Columns
Take your pick: Exotic or slick
Wilmer and Betsy Mills live in a rambling, early 20th century Southern farm home that breathes history from every board of which it was built. […]
Month: April 2017
Inshore Fishing
Legislation introduced to prohibit oyster dredging on Big Lake
A bill has been introduced in the Louisiana Legislature that would prohibit dredging for oysters on Big Lake, which according to Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana has seen both its oyster population and vertical reef structure decline since the mid-2000s when scrapers were first permitted as an allowable harvest method. […]
Inshore Fishing
The best springtime trout tactic
Speckled trout are invading inshore waters across the coast, and you can definitely build limits by drifting open-water bays. However, there’s a better way to fill your box with specks — but this tactic will only last a few more weeks. […]
Fishing
T-Kip Takes Over
With Hackney out for this episode, we handed the reigns over to our buddy Kip Plaisance. He did a fine job and the fish co-operated too. […]
Big Bass
First-time kayaker lands 11-pound-plus bass on Lake D’Arbonne
Beverly Rogers Brister of Farmerville has a fish story that’s even bigger than the bass she caught on Lake D’Arbonne Tuesday — and that makes it a mighty good one. […]
Fishing Tournaments
CCA’s STAR — featuring 100 tagged reds — kicks off in one month
Rad Trascher is a man on a mission right now.
The tournament director for the Coastal Conservation Association’s STAR Tournament is busy tagging redfish and speckled trout in advance of this year’s event, which kicks off in exactly one month — May 27. […]
News Breaker
LDWF waterfowl news: Reynolds talks 2017-18 season dates, pintail limits and Venice roseau cane worries
Outdoorsmen might be focused right now on spawning specks, big redfish, lunker bass and sac-a-lait slabs, but when those first cool fronts start teasing us after the dog days of summer, teal will once again take center stage. […]
Inshore Fishing
Choosing the right speckled trout bait
Cocodrie and Dularge guide Capt. Tommy Pellegrin isn’t necessarily a bait guru, but he pays close attention to what lure is on the end of his line this time of year. […]
Fishing
Personal trailer parking
Folks who think the average boater is great at backing a trailer need only spend 30 minutes observing a busy boat ramp to learn the truth. […]
Events & Announcements
23 new LDWF enforcement agents sworn in Wednesday
The newest class of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents graduated Wednesday morning in a ceremony at department headquarters in Baton Rouge. […]
News Breaker
Lafayette 8th-grader lands potential Top 5 bluefin tuna in Green Canyon
For the first time in almost 14 years, a giant bluefin tuna is poised to crack into the Top 5 of the Louisiana record books. […]
Inshore Fishing
Work the current for Calcasieu specks
When Kirk Stansel, a veteran charter boat captain, wants to catch speckled trout in the Calcasieu Lake area in April, he fishes the Ship Channel from Lake Charles to the Intracoastal Waterway. […]
Deer Hunting
QDMA’s ‘Wildlife Field Day’ set for Saturday in Clinton
The South Louisiana Branch of the Quality Deer Management Association is holding a free seminar this Saturday, April 29, in Clinton on a wide variety of hunting topics, including how to butcher meat to comply with newly-implemented carcass importation restrictions. […]
Inshore Fishing
Trout bite ‘busted wide open’ out of Cocodrie
Anglers heading out of Cocodrie currently have lots of options on the table when targeting speckled trout. […]
Inshore Fishing
St. Bernard oysterman sentenced for Lake Robin violations
A St. Bernard parish man who pleaded guilty to oyster violations committed last fall in Lake Robin was fined $950 and had his harvester license revoked for three years, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]
General
LDWF agents arrest two on WMA for alleged drug possession
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested two Roseland residents on April 17 for alleged drug charges on the Sandy Hollow Wildlife Management Area. […]