Fishing Hotspots
When trout come to Tete Butte, they are coming to eat!
When Keo Khamphilavong of New Iberia targets speckled trout in July, he almost always checks on Tete Butte.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Plunkin’ and dunkin’ at Toledo Bend
Toledo Bend’s reemergence of vegetation puts quite a few critical pieces of the puzzle together for catching bass in the dog days of summer.[…]
Bass Fishing
Nation’s largest bass fishing organization recognizes state lakes
Toledo Bend, the big Louisiana-Texas border lake, took the No. 6 spot overall in the coveted Bassmaster Magazine “Top 100” Lakes for 2023.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Sight fishing for big reds at Delacroix
When the trout fishing gets to be a grind this month, sight fishing redfish is a great alternative at Delacroix according to Capt. Ty Hibbs.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
A run to the Chandeleur Islands pays with big trout
As the temperatures start heating up, so does the speckled trout fishing at the Chandeleur Islands. Cayce Causey knows this well.[…]
Newsletters
Reader Report: Cabin Fever Fishing Team gets prized 242-pound swordfish
Alex Degenhart invited his friends, Zander, Treven, Drake and Hunter, to a fishing trip on June 3 out of Venice.[…]
Big Bass
Fruge sheds light on nighttime fishing for Toledo Bend lunkers
Bernard Fruge of Noble caught a 10.8-pound largemouth while fishing at Toledo Bend in the early hours of June 24.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Neptune Pass widens chances at coastal restoration
With the volume of water flowing through, a new delta of 1,000 acres or more continues to build at Neptune Pass’ mouth at Quarantine Bay.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2023 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo
The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, the country’s oldest fishing tournament, returns to the island again this year for the 95th event on July 27-29.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Daiwa Ardito Surf Rods
This 5-piece surf rod is made of premium components, stores compactly, and is easy on the wallet.[…]
Features
A living fish chart
The fertile gulf waters deliver intense action for many offshore species. A red snapper limit in the box doesn’t mean quitting time.[…]
Features
Pushin’ for Lake Pontchartrain crabs
All Corey LaBostrie of Lacombe needs to catch crabs in Lake Pontchartrain is something called a “crab pusher.”[…]
Features
Grand Isle’s grand return
For anyone wanting a family vacation destination or fishing opportunities on the Louisiana coast, there’s no other place like Grand Isle.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational closure of red grouper harvest in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico
The recreational harvest of red grouper in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico will close at 12:01 am, local time, on July 21, 2023.[…]
Fishing
Women perfect fishing skills during weekend-long Women’s Fishing Workshops
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries kicked off the summer fishing season with two weekend-long Women’s Fishing Workshops.[…]
Big Bass
Tinnerello listens to fishing partner and boats Caney monster bass
Pete Tinnerello of Winnfield landed a 13.21-pound Caney Lake lunker bass on June 14 with a Zoom Ol’ Monster worm.[…]