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May 7, 2026

Jerk-baits like this Berkley Cutter 90 catch gator trout around schools of mullet.

Mullet ring the dinner bell for trout

February 17, 2023 Jon Miller

The most important thing to know about mullet is that they are a favorite food for speckled trout in the spring.[…]

Tommy Golson shows off a flathead catfish he caught. Flathead catfish can exceed 100 pounds. (Photo by John N. Felsher)

Overlooked monster catfish

February 17, 2023 John N. Felsher

Catfish is an underutilized resource. All the big rivers throughout Louisiana hold big blue and flathead catfish as well as channel cats.[…]

Peyton Gresham (left) and Pearce Landers with a good string of trout they caught at West Monroe’s Kiroli Park. (Photo by Terry L. Jones)

LDWF “Get Out and Fish!” program gives anglers shot at stocked trout

February 17, 2023 Terry L. Jones

The LDWF launched its Get Out & Fish! program where channel catfish are stocked in the spring and fall, and rainbow trout in the winter.[…]

Ryan Daniel not only manages the lake, he also occasionally gets to go catch some healthy Bussey bass like these.

Bush league bass

February 17, 2023 Kinny Haddox

After a complete renovation, Bussey Brake Reservoir in Morehouse Parish is producing some of the biggest bass in the state.[…]

Rounding up migrating sheepshead

February 17, 2023 Keith Lusher Jr.

Mark Sagerholm and Kevin Dean specifically target sheepshead in both inshore and offshore waters. Here are their March tactics.[…]

Shallow water trout magic

February 17, 2023 Jon Miller

It’s a great time of year to fish the magical shallow water marshes of Louisiana. You can trick monster speckled trout and make your day.[…]

Cypress bass

February 17, 2023 John N. Felsher

Cypress trees are great places for bass because they provide them with so much cover. To a bass, a cypress tree is essentially a big reef.[…]

Trout at Coffee Ground Cove

February 16, 2023 Capt. Adam Jaynes

There is probably no better area than Coffee Ground Cove on Sabine Lake to fish for trophy speckled trout in February.[…]

Mr. Woody, an RN at Mercy Hospital in Houston, caught nice-sized bass like this one for a few days in February while fishing with John Dean at Toledo Bend.

Toledo Bend toads

February 16, 2023 John Dean

Bass should be moving all the time and start working their way up with warmer water temps and with, perhaps, more water in Toledo Bend.[…]

Michael Mitchell of Lake Charles with the 11.58-pound bass he caught at Toledo Bend.

Big, “prehistoric” bass highlight Toledo Bend weekend

February 16, 2023 Dan Kibler

Four more lunker largemouth bass brought to 21 the number of double-digit bass entered in the Toledo Bend Lunker Program.[…]

Houston angler catches Toledo Bend lake-record bass

February 14, 2023 Dan Kibler

Bill Cook of Houston, Tex., caught a 15.67-pound lunker bass at Toledo Bend on Feb. 11. It is the lake’s new record.[…]

When the fishing is hot, the Hwy 2 bridge can get crowded. Photo by Terry L. Jones)

Deep on Lake D’Arbonne

February 14, 2023 Terry L. Jones

Drive across the Highway 15 or Highway 2 bridges at Lake D’Arbonne on pretty much any February day and you will see people fishing.[…]

Big Bass Rodeo is back for 2023

February 14, 2023 From News Reports

Nation’s longest-running freshwater fishing rodeo returns to New Orleans City Park March 25 Tickets are on sale now for the 74th-annual Big Bass Fishing Rodeo in New Orleans City Park on Saturday, March 25. The one-day[…]

Travis Meche Sr. of Branch holds a 6.25-pound bass he caught in February 2021 on a green pumpkin Zoom Speed Craw at Miller’s Lake. His son, Travis Meche Jr., an up and coming high school angler, was at his side and basking in the moment.

Try Miller’s Lake in February

February 13, 2023 Don Shoopman

Travis Meche Sr., who lives in nearby Branch, will be targeting pre-spawn and spawning bass in February at Miller’s Lake near Ville Plate.[…]

Redfish can get piled up this month in Dularge, leading to triple hookups, like this one.

Dularge and in charge

February 13, 2023 Joel Masson

Dularge remains one of the bright fishing spots on Louisiana’s coast, and area guide Capt. Marty Lacoste has specific patterns in February.[…]

Agents cite three men for commercial fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish

February 11, 2023 From News Reports

LDWF Enforcement agents cited three men for alleged commercial fishing violations in in Plaquemines Parish on Feb. 7.[…]