Fishing
Montoucet offers insight into LDWF plans, issues
LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet took time to answer a few questions recently and provided some insight into some hot outdoor topics.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Fishing
Legislature considering air rifles for deer; legalizing noodling and bream traps for bait
The Senate is expected to give final passage to a pair of bills that would create new ways for sportsmen to hunt and fish in Louisiana.[…]
Big Bass
Hinton looks for calm spot and finds Bussey toad
Jeremy Hinton of Bastrop was fishing Bussey Brake on May 9 when he tossed a June Bug tube style creature bait and landed a 11.10-pound bass.[…]
Newsletters
Turkey hunters in Louisiana report 2,846 birds harvested
The numbers show this was the best turkey hunting season Louisiana has ever had since harvest reporting began in 2009.[…]
Newsletters
Record tripletail
Brett Plummer landed a 31.6 pound tripletail that will be No. 8 in the state while with Capt. Rich McCloskey out of Venice on April 25.[…]
Events & Announcements
Natchez area hosts spring “Grand” and nearly 800 retrievers
A total of 767 of the top retrievers participated in the Hunting Retriever Club International Spring Grand in Vidalia and Natchez, Miss.[…]
Fishing
How much is a dolphin worth?
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wants to make it easier for the state to collect restitution fines.[…]
Big Bass
Baton Rouge angler catches Bussey brute
Hunter Hamilton played hooky from school on May 2 and ended up catching a 12.63-pound bass at Bussey Brake.[…]
Big Bass
Lost phone? No sweat. As long as that Toledo Bend lunker wasn’t lost
Shaston Isbell lost his cell phone on April 22 at Toledo Bend Reservoir – and he didn’t care. He had hooked a 10.26-pound bass.[…]
Fishing
Charter boat captains seek equal footing
Charter captains are fighting so they can participate in a state-sponsored insurance fund that serves the commercial fishing industry.[…]
Hunting
Subcaliber adapters expand firearms usage
Subcaliber multicaliber adapters to allow the .303, .30-06, .308 and the 8 mm Lebel to use pistol rounds and maintain accuracy.[…]
Inshore Fishing
CCA leads effort to take pogie battle back to legislature
CCA Louisiana is undertaking a government relations campaign targeting the menhaden fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Big Bass
Vincent enjoys landing Toledo Bend lunker bass a second time
Cody Vincent of Lake Charles hooked this huge 10-pound bass for the second time on April 6 at Toledo Bend.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana private recreational red snapper season to open May 27
The 2022 private recreational red snapper season will begin on May 27 in both state and federal waters with a daily bag limit of 3 fish.[…]
Big Bass
Four more Toledo Bend lunkers: bank on it!
Toledo Bend anglers LeDaine Summers, Glenn Marcantel, Casey Smith and Jesse Hyatt landed four double-digit bass over the past week.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Reconnecting Bayou Lafourche is goal of massive restoration effort
This Bayou Lafourche restoration project helps improve the connection of the Mississippi River and the Lafourche basin.[…]