Fishing Hotspots
Look for Delacroix reds, trout, in deeper waters
According to Jack Payne, anglers need to fish to outer bays, deeper water, for Delacroix speckled trout and redfish in August.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Bass bite turns on after dark at Caney Lake this month
According to angler Sontus Mitchell, the best time to catch a big largemouth bass on Louisiana’s Caney Lake in the summer is at night.[…]
Bass Fishing
High water level puts Toledo Bend largemouths in shallow cover
Turn to the shallows for August bass action on Toledo Bend. It’s time for plastic frogs, Neko rigs, Tokyo rigs, Senkos and bladed jigs. […]
Fishing
Berkley’s Gilly steals the 2021 ICAST show
Nearly 1,000 manufacturers and businesses displayed fishing gear at the ICAST annual show. Here are a few of the writer’s favorites.[…]
Fishing
Lake D’Arbonne launch fees approved
The Lake Commission has approved a boat launching fee structure to maintain and improve D’Arbonne Lake and its facilities.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish to reopen Aug. 1
The Gulf of Mexico recreational gray triggerfish season will open concurrently with federal waters on Sunday, August 1.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana has reached 50 percent of its 2021 private recreational red snapper allocation
The LDWF announced that 50 percent of the state’s annual private recreational red snapper allocation has been harvested.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Atchafalaya Basin angler talks late-summer sac-a-lait
Shane Stelly has been fishing the Atchafalaya Basin for sac-a-lait since he was a small boy. Here are some of his fishing tips for summer.[…]
Newsletters
A day of friendship and limits of red snapper out of Grand Chenier
Jeff Hernandez and a boatload of friends had a wonderful day offshore out of Grand Chenier catching limits of red snapper.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure Review: Kajun Boss spinnerbaits
What began as a hobby to help Marcus Curry and Levi Louviere catch more bass has turned into a business to help others catch fish.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Chase Lafitte redfish in August
Late-summer redfish in Lafitte are drawn to cool, deep water during hot days. Here’s some advice from the pros at Griffin Fishing Charters.[…]
Newsletters
Using inline spinnerbaits to catch more fish
Capt. Charlie Thomason with Bayou Charters uses inline spinnerbaits to catch redfish, speckled trout and bass.[…]
Fishing
New law requires some boaters to use kill switch
The Coast Guard is reminding operators of boats less than 26 feet in length of a new nationwide kill switch law.[…]
Bass Fishing
Don’t overlook the Pearl River Navigational Canal for summer bass
Chad Hartzog explains how anglers should fish Lock One of the Pearl River Navigational Canal for August bass.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Long-lining with the Duck Dynasty’s crappie wizard
Duck Dynasty’s John Godwin knows his stuff when it comes to crappie fishing, and one of his favorite ways to catch them is long-lining.[…]
Features
7 tips to keep fish, bait alive in summer
Increasing dissolved oxygen in a livewell or bait tank is the best of several ways to keep fish alive longer in the summer heat.[…]