Field Reports
Sleep in to catch more fish right now!
If you’re a marsh angler, you should time every autumn trip to fish a falling tide. The marshes are overloaded with bait.[…]
Year: 2020
News Breaker
Drawdown scheduled to begin Sept. 8 on Bayou D’Arbonne Lake
The LDWF reminds the public that a drawdown on Bayou D’Arbonne Lake is scheduled to begin on Sept. 8 and continue through Nov. 15.[…]
Fishing Reports
First Cobia
Sunday August 2 was a hot one, but my dad and husband wanted to go fishing. We headed out of Venice through Red Pass to the West Delta Rigs. I normally do okay when out[…]
Field Reports
First big saltwater fish
Larry Rice was fishing with his friend Tyson Buras when he caught his first big saltwater fish, this black drum, on Aug, 17 out of Grand Isle.[…]
Fishing
Two men arrested for fishing contest fraud
LDWF enforcement agents arrested two men on Aug. 23 for alleged fishing contest fraud in lower St. Martin Parish.[…]
Dove
LDWF to offer Boyce lease field and WMA fields for opening day of dove hunting
The LDWF will have available a lease field near Boyce in Rapides Parish for the opening day of dove hunting season on Sept. 5.[…]
Bass Fishing
Most common dropshot mistakes
FLW Tour pro Brian Latimer shares some of the most common dropshot mistakes he’s noticed over the years. These will help you catch more fish. […]
Field Reports
Fall-like redfish bite in Grand Isle!
Tommy Vidrine reports on the great redfish bite right now in Grand Isle. It will only get better the closer we get to fall.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper and gray triggerfish seasons re-open this weekend
LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet signed a declaration of emergency to re-open the recreational red snapper season for one final weekend.[…]
Bass Fishing
How to finish the deal, catch the fish you missed
If you missed a bite, blow up, or strike the first cast, don’t give up. Bass pro Cliff Crochet shows how to follow up a missed strike.[…]
Bass Fishing
Downsizing in September pays big dividends for Hackney
Bass pro Greg Hackney of Gonzales likes to go with smaller artificial lures in September. He talks about his three co-favorites.[…]
Field Reports
Reader Report: First bull red
David Clause of Eunice helps his Heather Ray bag her first bull red on a very eventful saltwater fishing trip that almost didn’t happen.[…]
Features
Louisiana’s 2020-21 hunting preview – Hammond Region
What the Louisiana hunting season holds for hunters in the Hammond Region who pursue deer, ducks and small-game species this fall and winter.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish in federal waters to reopen
Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico will reopen at 12:01 a.m. on September 1, 2020.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF says vendor will waive $2 fee for online HIP registration
The LDWF said Aug. 28 that a $2 fee assessed when registering online for the Harvest Information Program will be waived beginning Sept. 1.[…]
Field Reports
Topwater trout, deepwater bass and sightfishing reds
On this episode of DockSide TV, Chas Champagne uses many different techniques to fish in the summer time marsh using Matrix Shad products.[…]