Field Reports
This turtle will bite your hand off
Jared Serigné went in search of an alligator snapping turtle, and was lucky enough to catch one. He also cooked up a turtle enchilada bowl.[…]
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Hunting Reports
Alligator snapping turtle caught and released
Robby Scott accidentally caught this super old alligator snapper while gar fishing.[…]
Field Notes
Natchitoches Hatchery boosting ancient snapping turtle populations
Overharvesting and habitat destruction may lead to the alligator snapping turtle being put on the threatened species list.[…]
Fishing Reports
Lake Bistineau turtle
Reed Powell, 7, and Josh Powell, 35, caught this alligator snapping turtle on Lake Bistineau in Doyline April 30, 2022.[…]
Newsletters
Louisiana hunter breeds alligator snapping turtles to bolster local population
Ben Naquin operates the Louisiana Alligator Snapping Turtle Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to breeding captive alligator snapping turtles.[…]
Field Reports
Something you don’t see every day
Gabe Fonseca and his buddy threw a set of turtle lines, and the next day they went run at daylight on what seemed to be a disappointing day after checking more than half of the[…]
Columns
Cajun hospitality means good food
Recipes for Crawfish Étouffée and Turtle Sauce Piquant from Barry Toups, who was appointed in 2018 to the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.[…]
News Breaker
Golden Meadow man cited for possessing green sea turtles
Leger ticketed for violating the Endangered Species Act; could face $50,000 fine, LDWF says Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Golden Meadow man for Endangered Species Act violations after[…]
Inshore Fishing
Angler chasing specks in Vermilion Bay — lands loggerhead sea turtle!
When there’s a big fall bite going on in The Cove, Cypremort Point anglers know that typically means speckled trout have finally moved in adjacent to camps and piers in an easily accessible spot on the east shore of Vermilion Bay.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Noodling for giant alligator snapping turtles – in a pirogue
My buddy and I once saw some holes in a steep bank during a low-water period that looked great for noodling catfish. So before the summer months arrived when I went spearfishing for cats, I decided to try some noodles near the holes. […]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: How to make noodles to catch alligator snapping turtles
Catching turtles is something I’ve done since childhood. In fact, I used to catch and sell them with a reptile collector’s license as a kid. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Turtle Sauce Piquant recipe
Turtle soup is considered one of the great classical Creole dishes of yore in New Orleans. Most Louisianan’s who try it today wonder what all the fuss is about.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to clean a loggerhead turtle
At first glance, cleaning the armored, prehistoric-looking loggerhead turtle appears to be an impossible task. But cleaning a turtle is quite quickly and easily done once one learns the ropes.[…]
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The Cajun and the Beast — How to catch snapping turtles
The huge, scaly beast — its massive body partially supported by the water — swim-crawled its way along the soft, mucky bottom. Its bear-like, long, black claws stirred up clouds of half-decayed vegetation and silt.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
You gotta have an attitude to clean a turtle
Before Dirk Matherne sits down to clean turtles, he has to dispatch them. For this, he uses a .22 pistol, placing each shot neatly through the top of the head.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Louisiana’s turtles
Louisiana has 25, maybe 26 species of turtles within its borders or along its coastline. Not all of these are targets for freshwater turtle fishermen.[…]