Fishing Hotspots
Hopedale fishing is hot
According to Capt. Don Maille of Peter’s Nets Charters, the keys to finding speckled trout this month are birds, reefs, and moving water.[…]
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Fishing Hotspots
Dularge anglers won’t have to run as far for keeper speckled trout
Capt. Lloyd Landry welcomes November with open arms. He finds speckled trout stacked up in the interior lakes of Dularge this month.[…]
Deer of the Year
Beauregard Parish plot produces 150-class buck for Veuleman
On Nov. 4, Michael Veuleman of Iowa, La., was hunting in Beauregard Parish when he harvested a big 9-point buck.[…]
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Thibodaux diver catches unbelievable spiny lobster clinging to Gulf rig
Elliott Boudreaux of Thibodaux found a big Caribbean spiny lobster weighing 11 pounds while free-diving about 65 miles south of Grand Isle.[…]
Field Reports
Loads of fish within sight of interstate
Marsh Man Masson and Chris Macaluso found the fish biting almost every cast, feasting on shrimp being funneled through a small canal.[…]
Deer of the Year
Trophy buck goes down on Tensas River NWR
On Nov. 5, Ben White of New Orleans downed an 8-point buck hunting on the Tensas National Wildlife Refuge.[…]
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Suited for kayaks
The trout have moved into the marsh as they transition to their fall patterns and kayak fishing is particularly suited for these times.[…]
Deer of the Year
Youngster downs big Lincoln Parish buck over epic birthday week
Anders McGehee, 12 of Ruston shot an impressive 10-point buck on a hunt with his dad, Dusty, in Lincoln Parish on Oct. 30.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend thrills
The fall bite can’t come soon enough on Toledo Bend. It’s past time for the topwater bite to thrill so many bass anglers.[…]
Flounder
Young angler lands large flounder way up the Mississippi River
Six-year-old Joel Campo was fishing on the Mississippi River just north of St. Francisville when he caught a big flounder.[…]
News Breaker
Become an Aquatic Volunteer Instructor for LDWF
LDWF is hosting a volunteer instructor workshop on Nov. 16, 2023 from 4:00PM to 8:30PM at Cabela’s in Gonzales.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Fishing is on fire at Shell Beach
Jared Serigné enjoyed the wonderful fishing that Shell Beach has to offer, then headed to Dat Kitchen to have them fry some speckled trout.[…]
Deer of the Year
Colvin’s well-managed food plot yields bonus Union Parish buck
Daniel Colvin of Bernice shot an impressive 11-point buck with his 25.06 Remington in Union Parish on Oct. 30.[…]
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New speckled trout regulations go into effect Nov. 20
The new speckled trout size and daily creel limits go into effect and will be enforced beginning November 20.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bass or crappie on Bayou Black
Raceland Bassmaster Elite angler Tyler Rivet grew up fishing for sac-a-lait and bass in the Bayou Black area.[…]
Deer of the Year
French gets help from rain, coyotes to nab Marthaville buck
Ricky French of Marthaville killed a big 10-point buck on a hunt the morning of Oct. 30 in Natchitoches Parish.[…]