Fishing Hotspots
Lafitte fishing heats up
According to Capt. Ryan Vincent of Reel Cajun Fishing, fishing action picks up in April and just gets better after that in Lafitte.[…]
Newsletters
Big Bass
Big bass is late birthday present for Deville angler
Hunter Dubroc of Deville was fishing in a bass club tournament on Cotile Lake on March 21 when he caught an 11.4-pound bass.[…]
Field Reports
Speck fishing gets no better, and it’s happening now!
Every year, beginning right about now, speckled trout move into a pattern that is consistently great for anglers.[…]
Columns
Coastal fishermen can color the month red
Louisiana has settled in on a redfish management plan that might check at least most of the boxes in a strategy to restore this species.[…]
Fishing
KULA 10 Magnepod Cooler
The KULA 10 Magnepod cooler is full of features and tough as nails.[…]
Bass Fishing
April should be a slugfest for bunches of bass on Toledo Bend
April’s going to be on fire. Things are going to pop big time at Toledo Bend and we’ll see more double-digit bass.[…]
News Breaker
Grass Carp weighing 92 pounds caught during LDWF sampling
During standard spring electrofishing sampling on Lake Concordia, LDWF biologists found a 49.5-inch Grass Carp weighing 92 pounds.[…]
Columns
We’re kinda slow, but we finally caught up with the rest of the world
Our editor did a little research and he thinks Taylor Swift must be a fisherwoman or outdoors person by looking at her song titles.[…]
Bass Fishing
75th Annual Big Bass Rodeo announces winners
New Orleans City Park hosted the 75th annual Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival, with almost 500 anglers competing and participating in the Fishtival.[…]
Field Reports
Big specks between storms
Chas Champagne goes in between storms and catches some big speckled trout without any boats around due to the weather.[…]
Big Bass
Texas man cracks double-digit ceiling with Toledo Bend lunker
Lindy Self of Hemphill, Texas, caught a 13.84-pound lunker bass during the TOBI Tournament on March 16 at Toledo Bend.[…]
News Breaker
Tunica Hills WMA to be closed March 29-April 14 for turkey hunting
Tunica Hills WMA will be closed March 29-April 14 except for youth lottery turkey hunt participants and properly licensed turkey hunters.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: The best technique for slab crappie
Marsh Man Masson finds crappie with a technique he put to use this week on a cypress-lined river not too far from his house.[…]
Newsletters
A jump on red snapper
Louisiana recreational offshore fishermen will get about a six-week earlier jump on red snapper this spring.[…]
Fishing
Toadfish Ultimate Shears
The Toadfish Ultimate Shears are perfect for fishing, and they’re also great in the kitchen.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Fighting big fish down in the swamp
In this Outside the Levees video, I went with my buddy @PelicanBoneOutdoors to set some coyote traps and go fishing.[…]