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It’s going to be a good fall for trout, y’all
October can be a tricky month for inshore speckled trout fishing. But when the migration is early, the fish are easy to find.[…]
Year: 2020
Fishing Reports
Beautiful Saline Lake bass
Cameron Floyd’s favorite activity is catching beautiful large mouth bass like this one out of Saline Lake.
Hunting Reports
First bird for Allie Welch
On her twelfth birthday, Allie Welch killed her first teal ever plus a daily limit while hunting with her dad near Elton, LA on Sept. 20, 2020.
Deer of the Year
First buck with crossbow a winner for Chandler
Mike Chandler of Arcadia took this Lincoln Parish 8-point buck on the 2,500 acre Simsboro Hunting Club on Oct. 2.[…]
Hunting Reports
Duck blind sunrise
Preston Salassi captured this sunrise over Pine Island while hunting with his friend Daniel Mesen, his son Kale, and their Boykin Spaniel, Sue. They scratched a two-man limit that day along with a pair of
Bass Fishing
Baton Rouge pro keeps punching a D Bomb as October arrives
Derek Hudnall’s south Louisiana bass-fishing experience tells him in October he should still be punching grass mats.[…]
Fishing Reports
Flatboat Key speck
Four-year-old Sanders caught this nice speckled trout on a live croaker while fishing at Flatboat Key.
Bass Fishing
Lipless crankbait secrets
This video highlights some of FLW Tour pro Brian Latimer’s lipless crankbait secrets. He calls it his favorite fall fishing bait.[…]
Bass Fishing
Higher, cooler water leads to great October bass fishing on Toledo Bend
Expect great, shallow bass action on Toledo Bend in October. Bass will start tearing up topwaters, particularly buzzbaits and plastic frogs.[…]
Hunting Reports
First-time hunter now a sportswoman for life
Eight-year-old Ana Bergeron had been asking her father Willie to take her hunting for over a year. On the opening morning of squirrel season Ana finally bagged her very first squirrel, which was promptly fried up
Hunting
Recreation opportunities resume at Lacassine NWR
The LDWF invites the public back to the Lacassine NWR after the USFWS recently announced the reopening of the area.[…]
News Breaker
Elmer’s Island to close on Oct. 8 due to Hurricane Delta
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announces the temporary closure of Elmer’s Island beginning Thursday, October 8, at noon.[…]
Fishing Reports
Best reds
Neal Laws and his son Shane Laws showing off the best two out of the five redfish they caught while fishing out of Cocodrie, LA.
Fishing Reports
Marsh madness
After launching out of Campo’s Marina in Shell Beach, Jordan Nami headed for the Biloxi marsh where he found clean moving water and caught a ton of bass plus his limit of redfish on a
Bass Fishing
Father and son land big bass a month apart
Matthew Gantner and his father Tim shared a unique bonding experience recently — the two outdoorsmen each hauled in a trophy bass.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer hunters may encounter escaped pen-raised deer
The LDWF wants to alert Louisiana hunters to the possibility of encountering escaped pen-raised deer this season due to damage from storms.[…]