Hunting Reports
Ryan James gets his first deer
Six-year-old Ryan James harvested his first deer at Togo Island, the Louisiana side, on Dec. 28, 2022. It scored 126. He was hunting with his father, Jeremy James, and PawPaw, Brad Mayo.
Month: February 2023
Hunting Reports
Jacob Stockstill shoots banded duck
Young hunter Jacob Stockstill, 18, was on his second duck hunt when he shot this banded mottled duck at Pecan Island on Dec. 16, 2022. He sent in the info to LDWF to report it[…]
Fishing Reports
Beau’s Terrebonne Parish redfish
Beau Blanchard with a redfish caught in Terrebonne Parish on Dec. 18, 2022.
News Breaker
Agents cite two subjects for deer hunting violations in Calcasieu Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited two Lake Charles subjects on Feb. 11 and 15 for alleged hunting violations in Calcasieu Parish.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout at Coffee Ground Cove
There is probably no better area than Coffee Ground Cove on Sabine Lake to fish for trophy speckled trout in February.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Wild hogs
Wild hogs are among the most reproductively efficient breeders on earth, and can thrive in most any environment.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend toads
Bass should be moving all the time and start working their way up with warmer water temps and with, perhaps, more water in Toledo Bend.[…]
Big Bass
Big, “prehistoric” bass highlight Toledo Bend weekend
Four more lunker largemouth bass brought to 21 the number of double-digit bass entered in the Toledo Bend Lunker Program.[…]
Field Reports
Fishing low water after a strong northwest wind
Marsh Man Masson hit the marsh this week after a strong northwest wind had blown much of the water out into the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF announces 2024 Louisiana Duck Stamp contest
The LDWF has announced the rules and timeframe for the 2024 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp, or Louisiana Duck Stamp, competition. […]
Field Reports
Fishing the passes of Lake Catherine
Chas Champagne headed out to jig deep passes connecting Lake Catherine and the ICW and found speckled trout and flounder.[…]
Big Bass
Houston angler catches Toledo Bend lake-record bass
Bill Cook of Houston, Tex., caught a 15.67-pound lunker bass at Toledo Bend on Feb. 11. It is the lake’s new record.[…]
News Breaker
Three men cited for commercial fishing violations in East Baton Rouge and St. Martin Parishes
LDWF enforcement agents cited three subjects for alleged commercial fishing violations on in East Baton Rouge and St. Martin parishes.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Deep on Lake D’Arbonne
Drive across the Highway 15 or Highway 2 bridges at Lake D’Arbonne on pretty much any February day and you will see people fishing.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Hunting swamp rabbits with a pack of beagles
Jared Serigné used a pack of beagles to hunt rabbits. Then he cooked them up and made Rabbit Creole served over rice.[…]
Bass Fishing
Big Bass Rodeo is back for 2023
Nation’s longest-running freshwater fishing rodeo returns to New Orleans City Park March 25 Tickets are on sale now for the 74th-annual Big Bass Fishing Rodeo in New Orleans City Park on Saturday, March 25. The one-day[…]