Hunting
LWFC approves 2024-26 hunting regulation notices of intent
The LWFC approved notices of intent for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 hunting seasons, 2024-25 general and WMA hunting seasons and more.[…]
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Field Reports
Big trout hitting hard baits
Chas Champagne fishes for speckled trout over the shallows of Lake Pontchartrain using hard baits and corks from Matrix Shad.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend’s shallow water largemouth bite is on this month
May should be a shallow-water bass fisherman’s dream month at Toledo Bend with the re-emergence of vegetation the past few years.[…]
Field Reports
Eating bluegill I caught in a roadside ditch
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné went roadside fishing and caught bluegill to cook up for dinner.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana spring squirrel hunting season begins May 4
The Louisiana spring squirrel hunting season begins May 4 in most parts of Louisiana and lasts until May 26, the LDWF said.[…]
Columns
“Burrs under the saddle” make the ride in outdoor Louisiana a little prickly
Erosion, subsidence and degradation of the lands built by thousands of spring floodwaters depositing sediment across our coast.[…]
Bass Fishing
Patience pays this time of year at Caney
Local Monroe native Chris Nguyen fishes Caney Lake regularly and shared how he targets these feisty fish in May.[…]
News Breaker
Gulf Council asks fishermen for information on red grouper
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council would like to gain a better understanding of what’s happening with red grouper.[…]
Big Bass
Lafayette man boats double-digit bass in Lake Chicot “dogfight”
Derek McCauley of Lafayette caught a 10-pound, 5 ½-ounce bass on April 16 during a Tuesday evening “dogfight” tournament on Lake Chicot.[…]
News Breaker
Durable license cards now available
The durable license cards are now available for purchase. You also will have the option to upgrade to one of the new collector’s cards.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational Greater Amberjack season to reopen May 1 to May 31, 2024
The federal NOAA has issued a reopening for the recreational Greater Amberjack fishery from May 1 until May 31, 2024.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Bridge trout
Marsh Man Masson took the Zimmer Swimmer in Cali 420 to the train trestle that crosses eastern Lake Pontchartrain and the fish ate it up.[…]
Columns
Map it out
Even in today’s digital world, printed maps are essential tools for outdoorsmen.[…]
Field Reports
Trout and redfish limits under a cork in Lake Pontchartrain
Once the fish move into the lake for their spring run they are eager to hit baits while roaming the shorelines of Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF Enforcement Division welcomes 19 new agents at graduation
The LDWF Law Enforcement Academy graduated its 36th class of cadets into the ranks of LDWF Enforcement Division.[…]
Big Bass
Double-digit Bussey Brake double
Jarrett Gomez caught two double-digit bass while fishing with his brother-in-law, Bruce Bellew, on April 13 at Bussey Brake Reservoir.[…]