The October 2026 Issue
FEATURES
Fall patterns for slab sac-a-lait
September 25, 2026Ray Miller of Madisonville fishes sac-a-lait year-round and knows the fish won’t be in the same stage of their fall transition every October.
2026-27 WMA Deer Forecast
September 25, 2026LDWF biologists give their reports for the Wildlife Management Area Deer Hunting Guide. Giving hunters the outlook for the season.
INSHORE FISHING
Mild weather and close trout make for great days in the kayak
September 25, 2026Fall is here. The days are getting shorter and daylight savings time will soon end. There is no better time to be a kayak angler chasing speckled trout in coastal Louisiana. The transition is on and hungry schools of trout are continuing their move from the outer reaches of the coast into the marshes. Marked…
Morgan City angler sets his sights on redfish
October 5, 2026An accomplished bass fisherman and lifelong Morgan City resident, Barry Henry also loves to go saltwater fishing and target redfish.
CCA Louisiana, RFRI and LDWF release 150,000 redfish in Louisiana’s first redfish restocking
September 21, 2026More than 150,000 hatchery-raised red drum have been released into Louisiana waters in the first redfish restocking effort in state history.