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Does the moon affect the trophy trout bite?
Big fish feeding behavior is more closely related to Solunar times, the major and minor feeding periods, rather than moon phase.[…]
Fishing
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How to find reds and trout on oyster beds
For speckled trout, redfish, drum and sheepshead, you simply can’t go wrong fishing over oyster reefs. Here’s how to make the most of these fish factories.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
New CCA Star leader for Southeast division
Jason Boh of New Orleans caught the new CCA Star leader for the Southeast division today (June 11) on Tommy Vidrine’s boat.[…]
Apex Predator
Limb lining the Mississippi River trenasses
Joshua Chauvin explains how he sets limb lines in the big waters of the Mississippi River and its oxbows to catch really big choupique and catfish.[…]
Redfish
Redfish move into Lakes Borne and Pontchartrain full force
Chas Champagne took his daughter Charleigh out fishing and got into some hungry redfish in Lake Pontchartrain despite the abundance of fresh water![…]
News Breaker
How to estimate the weight of a redfish
By measuring the girth at the fattest part of the fish and the length of the fish, you can use this formula to estimate the live weight of a red drum.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Toledo Bend’s slab sac-a-lait smackdown
Sac-a-lait have transitioned to deeper structures along the submerged Sabine River channel. Here’s where and how to catch these freshwater fish.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper catch statistics through May 26
The latest catch statistics recorded by LA Creel, LDWF’s near real-time data collection program, is 62,179 pounds, or 8 percent of Louisiana’s allocation.[…]
Fishing
Remember to buy your 2019-2020 fishing licenses
We know you love experiencing the great fishing opportunities Louisiana has to offer, so don’t forget to buy your 2019-20 fishing license.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: Warmouth Sunfish
Warmouth sunfish are one of the lesser-common panfish species. They are fun to catch and tasty table fare, but are often misidentified by anglers.[…]
Bass Fishing
Drop-shot the ledges
As long as the fish remain on the ledge, it’s a safe bet that they’re still in the food mood — so it’s just a matter of keeping an easy meal there for them.[…]
Contents
Only in Louisiana: Native American names of Louisiana’s hotspots
Take a trip back in time with Captain Paul Titus as he explores how many of Louisiana’s hotspots got their names from Native American words.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fish Lacassine Pool like a pro
Jack Hains, the first bass angler from Louisiana to win the Bassmaster Classic Championship, teaches you how to fish the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Cypremort Point tripletail
Rodeo winners Lannie Buteau and Paul Migues detail how they target tripletail and claim there’s one thing you must have to catch them.[…]
Fishing
Stingray knocks teenager unconscious
A stingray went airborne and knocked 18-year-old Levi Dixon of Bluffton, S.C. off the PWC he was riding. The blow left Dixon unconscious with broken ribs.[…]
Big Bass
Last minute trophy bass works better than caffeine
At the 24-hour-long Majestic Bass Tournament marathon on Lake D’Arbonne, Billy Banks landed a 9.45-pound largemouth that claimed the $1,500 first prize.[…]