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May 2, 2026

There’s so much else going on, it’s easy to forget about the simple beauty and serenity of the many beaches in the Florida Keys, like this one at the Casa Marina Resort- Key West. (Photo by Kinny Haddox)

Out of State Destinations: The Florida Keys

August 13, 2023 Kinny Haddox

Fishing at the Florida Keys is fantastic. Islamorada Key is known as the “Sportfishing Capital of the World.”[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through July 30, 2023

August 10, 2023 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through July 30.[…]

Slow day fishing? No such thing with bait races and casting contests

August 10, 2023 Kinny Haddox

There’s a world of fun to be had out there when the fish aren’t biting. You just have to let go and remember you are fishing for fun.[…]

Speckled trout regulations yo-yo goes back to legislature

August 7, 2023 Joe Curtis

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.[…]

Cliff “The Cajun Baby” Crochet gets bass like this in his hand with a buzz bait or by punchin’ soft plastics on either side of the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee in August.

A hot time with summer Basin bass

August 7, 2023 Don Shoopman

Cliff Crochet figured out a long time ago the most efficient way to put bass in the boat during the dog days of summer.[…]

The target species for Ride the Bull is a hefty bull redfish. Although current law allows anglers to keep one redfish over 27 inches, proposed new regulations, once in effect, will likely no longer allow keeping any bulls. New tournament rules encourage anglers to keep all reds in the water until the chase boat comes to weigh and release it on the spot.

Ride the Bull is back with creative weigh-in, conservation measures

August 6, 2023 Chris Holmes

Ride the Bull 12 is scheduled for Aug. 25 and 26, 2023. CCA has preemptively implemented some weigh-in changes this year.[…]

Berkley J-Walker

August 5, 2023 Brian Cope

Get explosive topwater action from Berkley’s take on the classic walk-the-dog lure.[…]

LDWF schedules drawdown on Chicot Lake

August 4, 2023 From News Reports

The LDWF has scheduled a drawdown on Chicot Lake in Evangeline Parish for reduction of giant salvinia and for fish habitat improvement.[…]

John Dean has his hands full with a 9.2-pound bass he caught while dropping a June bug/red Senko through a grass mat in late summer.

Things are right for awesome Toledo Bend bass catches

August 4, 2023 John Dean

You can catch bass one of three ways to beat the summertime blues during late July and August at Toledo Bend.[…]

The LWFC amends Notice of Intent modifying spotted seatrout size and bag limits

August 3, 2023 From News Reports

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) amended the Notice of Intent (NOI) to change spotted seatrout size and bag limits.[…]

A black Super Spook is one of the author’s all-time favorite topwater lures, especially at night. They are nearly impossible to find but other black topwater lures will work as well.

Wade for topwater trout at night

August 3, 2023 Capt. Adam Jaynes

The islands on the north end of Sabine Lake offer some great speckled trout fishing during the dog days of summer, particularly at night.[…]

Black Bay trout hideouts

August 1, 2023 Rusty Tardo

Capt. George Ricks said if you want to catch fish this month, you’ll need to head to the waters of Black Bay, Bay Eloi and Breton Sound.[…]

Fisheries biologist, Joshua Porter, teaches participants tips on landing fish during one of LDWF’s fishing courses. (Photo courtesy LDWF)

LDWF Fishing Course Series announces Intermediate Catfishing dates

July 31, 2023 From News Reports

The LDWF Fishing Course Series is expanding yet again with the release of the Intermediate Catfishing course.[…]

Bream can be caught both on a Beetle Spin and with a Gulp cricket under a cork this month in the Pearl River. (Photo by Joel Masson)

Pearl River bream

July 30, 2023 Joel Masson

Bream can be caught both on a Beetle Spin and with a Gulp cricket under a cork this month in the Pearl River.[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through July 16, 2023

July 29, 2023 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through July 16.[…]

Evan Howe, left, and Noah Trant, who fish for the Northwestern State University Fishing Team, show their bass on June 10, Day 2 of the Strike King Bassmaster College Series Wild Card tournament on Lay Lake in Alabama.

NSU’s Howe, Trant have their eyes on the prize

July 28, 2023 Don Shoopman

Northwestern State University Fishing Team’s Evan Howe and Noah Trant will compete for a national championship in August at Pickwick Lake.[…]