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July 22, 2026

The July 2026 Issue

Bastian Island summer trout destination | Crank up on summer crappie | Sight casting tripletail

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Mississippi River Delta offers incredible fishing opportunities

FEATURES

Crank up the dial on summer crappie

July 1, 2026

Crappie are notorious for being super selective about artificial baits, and summertime normally only makes them even more difficult to catch.

Anatomy of a deer skull

July 1, 2026

The head of the deer receives all the sights, sounds and smells on the landscape and processes this information in a matter of seconds.

HUNTING

LDWF releases 2026-27 hunting regulation online pamphlet

July 17, 2026

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2026-27 hunting regulation pamphlet online at the LDWF website.

BASS FISHING

Bass patterns to use at the Bend

June 29, 2026

If this month is anything like past Julys at Toledo Bend, it’ll be a pretty darned good month for bass fishing.

FRESHWATER FISHING

Lake Claiborne State Park

June 26, 2026

Many people stay at Lake Claiborne State Park to fish Lake Claiborne. It is one of the most popular lakes for catching hybrid striped bass.

OFFSHORE FISHING

LDWF pushing for state management on greater amberjack

July 5, 2026

Louisiana’s push for state management of greater amberjack has reached the point where marine biologists are ready to lay out their plan.

INSHORE FISHING

Pan-seared speckled trout with cherry tomatoes

July 6, 2026

This pan-seared speckled trout dish combines fresh fish and ripe produce and gives you an option that is not deep frying.

Sight casting to tripletail

July 1, 2026

Tripletail love to suspend under floating objects. They drift along with logs, old crates or any other flotsam.

Angler boats Louisiana’s potential new No. 4 tripletail on “backup trip”

July 8, 2026

Ryan Stogner of Walker was fishing with Fish Venice Charters when he caught a 37-pound tripletail, which could be the new No. 4 in the state.

PHOTO CONTEST

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NEWS BREAKERS

Student completes the LDWF Enforcement Division Internship Program

July 21, 2026

The LDWF recognized a Louisiana college student who recently completed the agency’s Enforcement Internship Program.

RECIPES

Pan-seared speckled trout with cherry tomatoes

July 6, 2026

This pan-seared speckled trout dish combines fresh fish and ripe produce and gives you an option that is not deep frying.

FIELD NOTES

A closer look at Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA

June 25, 2026

Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area consists of 33,488 acres of mostly marsh. It is located 15 miles south of Houma.

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