Freshwater Fishing
Statewide crappie recap: Lake D’Arbonne
Bobby Phillips makes no bones about it: he loves Lake D’Arbonne and hopes Mother Nature cooperates this year for a February crappie spawn.[…]
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Bass Fishing
Basin bass on verge of spawn
Pierre Part’s Cliff Crochet spent all last week either practicing for or competing in the 2014 Bassmaster Classic held on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville.[…]
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Completed wetland restoration project on Sherburne WMA’s South Farm Unit provides more acreage for duck hunting next fall
Duck hunters on Sherburne Wildlife Management Area will have more acreage available for hunting this fall after a $440,000 wetland restoration project on the South Farm Unit, according to Ducks Unlimited.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Statewide crappie recap: Atchafalaya Basin
Sac-a-lait fishing in February in the Atchafalaya Basin is all about water levels and trying to find clear, still water.[…]
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Ruston hunter documents duck season with aerial drone and GoPro
Hampton Rutland didn’t originally start out with the idea of documenting his first-ever duck season on new property into a tidy 4-minute video, but the GoPro Hero3 camera he got for his birthday last year spurred him on.[…]
Bass Fishing
LDWF releases Florida largemouth bass stocking priority list for 2014
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries plans to stock fewer but larger pure Florida largemouth bass fingerlings into waters across the state later this spring, a biologist said.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF to close hunting seasons on Pearl River WMA due to expected river level
With the Pearl River forecast to rise over the next several days, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that all hunting seasons on Pearl River Wildlife Management Area will be closed when the river reaches 16.5 feet at Pearl River.[…]
Bass Fishing
Burnette reels in 12.71-pound hawg near Indian Mounds on Sunday
Most people dream of catching one 10-pound bass in a lifetime, but Bobby Burnette seems to have a knack for reeling in lunkers on a regular basis.[…]
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LDWF seeks input from dove hunters across the state
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is surveying dove hunters across the state on season dates, hunting success, ammunition and more.[…]
Bass Fishing
St. Amant angler reels in 10.55-pound bass on Toledo Bend
Before last Thursday, Donald Hack’s biggest bass at Toledo Bend was 6 pounds.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Howell wins 2014 Bassmaster Classic
Alabama’s Randy Howell had only two B.A.S.S. wins to his credit when his twelfth Bassmaster Classic competition began on Friday. He went into today’s final round in 11th place, 9 pounds behind the leader.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Tharp falls to second in Bassmaster Classic — by 1 ounce
Randall Tharp is known for his cool demeanor, but the second day of the Bassmaster Classic was almost more than he could take.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Evers claims Bassmaster Classic Day 2 lead by 1 ounce
Oklahoma’s Edwin Evers was the last to weigh in during the second day of the Bassmaster Classic, and when the scales settled he had claimed the lead of the so-called Superbowl of Fishing — but just barely.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Crochet rebounds on second day of Bassmaster Classic
When Pierre Part’s Cliff Crochet struggled to log a 51st place spot in the first day of the 2014 Bassmaster Classic, he said he was going to go out today and have fun.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Crochet struggles during first day of Bassmaster Classic
Cliff Crochet was stoked about his second Bassmaster Classic, but thing fell apart quickly when competition began today on Lake Guntersville in Alabama.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Tharp leads after first day of Bassmaster Classic
Randall Tharp said local knowledge was one of the keys to his 27-pound, 8-ounce showing today that put him in lead of the 2014 Bassmaster Classic on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville.[…]