Hunting Reports
Braxton’s West Feliciana Parish gobbler
Braxton Hill with the gobbler he killed while hunting with his dad, Ray Hill, and grandfather, Bruce Dodd, in West Feliciana Parish on March 27, 2022.[…]
Year: 2022
Field Notes
Grow your own baits
Growing your own bait is easy and really doesn’t require much effort. Save yourself time and money on your next fishing trip.[…]
Columns
The other live bait
One way for inshore kayak fishermen to up their odds in April is to fish with the other live bait — cocahoe minnows.[…]
Bass Fishing
Figure out the spawn pattern at Caney land the bass of a lifetime
Jacob Wheeler, the reigning MLF Angler of the Year, said a jerkbait will still work this month at Caney Lake.[…]
Columns
Aunt Lucy’s pond – Where my adventures in the great outdoors all began
Kelly, Louisiana, is where Kinny Haddox’s grandparents used to live and where learned his first lessons of the outdoors.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Sailfish
Sailfish are members of the billfish family and fisheries biologists believe they are the fastest swimming fish in the world.[…]
Field Reports
Big crabs from the bayou for dinner
Jared Serigné’ joins family to catch blue crabs from the bayou and to discuss Spanish culture and the coastal erosion problems in Delacroix.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents arrest Lake Charles man on drug, firearm and wildlife violations
LDWF enforcement agents arrested a Lake Charles man for alleged firearm, drug and wildlife violations in Calcasieu Parish.[…]
Big Bass
Vincent enjoys landing Toledo Bend lunker bass a second time
Cody Vincent of Lake Charles hooked this huge 10-pound bass for the second time on April 6 at Toledo Bend.[…]
Field Reports
Big speckled trout on topwater baits!
John McQueen invited Marsh Man Masson to join him in targeting trophy speckled trout with hard-plastic lures.[…]
Alligator
Four Texas residents cited for illegal alligator harvest in Assumption Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited four subjects for alleged alligator violations on April 10 in Assumption Parish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hula Popper 2.0
The Hula Popper 2.0 offers updated features on a classic topwater bass lure.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana private recreational red snapper season to open May 27
The 2022 private recreational red snapper season will begin on May 27 in both state and federal waters with a daily bag limit of 3 fish.[…]
Hunting Reports
Hallie Crawford’s deer
Hallie Crawford with a deer she took on Jan. 18, 2022 at a friend’s property in Gilbert, Louisiana.[…]
Field Reports
Whacking the white trout
On this episode of DockSide TV, Chas Champagne shows how effective the Matrix Mini from Matrix Shad is on white trout.[…]
Fishing Reports
Tiger Pass catfish
Councilman Brian Barthelemy hooked this catfish using fresh shrimp in Tiger Pass on March 25.[…]