to great panfish spawns in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin. There’s still time to catch them this year.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Tiger Shoals still producing plenty of speckled trout
Despite fewer visible structures, Tiger Shoals is still a great speckled trout destination. Keo Khamphilavong of New Iberia explains why.[…]
Features
What are the trophy trout prospects for Louisiana?
Fisherman want to know why there are fewer trophy trout in Louisiana waters nowadays? Here are some answers and theories.[…]
Alligator
Tips for Louisiana’s alligator season
Learn to hunt alligators the way the pros do. Here are tips from Walter Heathcock, owner of Fin Twisters Fishing Guide Service out of Venice.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Caminada Pass beginning to fill with bull redfish
Every year, from August to mid-October, big redfish swarm into brackish Cajun waters to spawn, and there are few places better than Caminada Pass.[…]
Fishing
Louisiana family finds silver lining in pandemic
For Noah Brown, COVID-19 has a huge silver lining. He’s gotten to work on his boat and start fishing with his son and 7-year-old daughter.[…]
News Breaker
Public asked to be aware of bands and web-tags on wood ducks
The LDWF, the LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources and several other partners are conducting a study of box nesting wood ducks.[…]
Field Reports
How to locate and catch pogies
Tommy Vidrine gives his tips on locating pogies and then using his cast net to catch a bunch of them for the big speckled trout he’s after.[…]
Field Reports
Chumming trout with live pogies
Tommy Vidrine hits the jetties in Grand Isle on a mission for a CCA Star winning speckled trout using pogies. He caught a mess of nice fish with Jason Boh.[…]
Newsletters
HIP certification does help hunters
Duck and all migratory bird hunters this year must purchase a HIP certification online or at the LDWF office in Baton Rouge.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cliff Crochet’s top THREE ways to catch big smallmouth bass
MLF Pro Cliff Crochet “The Cajun Baby” shares his top three ways to catch big smallmouth bass, while fishing in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF announces 2020 White Lake WCA youth waterfowl lottery hunts
The LDWF will conduct two youth waterfowl lottery hunts on White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area on Nov. 7-8. The deadline to apply is Aug. 31.[…]
Field Reports
On the hunt for marsh reds
In this video, Stanley Sevin of the YouTube channel Stanley Sev7n hits the water for a day of hunting redfish and drum in the marsh.[…]
Events & Announcements
The First Annual KYSEK Kayak Series Fishing Tournament
Registration is now open for the first annual KYSEK Kayak Series Fishing Tournament, Oct. 3, 2020 at the Pontchartrain Yacht Club in Mandeville.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF announces cancellation of National Hunting and Fishing Day events
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the LDWF has canceled National Hunting and Fishing Day events on September 26 across the state.[…]