Fishing Reports
Neighborhood pond lunker
Koleson Woodward of Bossier City caught this 25-inch bass in a neighborhood pond using a chatterbait.
Year: 2021
Hunting Reports
Paisley’s first deer
Paisley Langton was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. She lacks muscles and has limited range of motion in her arms and legs. With a few modifications made to her rifle, she was able to kill[…]
Fishing Reports
Susan’s sheepshead
Susan Badeaux of Thibodeaux caught this sheepshead in the MRGO near Shell Beach.
Fishing Reports
Little Lake bull red
Joseph launched out of Leeville looking for speckled trout, but ran into a school of bull reds in Little Lake instead.
Hunting Reports
St. Mary Parish 6-point
Ethan Defelice killed this 152-pound St. Mary Parish 6-point buck on Oct. 8.
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Oct. 3
LA Creel indicates that 611,933 pounds, or 73 percent, of Louisiana’s 2021 private recreational allocation of red snapper has been harvested.[…]
Alligator
LWFC passes NOI reducing farm alligator releases into the wild
The LWFC adopted a notice of intent reducing the number of farm raised alligators required to be released into the wild from 10% to 5%.[…]
Field Reports
8 ways to rig a soft plastic creature bait
Creature baits are highly effective for catching bass, but many anglers don’t realize how many different rigging options are available.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Big bays east of river, south of Delacroix should rebound in October
Tons of white shrimp in bays east of the Mississippi River, south of Delacroix, should attract redfish and speckled trout.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend bass put on their feed bags as October arrives
Falling water temperatures in October can bring out the best in feeding Toledo Bend largemouth bass for anglers.[…]
Bass Class
Haughton teen is no cupcake on high-school bass circuits
High school angler Jase White of Haughton has an appetite for snacks that is matched only by his appetite for catching bass.[…]
Hunting
LDWF announces text-to-tag for your deer and turkey harvest
Hunters can now tag and validate their deer or turkey harvest directly from their smartphone immediately after the animal is harvested.[…]
Hunting
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopts NOI requiring licenses for hunting guides
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission passed an NOI requiring licenses for hunting guides beginning with the next hunting season.[…]
Fishing
Okuma releases Hakai DT Low Profile Baitcast Reels for 2022
This year Okuma introduces the Hakai Low Profile Baitcast Reels and it will change the fishing game forever.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer tag verification phone number has changed
The LDWF has recently changed the phone number for validating a harvest by phone. The new phone number is 225-267-9998.[…]
Field Reports
Scouting MORE Lake Borgne speckled trout
Join Devin Denman as he searches Lake Borgne and the Biloxi Marsh for more productive speckled trout spots.[…]