Columns
Coastal restoration priorities
Louisiana should look ahead to when Deepwater Horizon oil spill fines will no longer refill coastal restoration coffers.[…]
Fishing
Columns
Kayakers should prepare for up-close encounters with sharks
If you kayak fish in coastal Louisiana, whether on purpose or by accident, you will likely encounter sharks.[…]
Fishing
Jetboil Flash Cook System
The Jetboil Flash Cook System is the fastest Jetboil on the market, and it’s so compact you can take it anywhere.[…]
Bass Class
Picou and Plaisance earn back-to-back Junior Anglers of the Year titles
Piers Picou and Jaxon Plaisance weighed in at least one keeper bass in 26 consecutive Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation tournaments.[…]
Fishing
LDWF accepting applications for two fall Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops
The LDWF and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation (LAWFF) are teaming up to present two Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops this fall.[…]
Bass Fishing
Black Label Tackle’s CP Craw
Cliff Pace decided midsummer last year to bring out an impressive array of soft plastics for bass anglers to Black Label Tackle.[…]
Fishing
HUK A1A Performance Crew
HUK outdid itself with the lightweight, super comfortable A1A Performance Crew that wicks away sweat to keep you cool.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
How to tackle Hopedale this summer
Capt. Jonathan Sanchez, a charter guide in the Shell Beach and Hopedale area, shares his plans to fish for speckled trout in August.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Ring the dinner bell for redfish
Bill Lake found some deep holes holding redfish along Buckskin Bayou located just off Blue Hammock Bayou near Lake Mechant.[…]
Bass Fishing
Punchin’ and froggin’ at Toledo Bend
John Dean said punchin’ tactics as well as a hollow body plastic frog bite should be on for bass big time this summer at Toledo Bend.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Black Lake angler has the right formula for summer crappie
Calvin native Holden Higgs has cracked the code to the hot summer crappie bite on Black Lake in Natchitoches Parish.[…]
Fishing
LDWF schedules 2024 drawdown for Henderson Lake
The St. Martin Parish Government has scheduled a drawdown for Henderson Lake to manage aquatic vegetation and improve fisheries habitat.[…]
Catfish
Atchafalaya catfish
Ernie Roe shares his best tips for fishing for big blue catfish and flathead catfish in the Atchafalaya River.[…]
Field Notes
Out of State Destinations: The Elk River
Louisiana sportsmen might catch three wild freshwater trout species in the Elk River where none should exist.[…]
Bass Fishing
Don’t pass on Venice bass
Nick Liebel of Belle Chasse, who learned to bass fish on the Mississippi River, said August marks the beginning of prime-time bass fishing.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Gray’s Creek bream on the fly
Fly fisherman Terry Aucoin shares how he targets bream in small creeks near his home in Denham Springs. One is Gray’s Creek.[…]