Fishing Reports
Salty gal
Bailey Trosclair with a red snapper caught off the coast of Venice. Bailey grew up in South Louisiana and learned how to fish as soon as she could hold a pole. She said being offshore[…]
Month: August 2023
News Breaker
Public’s help needed to combat trash problem at Elmer’s Island
The LDWF is asking the public to do its part to eliminate the debris problem on Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents arrest 10 subjects for DWI on the water in Livingston Parish over the weekend
LDWF enforcement agents arrested 10 individuals for alleged operating or driving a vessel while impaired in Livingston Parish.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF schedules drawdown for Clear-Smithport Lake
The LDWF has scheduled a drawdown of Clear-Smithport Lake (Desoto Parish) for giant salvinia control and fish habitat improvement.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Flooded spillway catfish
Jared Serigné went fishing with Cole of the YouTube channel @COLE_and_JAY and his son Jack. Afterwards he made smoked catfish dip.[…]
Newsletters
Speckled trout regulations yo-yo goes back to legislature
An NOI limiting the bag limit of speckled trout to 15 with a size of 13-20 inches will go before a Louisiana Legislative Oversight committee.[…]
Field Reports
Sampling the action in Venice
Marsh man Masson and Chris Macaluso head down to the Plaquemines Parish port of Venice to sample the fishing action.[…]
Alligator
Louisiana fish and gators live on through Gyotaku artwork
Leslie Charleville practices gyotaku, an ancient form of Japanese art that serves as a way for fishermen to keep a record of their fish.[…]
Bass Fishing
A hot time with summer Basin bass
Cliff Crochet figured out a long time ago the most efficient way to put bass in the boat during the dog days of summer.[…]
Columns
Ride the Bull is back with creative weigh-in, conservation measures
Ride the Bull 12 is scheduled for Aug. 25 and 26, 2023. CCA has preemptively implemented some weigh-in changes this year.[…]
Bass Fishing
Berkley J-Walker
Get explosive topwater action from Berkley’s take on the classic walk-the-dog lure.[…]
Fishing
LDWF schedules drawdown on Chicot Lake
The LDWF has scheduled a drawdown on Chicot Lake in Evangeline Parish for reduction of giant salvinia and for fish habitat improvement.[…]
News Breaker
Buras man cited for commercial pompano violation in Plaquemines Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a Buras man for alleged violations of commercial pompano regulations on Aug. 1 in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Fishing Reports
Moore family crabbing
A full basket of crabs caught by the Moore Family on Delacroix Island.[…]
Fishing Reports
Swept the board!
Sam Jackson and Greg Hebert take 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper and Cobia at the 2023 Grand Isle Speckled Trout Rodeo![…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Raccoon
Once treasured among fur hunters and trappers, raccoons are still one of the most important furbearing animals in the U.S.[…]