Fishing Hotspots
Target trout on reefs below Marsh Island
Keo Khamphilavong starts looking for speckled trout in Vermilion Bay around The Cove, the Hammock and Blue Point in September.[…]
Newsletters
Bass Fishing
Try a Senko in September at Toledo Bend
Hydrilla beds stacked like they are now around Toledo Bend are thick enough and spread out enough to hold the fish.[…]
Field Reports
Duck Camp Dinners: One Bourbon, One Duck, One Deer
Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois and the Duck Camp Dinners crew head north to hunt with duck call maker Brad Eldrige.[…]
Hunting
National Hunting and Fishing Day set for Sept. 28, 2024
Louisiana’s National Hunting and Fishing Day will be held Sept. 28 at four locations across the state, the LDWF announced.[…]
Features
The big trout formula
The factors governing successful fishing for big trout are the right time, the right spot, the right bait and the right presentation.[…]
Alligator
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge to temporarily close for alligator harvest on Sept. 4-10
The LDWF will close Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 4-10 until noon each day to hold its annual controlled alligator harvest.[…]
Columns
Planning your out-of-state bow hunt
Here are some quick tips to consider when planning your out-of-state hunt. It is not as difficult as you may think.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery to open Aug. 29
The Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery will open to state hunters beginning Aug. 29 and run through Sept. 25.[…]
Deer Hunting
Pre-season scouting for deer
Ricky Aucoin shares how he puts in the work and effort necessary to fully prepare for the upcoming deer hunting season.[…]
Field Reports
Duck Camp Dinners: Teal Hole Hustle
Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois and the crew are back with Duck Camp Dinners. They hunt alligators and get ready for teal season.[…]
Field Reports
Fast fishing on this amazing public river
Independence resident Joe Lavigne took his grandson, Joseph, and Marsh Man Masson on a float trip down the Tangipahoa River.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF accepting applications for 2024-25 White Lake WCA youth, marsh and rice field waterfowl lottery hunts
The LDWF will conduct two youth hunts, 30 marsh hunts, and 30 rice field waterfowl lottery hunts on White Lake WCA in Vermilion Parish.[…]
Field Notes
The rivers of southwestern Louisiana
The Mermentau and Calcasieu rivers both hold fresh and saltwater species and both have interesting name origins.[…]
Columns
This past deer season was a good one, will the 2024-25 season be just a good?
Quality habitat and quality nutrition is a must for producing quality deer and will provide hunters with a buck worth harvesting this fall.[…]
Ducks
Governor and LDWF Secretary request USFWS to expand black-bellied whistling duck harvest opportunity
The governor and LDWF Secretary sent a letter to the USFWS requesting more harvest opportunities for black-bellied whistling ducks.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Raising Cane’s Hotel Sid reef
Todd Graves of Raising Cane’s, with CCA Louisiana, the LDWF and others, gathered in Grand Isle to dedicate the Raising Cane’s Hotel Sid reef. […]