Field Reports
Trout love this lure that looks like a live croaker
DockSide TV heads out and targets summer spawning speckled trout using the new Matrix X-Shad that looks just like a live croaker.[…]
Month: July 2020
Bass Fishing
Marsh bass by the MILLIONS! (roughly)
A great competition. Each angler could weigh in one redfish, one bass and one other, and his cumulative total would determine his standing.[…]
Newsletters
Fresh Tuna Salad, Cajun style
This isn’t your cafeteria tuna salad. This version is made with fresh or frozen yellowfin tuna since Louisiana has some of the best tuna fishing.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hot shallow water bite at Caddo Lake
Caddo Lake expert Rex Moncrief has been on a hot shallow water bite for the past few weeks. He did not mind sharing some of his fishing secrets.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through July 12, 2020
LA Creel indicates that 535,887 pounds or 68 percent of Louisiana’s 2020 annual private recreational allocation of 784,332 pounds have been harvested.[…]
Deer Hunting
Agents cite two St. Landry Parish residents for deer violations
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two St Landry Parish residents on July 20 for alleged deer hunting violations.[…]
Deer Hunting
Roast Venison Po’boys
In this segment of Sportsman TV, Humberto Fontova takes a New Orleans classic sandwich, the roast beef po’boy, and substitutes the beef for venison.[…]
Hunting
Hunter education classes, field days to resume
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will resume in-person hunter education classes and field days in July.[…]
Catfish
Species Spotlight: Flathead catfish
Flathead catfish make a big splash wherever they show up. They are highly adaptable to a wide range of waters and can live in very harsh conditions.[…]
Field Notes
Snake I.D. – Louisiana’s snakes identified
Learn more about these 6 non-venomous snakes that you may encounter in Louisiana. If you like to hunt and fish, you should want to see these snakes.[…]
Deer Hunting
Reader Report: Full circle hunting moment
Brett Frey on Gonzales hopes he can provide his son Douglas with some of the same special hunting memories he had with his dad.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Chasing schooling redfish on Sabine and Calcasieu Lakes
Chasing schooling redfish in open water on Sabine Lake and Lake Calcasieu are some of Capt. Adam Jaynes’ fondest memories in fishing.[…]
Columns
Are Louisiana’s best bucks just mediocre?
Are habitat, hunter choices keeping Louisiana’s best bucks from reaching their potential? Scott Durham and Jonathan Bordelon talk about the situation.[…]
Bass Fishing
Crushing the bass over grass
Dockside TV heads out with its weedless fluke and crushes the bass over grass that they find while wearing their Matrix Mirror sunglasses.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fish STACK UP in this deep-water area!
When the summer sun makes the bait-rich shallow marshes uncomfortable and sometimes downright uninhabitable, bass seek deeper water with lots of current.[…]
Hunting
Hunting rules and regulations for 2020-21 season
The hunting rules and regulations for the 2020-21 season are now available on the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries website.[…]