Fishing Reports
Shark bait
While fishing out of Golden Meadow with his friends Troy Robichaux, Steven Bower, and Mike Doyle on Oct. 19, Todd Grant was attempting to land this redfish when what was most likely a bull shark[…]
Month: October 2020
Fishing Reports
Mason’s pond bass
Mason Millet with a one and a half pound bass he caught while fishing in a pond behind his grandparents house in Baton Rouge on Oct. 18. Mason was so excited he caught it all[…]
Fishing Reports
Lost Lake speck
Mack James Kelly, nine, with a nice speckled trout he caught while fishing in Lost Lake out of Theriot, LA.
Hunting Reports
Three-year-old’s first gator hunt
Josh Provenzano took his son Gionni alligator hunting with his buddy Ronnie Adams from Swamp People in Sept. 2020. They were fortunate enough to have harvested a gator measuring nine and a half feet in[…]
Hunting Reports
Helping her daddy
Two-year-old Celeste helps her daddy look for deer!
Field Reports
Working the Matrix X-Shad over the grass for trout
Chas Champagne shows how he uses the Matrix X-Shad on a 1/4-ounce and 1/8-ounce golden eye over the grass for speckled trout.[…]
Alligator
LDWF agents seeking leads for illegally killed alligator
The LDWF Enforcement Division is seeking leads for the illegal killing of an alligator in Ascension Parish.[…]
Field Reports
Set your baitcast reel to eliminate backlash
Major League Fishing Pro Cliff Crochet, “The Cajun Baby,” teaches you how to adjust your baitcast reel and set it up to eliminate backlash.[…]
Fishing Reports
Bull drum
Huge bull drum hauled in by Chase Wainwright while fishing out of Leeville on Aug. 5.
Fishing Reports
Backyard bass
On Saturday, Oct. 18, 2020, 11-year-old Brayden Brown went fishing in his grandparents pond in Baton Rouge. He had a blast catching eight bass, all ranging in size from approximately one and a half to[…]
Hunting Reports
Connor’s first deer
Connor Sullivan, 15, took his first deer with a crossbow while Tucker the dog tracked and found the buck for him on Oct. 18, 2020.
Bass Fishing
The jig Latimer loves to fish
FLW Tour pro Brian Latimer discusses why he still reaches for a swim jig when he’s fishing for bass in the fall.[…]
Fishing Reports
Father-son team
Father and son team Derek and Bryson Gros with a nice bull red they caught while fishing in Lake Catherine on Oct. 18.
Fishing Reports
Rare blue crab
Thane Aucoin of Morgan City caught this rare blue crab off his dock in Lake Palourde with leftover speckled trout bait from a recent fishing trip.
Newsletters
Black grouper weighs almost double the previous state record
Cole Thurman caught a giant black grouper with Down the Bayou Charters that weighed 106.3 pounds, nearly doubling the state record.[…]
Newsletters
Potential No. 2 mutton snapper in the state
On a September trip with Down the Bayou Charters, Lisa Schlitzkus hooked a 20-pound mutton snapper, the potential No. 2 in the state.[…]