Fishing Reports
A great run on sac-a-lait
The sac-a-lait were biting good for Roy Cathcart this past winter. He caught a lot of nice ones fattening up for the spawn, including his personal best, a 15-incher. One evening they caught 45 and[…]
Year: 2024
Big Bass
Big bass is late birthday present for Deville angler
Hunter Dubroc of Deville was fishing in a bass club tournament on Cotile Lake on March 21 when he caught an 11.4-pound bass.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Catfish and crawfish
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné and his crew caught some catfish and a frog for a big crawfish boil party.[…]
Field Reports
Speck fishing gets no better, and it’s happening now!
Every year, beginning right about now, speckled trout move into a pattern that is consistently great for anglers.[…]
Field Reports
This seasonal marsh pattern just kicking off!
Spring is when speckled trout enter one particular pattern — setting up in bayous to feast on young spring bait stocks.[…]
Hunting Reports
The Erwins hunt in Madison Parish
John Henry Erwin, 8, and Meredith Erwin, 6, after a Jan. 4 hunt in Madison Parish.
Columns
Coastal fishermen can color the month red
Louisiana has settled in on a redfish management plan that might check at least most of the boxes in a strategy to restore this species.[…]
Fishing
KULA 10 Magnepod Cooler
The KULA 10 Magnepod cooler is full of features and tough as nails.[…]
Bass Fishing
April should be a slugfest for bunches of bass on Toledo Bend
April’s going to be on fire. Things are going to pop big time at Toledo Bend and we’ll see more double-digit bass.[…]
News Breaker
Grass Carp weighing 92 pounds caught during LDWF sampling
During standard spring electrofishing sampling on Lake Concordia, LDWF biologists found a 49.5-inch Grass Carp weighing 92 pounds.[…]
Hunting Reports
Courtney Nunez gets first wood duck
Courtney Nunez shot her first wood duck her first time being on Catahoula Lake.
Columns
We’re kinda slow, but we finally caught up with the rest of the world
Our editor did a little research and he thinks Taylor Swift must be a fisherwoman or outdoors person by looking at her song titles.[…]
Bass Fishing
75th Annual Big Bass Rodeo announces winners
New Orleans City Park hosted the 75th annual Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival, with almost 500 anglers competing and participating in the Fishtival.[…]
Field Reports
Big specks between storms
Chas Champagne goes in between storms and catches some big speckled trout without any boats around due to the weather.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents arrest three men for stealing two vessels in Livingston Parish
LDWF enforcement agents arrested three subjects for their involvement in allegedly stealing boats and motors in Livingston Parish.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF announces Bodcau and Woodworth Shooting Range closures for Easter holidays
The Bodcau and Woodworth Shooting Ranges will be closed Good Friday (March 29) and Easter Sunday (March 31) in observance of the holidays.[…]