Columns
It’s time to crunch your deer numbers
Does your deer data match the way you’re managing them. Now is a good time to look at your collected data and do some ciphering.[…]
Month: April 2020
Bass Fishing
Species Spotlight: Largemouth bass
Bass are the nation’s No. 1 gamefish because of their existence in such a wide variety of water types. They also eat just about anything.[…]
Bass Fishing
Don’t ignore Caney’s ‘normal-sized’ bass
Caney Lake is monster bass country, but it’s also a great place to “just” go fishing in May. It isn’t all “go big or go home.”[…]
Bass Fishing
When walking in May, bass pro Freeman chooses Salmo Rattlin’ Stick
Hunter Freeman, a bass pro from Monroe, has the perfect answer to ringing up big bass in May. Salmo Rattlin’ Stick is a great post-spawn bass bait.[…]
Newsletters
Spring squirrel season a great reason to stay in the woods
There’s no reason for hunters to leave the woods after turkey season ends. Just stay and have fun chasing bushytails in May.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bussey Brake fishermen doing rain dance
LDWF ready to open renovated Bussey Brake Reservoir, a 2,200 acre man-made, water-supply reservoir in Morehouse Parish, when rain fills it up.[…]
Fishing
Grand Isle beach reopens with restrictions
Grand Isle’s beach was reopened with a few restrictions April 20 after being closed because of the coronavirus pandemic since March 23.[…]
Events & Announcements
Shimano’s Facebook Live “Redfish School”
This week’s Shimano’s Facebook Live school is all about onshore redfish techniques with noted Louisiana redfish expert Capt. Jason Catchings from Venice.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF father/child FUN Camp on May 1-3 canceled
The LDWF’s Father/Child FUN (Families Understanding Nature) Camp scheduled for May 1-3 at the Woodworth Outdoor Education Center has been canceled.[…]
Deer Hunting
Venison Kofta Kabobs
Next time you’re craving Greek & Lebanese food, reach into your freezer and pull out a pack of ground venison and get to grilling some venison kofta kabobs. […]
Newsletters
Catching trout on points with Capt. Charlie Thomason
In this Sportsman TV video, Captain Charlie Thomason breaks down how to properly fish points in the marsh for speckled trout.[…]
News Breaker
Successful search and rescue mission locates two Mississippi residents
The LDWF, St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Coast Guard successfully participated in a search and rescue mission in St. Tammany Parish on April 20.[…]
Catfish
Reader Report: Jacob Howat’s catfish
Jacob Howat was running catfish lines along the batture of the Mississippi River when he caught a leucistic catfish that weighed 5 pounds, 1 ounce.[…]
Bass Fishing
Reader Report: Corey Harwell’s lunker bass
Corey Harwell caught this 10.2-pound lunker, which was 25 inches long and 191/2 inches in girth, on March 21, fishing out of Tucker’s Camp on Caddo Lake. […]
Freshwater Fishing
External problems threaten Lake Martin access
Lake Martin has been widely touted as a fishing mecca, yet plagued with border and access feuds that have recently escalated to new heights.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Mangrove snapper are big Cocodrie draw
Mangrove snapper can be found anywhere from Venice to Grand Isle to Cocodrie, with Cocodrie perhaps the best-known mangrove snapper destination.[…]