Fishing
LDWF is now accepting applications for two Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops in December
The LDWF and the LAWFF are teaming up to present two Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops for the 2022 winter season.[…]
Year: 2022
Field Reports
The fish really wanted these two baits
Marsh Man Masson has found that these two lures are hot right now, and one has been the bait of the season so far.[…]
Columns
The Womack Journal: A long journey for the Cherrybark buck
Warren Womack of Bluff Creek describes the 1997 hunt where he killed 8-point buck under Cherrybark oak trees.[…]
Deer Hunting
Pre-charged pneumatic devices may be used to hunt deer during modern firearm season only
Pre-charged pneumatic devices may be used by hunters only during the modern firearm season beginning with the 2022-23 season.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Netting crabs from a public pier
Jared Serigné went down to St. Bernard Parish to catch blue crabs. Then he headed to Charlie’s Restaurant to eat a soft shell crab dish.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF providing eight-day reopening of red snapper with a 4-fish bag limit
The recreational red snapper season will reopen from Oct. 7 through Oct. 14, 2022. Bag limits will increase to 4 fish per person.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
KULA cooler
Capable of holding ice for several days in even the hottest weather, the KULA cooler’s sturdy handle design makes it easy to carry.[…]
Hunting Reports
Jase’s first deer kill
Jase LeBlanc with his first whitetail harvest at age 7 on his family farm in Claiborne, Miss.[…]
Fishing Reports
Slade’s shark
Slade Dowden and his Paw Paw Andy Martarona show off Slade’s 46-inch long shark that was released afterwards.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
October freckled frenzy in Dularge
Veteran Captain Bill Lake has followed a successful speckled trout fishing strategy at Dularge for decades.[…]
Deer Hunting
Cleaning and disposing of deer in the CWD control area
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is here to stay for now, and it is up to hunters to try to keep it contained. Unfortunately, Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (LADDL) detected its first CWD case in[…]
Field Reports
Duck Camp Dinners: Heritage is a hand-me-down
The Duck Camp Dinners crew is back in the bayous as Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois wraps up his last hunt of the season.[…]
Field Reports
Sight fishing for sheepshead with Matrix Fluorocarbon
Chas Champagne goes sight fishing for sheepshead using Matrix Flouro Line from Matrix Shad so the fish can’t see his line.[…]
Hunting
Use precautions when preparing and handling harvested wildlife
The LDWF would like to remind hunters and the public to take care in handling and preparing harvested wildlife.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF to provide CWD testing drop-off locations in Franklin, Madison and Tensas parishes
The LDWF is providing Chronic Wasting Disease drop-off locations within the Franklin, Madison and Tensas parishes CWD Control Area.[…]
Deer Hunting
Franklin, Madison and Tensas parishes CWD Control Area regulations for the 2022-23 deer season
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has adopted regulations for the Chronic Wasting Disease Control Area in northeast Louisiana.[…]