Freshwater Fishing
Jeanerette angler is ‘overboard’ for sac-a-lait
Rhett Buteau admitted a little guiltily that he is obsessive about fishing.[…]
Year: 2016
Freshwater Fishing
Best fishing hotspots on the state’s only national forest
Public access to small bayou and stream fishing in North Louisiana is almost unlimited when you consider the resources available in the five ranger districts of the Kistachie National Forest, located within an imaginary triangle between Winnfield, Natchitoches and Alexandria.[…]
Bass Fishing
KVD goes wire-to-wire at Toledo Bend
Kevin VanDam capped off a perfect week with another solid day on the water, bringing in 21 pounds, 6 ounces on Sunday to win the Bassmaster Elite Series stop at Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
KVD maintains lead after Day 3 on Toledo Bend
Despite a tougher day of fishing Saturday, Kevin VanDam positioned himself for a wire-to-wire victory heading into the final day of the Bassmaster Elite Series event at Toledo Bend, picking up a solid five-fish bag weighing 24 pounds, 12 ounces.[…]
Bass Fishing
VanDam maintains lead after Elite Series Day 2 on Toledo Bend
The biggest thing Kevin VanDam hooked Friday was himself — but that didn’t stop him from putting together a 20-pound, 11-ounce bag to maintain his lead at the Bassmaster Elite Series stop at Toledo Bend. […]
Inshore Fishing
Four cited for alleged shrimping violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited four men for allegedly using skimmers during a closed shrimp season on May 10 in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Put your money on plastic frogs
When I go bass fishing in May on Toledo Bend, my go-to lure will be — without a doubt — a soft-plastic that should wreak havoc on bass up and down the lake wherever peppergrass, milfoil and coontail is prevalent.[…]
Columns
The Matrix Mini
Chas Champagne wishes it would have been as simple as pointing a futuristic-looking device at one of the most-popular speckled trout soft plastics on the market and reducing the size significantly, like in the 1989 movie “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Raccoon Island means trout this month out of Dularge
May is typically moving month for speckled trout along Louisiana’s coast, as they make their transition from inside waters and head offshore to spawn.[…]
Bass Fishing
KVD leads after Elite Series Day 1 at Toledo Bend
Kevin VanDam decided to go deep Thursday, and the move paid off with a 29-pound-plus bag good enough for the Day 1 lead at the Bassmaster Elite Series top on Toledo Bend. […]
Fishing
2016 CCA Star Tournament
If you don’t register, you can’t win![…]
Fishing
Carencro man dies in boating accident near Whiskey Bay
A 31-year-old Carencro man died Thursday afternoon when the boat he was traveling in with his father struck an Interstate 10 piling between the Ramah and Whiskey Bay exits, according to a news release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Fishing
Slidell man cited for alleged crab trap theft in Plaquemines Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Slidell man for alleged crab trap theft in Plaquemines Parish on May 11.[…]
Fishing
Six boaters arrested for DWI in Livingston Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested six boaters for allegedly operating a vessel while intoxicated on the water in Livingston Parish.[…]
Hog Hunting
Proposal would allow nighttime take of outlaw quadrupeds during hunting season
A proposal adopted by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission last week would make it possible for landowners to take outlaw quadrupeds at night on private property during the regular hunting season — but only if they obtain a free permit first.[…]
Events & Announcements
2016 Hobie Fishing World Championship coming to Leeville
Kayak anglers from all over the world will be hoping for an early Christmas present when they come to South Louisiana this December for the 6th Annual Hobie Fishing World Championship.[…]