Crappie/Bream
The Force is with Garmin as ICAST “Best of Show”
The new Garmin “Force” trolling motor won the “Best of Show” award at this year’s ICAST show. This is Garmin’s first entry into the trolling motor market. […]
Month: July 2019
Crappie/Bream
Ouachita on the fall, crappie on the rise
It’s taken a bit longer this year for the Ouachita River system to get right, but it’s getting there now. And the crappie bite is right behind. […]
Big Bass
No vacation for Caney Lake bass
It’s the middle of summer, but there’s no vacation for the big largemouth bass on Louisiana’s premier lunker bass lake, Caney Lake in Jackson Parish. […]
Alligator
Alligator sport hunting licenses will be available online
LDWF will offer alligator sport hunting licenses online and from authorized license vendors beginning this Thursday (Aug. 1). […]
Fishing Hotspots
Plan Beeliner
Vermilion snapper, known as beeliners, make excellent table fare and don’t tear up your gear as much as red snapper or mangrove snapper do. […]
News Breaker
Double boating fatality in Morehouse Parish
LDWF enforcement agents are investigating a double fatal boating incident that claimed the life of two people in Morehouse Parish. […]
Fishing
Pay to play? Are your sportsman toys covered?
Insurance is one of the best ways to protect your trucks, boats, ATV’s, UTV’s in the event something goes wrong. But what is actually covered by insurance? […]
News Breaker
Red snapper landing estimates through July 14
The latest catch statistics recorded by LA Creel is 458,472 pounds, or 57 percent of Louisiana’s allocation. This estimate covers through July 14. […]
Apex Predator
Rattlesnakes make a delicious dinner
Venturing into the woods during the hottest months of the year can produce some delicious foods, but that is when the most dangerous animals are active. […]
Deer Hunting
Sportsman at Law John Smith hunting axis deer with a bow
Baton Rouge attorney John Smith sets out on this segment of Louisiana Sportsman TV to spot and stalk free ranging Axis with a bow. […]
Fishing
Bundick Lake drawdown gets an early start
The drawdown of Bundick Lake was originally scheduled to begin on August 1, but due to the gate malfunction, has already begun. […]
Columns
Build your own rod?
Look to the dog days of summer as an opportunity to prepare for great fall fishing. For a few, that will be building a custom rod. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Grand Isle trout slam continues
For fifty years Mike White has fished Grand Isle, pursuing his passion not just to catch big speckled trout and bull reds. […]
Deer Hunting
LDWF accepting applications for lottery hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for lottery deer and waterfowl hunts on LDWF Wildlife Management Areas for the 2019-2020 hunting season. […]
Contents
Crappie game changer
LifeScope technology has netted unbelievable interest in the crappie fishing world. It lets you see the structure and the fish before you even get to them. […]
News Breaker
Be mindful of displaced wildlife following Hurricane Barry
The LDWF urges the public to be especially cognizant of wildlife forced into populated areas by flood water from Hurricane Barry. […]