Columns
LSU’s Scott Woodward finds his way home to eat, fish and sleep in “good waters”
Fishing and hunting help keep life balanced for LSU’s Athletics Director Scott Woodward. He’s overjoyed to be back home in Louisiana.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
LDWF publishes 2021 bass tournament results
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announces the Louisiana Annual Tournament Report and Information Project.[…]
Inshore Fishing
CCA leads effort to take pogie battle back to legislature
CCA Louisiana is undertaking a government relations campaign targeting the menhaden fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Field Notes
Grow your own baits
Growing your own bait is easy and really doesn’t require much effort. Save yourself time and money on your next fishing trip.[…]
Columns
The other live bait
One way for inshore kayak fishermen to up their odds in April is to fish with the other live bait — cocahoe minnows.[…]
Bass Fishing
Figure out the spawn pattern at Caney land the bass of a lifetime
Jacob Wheeler, the reigning MLF Angler of the Year, said a jerkbait will still work this month at Caney Lake.[…]
Columns
Aunt Lucy’s pond – Where my adventures in the great outdoors all began
Kelly, Louisiana, is where Kinny Haddox’s grandparents used to live and where learned his first lessons of the outdoors.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Sailfish
Sailfish are members of the billfish family and fisheries biologists believe they are the fastest swimming fish in the world.[…]
Big Bass
Vincent enjoys landing Toledo Bend lunker bass a second time
Cody Vincent of Lake Charles hooked this huge 10-pound bass for the second time on April 6 at Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hula Popper 2.0
The Hula Popper 2.0 offers updated features on a classic topwater bass lure.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana private recreational red snapper season to open May 27
The 2022 private recreational red snapper season will begin on May 27 in both state and federal waters with a daily bag limit of 3 fish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Score big at Lake D’Arbonne
Jared Lintner says there is a lot of brush around boat docks and out in front of them that hold bass at Lake D’Arbonne.[…]
Columns
For specks, there’s one main menu item in April
April trout aren’t typically the biggest of the year, but they’re ravenous for brown shrimp and a blast to catch.[…]
Columns
Fried fish cakes
These fish cakes are similar to crab cakes. They make for either an excellent appetizer or even a main course meal.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Biloxi Marsh trout are showing up and ready to get the spawn on
There are trout right now in the marsh and this is when the fishing action in the Biloxi Marsh starts getting good.[…]
Big Bass
Four more Toledo Bend lunkers: bank on it!
Toledo Bend anglers LeDaine Summers, Glenn Marcantel, Casey Smith and Jesse Hyatt landed four double-digit bass over the past week.[…]