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April 21, 2019

We won the fight with this gator -- barely!

We won the fight with this gator -- barely!

While fishing South Louisiana last week with Marsh Man Masson, Jake Springer, 24, hooked two alligators, which apparently is becoming a trend throughout the region. […]

New reefs planned for Lake Borgne/Mississippi Sound

New reefs planned for Lake Borgne/Mississippi Sound

Lake Pontchartrain area anglers will soon have four new areas to target speckled trout and redfish after construction of four artificial reefs in and around Lake Borgne and the Biloxi Marsh. […]

Record wahoo: 109-pound wahoo may rank seventh in state

Record wahoo: 109-pound wahoo may rank seventh in state

If approved, George Kendrick's 109-pounder will be the 7th largest wahoo caught in Louisiana waters. […]

Use paint brushes to stealth up trail cameras

Use paint brushes to stealth up trail cameras

Unfortunately, many cameras on sale are often non-camouflaged. Well no need to spend more money on expensive models. The cameras can be self-painted for only pennies in cost. […]

Bank angler limits out on speckled trout

Bank angler limits out on speckled trout

Reggie Legendre of Lafourche has been catching plenty of limits of speckled trout between Golden Meadow and Grand Isle recently by fishing from the bank with just a few pieces of tackle. […]

Turkey talk

Turkey talk

There are plenty of ways to call in a gobbler — but these proven tactics to kill will help you seal the deal. […]

Bank angler limits out on speckled trout

Reggie Legendre of Lafourche has been catching plenty of limits of speckled trout between Golden Meadow and Grand Isle recently by fishing from the bank with just a few pieces of tackle. […]
Hackberry guide catches big Calcasieu Lake trout
Racking up trout at the rock jetties
Pointe-aux-Chenes Trout Cranking up

Bell City angler lands big 11-pounder at Toledo Bend

John Reber, of Bell City, hooked an 11.14-pound largemouth bass on April 6 near Pirate’s Cove at Toledo Bend. The big fish earned him big bass honors in the Toledo Bend Open Shoot Out that day. […]
How local fireman caught 5 double-digit bass on Lacassine
No fooling: Texas angler lands 10-plus-pounder on April 1
Okhissa bass troubled? This Louisiana angler thinks “NOT”

John Godwin with a slab crappie from Lake D’Arbonne on “hump day.”

It’s hump day on D’Arbonne

The keys to catching crappie from Lake D’Arbonne at Farmerville in April. […]

Cayden Meche of Duson, who loves to fish and hunt, shows off two “big hammers” he caught at Henderson Lake.

9 Henderson hotspots

Here’s a list of nine hotspots for April sac-a-lait hand-picked by one of the most experienced anglers on Henderson Lake. […]

ACT tournament champions Tony Hughes and Jeff Riddle.

Tennessee team captures national crappie title

The results of the Lucas Oil American Crappie Trail National Championship week on Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville. […]

Camp chef cooks Creole seafood classics

This Barbecue shrimp and sweet potato grits recipe offers the contrasting tastes of spicy and sweet, while David Rouse’s corn and crab bisque makes a hearty meal on a cold winter’s night. […]
Fried Wild Duck recipe
‘Towing the line’ in the kitchen

5-year-old crackshot gets turkey on first hunt

Five-year-old Hayden Johnson’s grandpa and dad recently brought him turkey hunting for the first time on their club in Jackson Parish and he got a fully plumed, wily tom squarely in the neck from 25 yards away. […]
Turkey season closed on three WMAs
Louisiana’s 2019 Turkey Forecast

Airboat Hog Hunt

Like a carnival ride with a shotgun, we set out to control the feral hog population using airboats to run them down. […]
Maybe Cataouatche is Coming Back
Greg Hackney Catching Bass in Deep Hydrilla

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