When it comes to fishing with crankbaits, bass pro David Fritts of Lexington, N.C., is about as good as it gets. He would rather fish a crankbait than any other lure, and he has one tip that he said can make everyone a better crankbait angler.[…]
For the first time since 1939, a wild whooping crane chick is alive and well on the Louisiana landscape.[…]
Most diehard hunters will tell you the sport is more about experiences in the field than it is about the kill — a phrase perfectly illustrated by a recent turkey-hunting adventure featuring Dylan McElduff and Dusty McGehee.[…]
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Davy Hite makes no bones about the fact that his favorite lure is a Buckeye Mop Jig, but when it comes to springtime fishing for prespawn bass, he’s going to have one lure tied on for sure, and that’s a Senko.[…]
Jay Norsworthy had a couple of things to do last Friday morning after launching in Toledo Bend’s Sandy Creek area at 7:30.[…]
Baton Rouge’s Lance Burgos was enjoying a weekend camping trip to Lake Fausse Point State Park with his 11-year-old daughter Evan on Saturday when a jug line in a nearby canal caught their eye.
“She had been watching that yellow float swimming around, and she said, ‘I want to know what’s on the other end,'” the elder Burgos said. “I told her it was either a catfish or a garfish.”[…]
Four months ahead of the typical August announcement, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the 2016-17 duck season dates — along with hunting season dates for other species and the general and WMA hunting rules and regulations — at its April meeting on Thursday in Baton Rouge.[…]
One of the last times Cody Morton had a potential lunker bass on at Caney Lake, he was fishing with his buddy Bradley Shows, and his line popped right at the boat.[…]
A snell knot is a knot a lot of anglers overlook, but it’s one of the best ways to ensure the point of a hook pulls into a fish’s mouth.[…]
Even though no cases of chronic wasting disease have been found in Louisiana, the state is stepping up preventive efforts to monitor Louisiana’s native white-tailed deer population for the incurable brain infection.[…]
A 19-year-old Iberia Parish man died after the boat he was in partially sank in the Gulf of Mexico about 10 miles south of Cameron Parish, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an executive order on Monday directing all state agencies to operate in a manner consistent with Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan, with BP dollars designated for restoration projects not being diverted to assist with the state’s budgetary crisis.[…]
Toledo Bend Reservoir has always been a calling card for Louisiana bass anglers, and Paulina’s Ray “Chip” Robert Jr. is among the many faithful who make annual pilgrimages to Bassmaster’s current No. 1-ranked fishery.[…]
When you consider the incredibly vast amount of water around Venice, what happened on Cory Mack’s fishing trip in West Bay last month really does defy the odds.[…]
Here are the official results from the 69th New Orleans City Park Big Bass Rodeo, which took place Saturday morning with more than 680 anglers competing.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has reopened the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area, but three side roads remain closed.[…]