Crappie/Bream
Try the Tchefuncte River for big chinquapin
Ray Miller has been fishing the Tchefuncte River for the past 20 years and has transformed his ability to catch bream into a fine art.[…]
Month: February 2022
Features
Four League Bay is a hidden jewel
Four League Bay, near the mouth of the Atchafalaya River, has become one of Capt. Lloyd Landry’s favorite places to fish.[…]
Features
Speckled trout puzzle
Southeast Louisiana is always impacted in March by increased river water flows. So here’s how to put have speckled trout success.[…]
Deer Hunting
Buck deer vs. tom turkeys
Dave Moreland gives his opinion on what is the hardest to pursue; a heavy-rack mature buck or a trophy longbeard turkey.[…]
Hunting Reports
Tori’s Tensas Parish buck
Tori Charrier, 16, with the big buck she took on Jan. 4, 2022 in Tensas Parish. This was her first buck.
Hunting Reports
Father and son Mer Rouge hunt
Hardy Goldsby went on a great hunt with his dad, Daniel Goldsby, at their lease in Mer Rouge, La., the weekend of Jan 15-16. His pup “Tar” had a good time too.
Hunting Reports
First deer in Webster Parish
Rhett Campbell, 6, took his first deer on Dec. 12, 2021 in Webster Parish. The deer was killed on private land near Cotton Valley, close to the banks of Dorcheat Bayou.
Hunting Reports
Jon Bennett’s first buck
Jon Bennett with his first buck taken on Jan. 7, 2022 in Baker, La.
Hunting Reports
Carson Rodrigue’s first buck
Carson Rodrigue, 9, killed his first buck in West Feliciana Parish. The 9-point weighed 170 pounds and had a spread of 14 1/4.
Fishing Reports
Duane’s big bull red
Duane Billey recently landed his largest catch ever while fishing at the Rigolets in Slidell on Dec. 3, 2021 This massive bull redfish weighed in at over 33 pounds with a length of 42 inches.[…]
Fishing Reports
Drake’s Hopedale redfish
Drake Burchfield with a beautiful Hopedale redfish he caught on a cold January day in the marsh.
Deer Hunting
Agents cite two Alexandria men for hunting violations in Rapides Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents citied two men for alleged hunting violations in Rapides Parish on Feb. 12.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Catfish jug lines for big fish
Jared Serigné and his buddy set out jug lines for catfish. Afterwards, Serigné shares his catfish almandine recipe.[…]
Columns
Two pound crappie, lucky false fruit and crickets going bananas
It’s amazing, but all spring all crappie, sac-a-lait or white perch — whatever you call them — seem to weigh two pounds.[…]
Columns
Wow! Did he have big horns! But sadly, not the right kind
Joe Macaluso spreads out buck-lure canisters for West Feliciana Parish deer hunt and it attracts randy bull.[…]
Bass Fishing
Anglers should adapt to fishing new areas at Toledo Bend
February is a magical month for bass fishing on Toledo Bend as the pre-spawn and, even, in some instances, the spawn itself gets underway.[…]