Features
High-tech hog hunting
Trail cameras that text your phone, remote-controlled traps are part of a system for taking down the wild hogs that are overrunning Louisiana.[…]
Month: July 2020
Fishing Hotspots
Four League Bay’s sight-fishing for reds is great in July
Big redfish invade Four League Bay and other big bays in July. No one knows that more than Bradley Matte, a 30-year-old Morgan City outdoorsman.[…]
Bass Fishing
Wager Baits’ Calcutta Jig
Ross Wager’s Calcutta Jigs are turning the heads of bass and bass anglers near and far. Synthetic hair gives the bladed bait a different action.[…]
News Breaker
Three men cited for red snapper violations in Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited three subjects for alleged red snapper violations on July 10 in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Newsletters
Sportsman TV returns to CST this week
The NEW Louisiana Sportsman TV features experts of their fields to bring you the most exciting and informative hunting and fishing video content out there.[…]
News Breaker
Chad Hebert selected to lead LDWF Enforcement Division
Lt. Col. Chad Hebert, a 27-year veteran at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, will lead its Enforcement Division.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents investigating fatal boating incident in Iberville Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred in Iberville Parish on July 11.[…]
Field Reports
Chasing tripletail in Lake Borgne
New Orleans area fisherman Connely Wright hit Lake Borgne recently in search of tripletail. After a long search he was able to find a few tripletail.[…]
Field Reports
Speckled trout action is hot in Venice!
Join Capt. Brandon Carter with Reel Shot Guide Service as he works on a limit of speckled trout before 8:00 a.m. in Venice.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hagen Reitzell, Douglas Frey selected as 2019 Youth Hunters of the Year
Hagen Reitzell and Douglas Frey had deer hunts in the fall of 2019 that they’ll never forget. Both 8 years old, they harvested their first deer.[…]
Bass Fishing
Don’t miss out on summer bass in the shallows
Most anglers look deep, but plenty of bass look shallow when hot weather arrives. Here’s how not to overlook the hot-weather bank runners.[…]
Bass Fishing
Kayaks are perfect vessels for fishing heavy summer vegetation
When the grass is thick, it is hard to beat throwing a weedless frog lure or similar weedless baitfish imitation from a kayak for a bass or redfish.[…]
Features
Fishing Louisiana’s barrier islands
The barrier islands that separate Louisiana’s coastline from the Gulf of Mexico offer some great fishing opportunities, but they aren’t sitting still.[…]
Big Bass
Net man goes above and “below” to land summer Caney lunker
Dustin Gates caught a 10.49-pound Caney Lake summer lunker while fishing with his buddy Casey Pennington on June 26, 2020.[…]
Fishing
New fishing piers/boat docks open at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge
With the completion of recreational enhancements last week at Rockefeller, there are now more spots for the angling public to enjoy.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Ouachita River crappie take no summer vacation
Stable water spurs good summer bite for crappie on Ouachita River. And that’s something to which crappie fisherman Jimmy Watt of Bastrop looks forward.[…]