Louisiana Sportsman

The wood duck is one of the most colorful ducks in the U.S. and is second only to the mallard duck for popularity among waterfowl hunters.[…]

Marsh Man Masson says he’s not sure he’s seen a decline in a fishery population like he’s witnessing with Louisiana redfish right now.[…]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its report on 2022 Waterfowl Population Status, based on surveys conducted in May and early June.[…]

Jase and Jaxton LeBlanc with a Lake Pontchartrain redfish caught using bait shrimp while fishing the North Shore power poles.[…]

LDWF enforcement agents arrested a Hammond man for filing false public records on Aug. 16 in East Baton Rouge Parish.[…]

David Cresson, CCA Director and CEO, said pogie boats continued to pound Louisiana’s beaches and shorelines this summer.[…]

Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois and the Duck Camp Dinners crew start the day off catfishing and cook up an iconic Cajun dish: Catfish Sauce Piquant.[…]

Boaters should wear a life jacket, boat sober, do not ride in a vessel if the captain is impaired, and take a boater safety class.[…]

Freddie Lake caught this beautiful red snapper 15 miles south of Port Fourchon in approximately 200’ of open water around 9 a.m. on July 23.[…]

Jodi Mallett was fishing in Fourchon with Capt. Kurt O’Brien when she landed this red snapper that weighed 14.85 pounds on a piece of pogey.[…]

John Dillworth with the 25-inch redfish he caught during his birthday trip on July 16, 2022.[…]

The LDWF will launch its new Fishing Course Series aimed at offering training sessions throughout the state on a variety of fishing topics.[…]

Trevor Huval limited out on redfish in 20 minutes.[…]

Rustin Guidry from Larose caught this 41.55-pound drum on cracked crab out of Leeville, La.[…]

Guy McAleer III showing off a pile of big bull frogs caught at his dad’s camp in Venice (Pass a Loutre) on July 1, 2022.[…]

Forrest Boone with squirrels his family got in 2021.[…]