Fishing
LDWF to bring Get Out and Fish! fishing program to Houma and Franklinton
The LDWF and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation have added two new parks to the Get Out and Fish! community fishing program.[…]
Month: October 2020
Field Reports
Hammering speckled trout under diving birds and jumping shrimp
Darren Digby and Capt. Adam Shields of Black Dog Charters head out for a fall afternoon fishing trip out of the Rigolets.[…]
Hunting Reports
8-point private land buck taken with .300 blackout
On Oct. 10, 2020, Anslie Blalock killed her first buck for the season and personal best buck to date while hunting on private land just outside of Jonesboro, LA. Anslie shot the 8-point buck from
Hunting Reports
Ashley Rivet’s first ever bow kill
On October 16, 2020, 25-year-old Ashley Rivet landed her first ever bow kill in Fordoche, LA (Area 2). She shot a doe at 6:00 p.m. and let her lay over night after three hours of
Hunting Reports
Primitive season 8-point buck taken in Allen Parish
A very impressive buck for the piney woods that he hunts in Allen Parish, Aaron Olivier shot this 8-point, 170 pound buck broadside using his CVA Scout .35 Whelan from 75 yards during a primitive
Fishing Reports
Bank-fisherman expands boundaries with kayak
Avid bank-fisherman Kevin McClary just bought an American made Crescent Kayak and can finally venture off further than just the water’s edge. His first time taking it out yielded six bass and a keeper 17-inch
Field Reports
The one dead giveaway for GREAT speckled trout action
Put yourself in an area to see diving birds, and you may hit pay dirt and get on a great autumn speckled trout bite.[…]
Field Reports
Matrix Shrimp is put to the test
On this episode of DockSide TV, Capt. Kris Robert tests the new Matrix Shrimp PROTOTYPE Carolina-rigged to catch trout in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Geese
How ‘bout 3 specklebellies?
Hunters chasing specklebelly geese will now have the opportunity to take up to three per person, up from the longtime daily limit of two.[…]
Fishing Reports
Fisherman in the making
Charlie Aucoin will be celebrating his first birthday in November. He already loves fishing at his grandpas camp on False River!
Bass Fishing
How to fish a SPINNERBAIT like a pro
Major League Fishing Pro Cliff Crochet, “The Cajun Baby,” shares his fishing tips on how to fish a spinnerbait for bass.[…]
Alligator
Court decision bars California from banning sale of Louisiana alligator products
California not allowed to enforce the statutory ban on the importation, sale and possession of alligator and crocodile products.[…]
Field Reports
October hammer trout and bull redfish
Tommy Vidrine gives his report on the status of fishing in Grand Isle. He and his wife caught bull reds and big speckled trout.[…]
Fishing Reports
Here’s Looking at you cat
Every now and then when the moon is right and the weather is great we we head out in in the evening to go jug line fishing for catfish. Using a pork but marinated in
News Breaker
LDWF requests Lake Bistineau gate closure to control giant salvinia
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has requested to close the water control structure on Lake Bistineau for giant salvinia control.[…]
Field Reports
Mining HOT patterns for marsh trifecta
Once the tide began to pull out, the marshes came alive, and Marsh Man Masson hit the trifecta, putting specks, bass and redfish in the box.[…]