Crappie/Bream
Cross Lake crappie haul
Pick up a dock shooting rig, and try out a new technique to catch crappie this summer on Cross Lake in Caddo Parish.[…]
Northwest LA
Columns
Traversing Bayou Dorcheat with Wesley Miller
Wesley Miller, better known as “Sasquatch” of Sasquatch Outdoors, planned a fishing trip down Bayou Dorcheat.[…]
Bass Fishing
Powerhouse bassin’
Charles Thompson III of Bossier City is building a bass fishing powerhouse at LSU-Shreveport during his second full year as coach.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Arcadia angler catches Louisiana state record bluegill
When Tim Trahan of Arcadia caught a 2.24-pound bluegill on May 30, 2022 he momentarily thought he was hooked into a sheepshead in Houma where he was born and raised.[…]
Features
Louisiana State Park Series: Lake Bistineau and Lake Claiborne
Lake Bistineau State Park and Lake Claiborne State Park both have lakes that are chocked full of bass, bream, crappie and catfish.[…]
Fishing
LDWF deploys artificial reef in Grand Bayou Reservoir
LDWF biologists recently constructed and deployed an artificial reef at John K. Kelley Grand Bayou Reservoir.[…]
Big Bass
Huge lunker from Cross Lake has Rudisill flying high
Nathaniel “Rudy” Rudisill caught a trophy 12-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass out of Cross Lake on March 6, 2022.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Think out of the box for fall Louisiana crappie
When it comes to getting bites from crappie, this north Louisiana guide has some new ideas on catching them in the fall.[…]
Crappie/Bream
June is a great crappie-fishing month on Grand Bayou Lake
According to Nick DeWolf, Grand Bayou Lake is a “buyer’s market” — a good time to bait your hook and make an offer to some big crappie.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bossier City bass pro shares favorite north Louisiana hot spots
Where are north Louisiana’s top bass-fishing spots? Bossier City bass pro Nick LeBrun shares his favorite spots in north Louisiana.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Hit reed beds for Cypress Lake’s crappie in April
April is a great time to catch spawning crappie on Cypress Lake. According to Wesley Miller, they will be around reed beds and piers.[…]
Big Bass
Lake hidden in the woods produces trophy bass
Billy Willis, a 62-year-old bass angler from Ruston, hooked a trophy bass on Kepler Creek Reservoir on Aug. 22, 2020.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lake Claiborne gets hot for bass
Like most bass, the largemouths on Lake Claiborne near Homer just like to find a good spot to hang out in January while waiting for warmer weather and the spawn.[…]
Deer of the Year
Two clicks and a “BOOM” bring down 163-inch hammer
Zach Shovan’s big 9-point Natchitoches Parish buck was killed on an overgrown area with lots of CRP land, thickets and heavy brush.[…]
Deer of the Year
‘One-Eyed Jack’ goes down in Claiborne Parish
When Zack Buckner started seeing trail camera photos of a big buck hanging out behind his family business — Peterson Contractors, just outside the town of Homer — he noticed something strange.[…]
Deer Hunting
Mansfield man ordered to pay more than $6,000 for wildlife violations
A 30-year-old Mansfield man was recently convicted in both Desoto and Bossier parishes for selling deer and squirrel meat to an undercover enforcement agent, resulting in more than $6,000 in civil restitution, fines and court costs.[…]