News Breaker
St. James Parish man sentenced in federal court for migratory game bird violations
Wyatt J. Hymel was sentenced in the Eastern District of Louisiana Federal Court on March 9 for violating migratory game bird regulations. […]
Month: March 2021
Field Reports
Fast and furious fishing in the fog
On this episode of DockSide TV, Chas Champagne heads out in pea soup fog and finds a hot bite using many different products from Matrix Shad. […]
Columns
Species spotlight: Shellcracker
The redear sunfish, aka shellcracker, chinquapin or yellow bream, is identified most easily by the colorful edge around it earflap. […]
News Breaker
Harlie E. “Gene” Reynolds appointed to Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Harlie E. “Gene” Reynolds, of Dubberly, has been appointed to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. […]
Field Reports
You’ve never cooked trout this way, but you will now
Todd Masson developed a stuffed speckled trout recipe that utilizes those bigger fish over about 18 inches. […]
Field Reports
Use topwater baits for top-shelf spring trout
Speckled trout are found roaming shallow water areas in the marsh, and they will destroy a topwater lure when it walks by them. […]
Fishing Reports
David’s Lafitte drum
David Arbelle was fishing out of Lafitte when he hooked this drum on 12-pound test with shrimp on the line. It put up a good 20 minute fight.
Big Bass
Jennings angler boats big Toledo Bend bass, breaks rod next day
Jeffrey Tall of Jennings landed a 10.81-pound Toledo Bend bass on March 18 and entered it in the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program. […]
Field Reports
Fresh and easy ceviche recipe
In this video from Outside the Levees, Kelly Watson shows you how to make the best ceviche you’ve ever had using an authentic Mexican recipe. […]
Field Reports
An easy way to fillet fish
Tommy Vidrine shares his tips for getting the perfect speckled trout fillet after a long day on the water. […]
Fishing Reports
Sight-casting to redfish
Dalton Guidry caught these redfish while fishing the Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA. He was using Legacy Custom baits and sight casting from his tower.
Fishing Reports
Six-year-old loves to fish
Six-year-old Colt Gauthreaux loves to go fishing. Here he is with his first bass caught out of Bayou Segnette.
Fishing Reports
Mishka wins battle with redfish
Mishka Mire Elliott was fishing Big Lake on March 13, 2021 when she hooked this 30-inch red on 12-pound tackle. She was using dead shrimp on the bottom. The fish was released back into the water […]
Big Bass
ULM duo captures B.A.S.S. state title
ULM’s Jacob Andrews and Connor Nimrod came in first place in the B.A.S.S. Nation Louisiana College Championship on Caney Lake. […]
Hunting Reports
Halloween doe
Austin D. loves to hunt and fish. He bagged this big nanny on his family property in Washington Parish on Halloween morning during the 2020 Youth Weekend hunt. Covid and all the isolation issues, constant […]
Fishing Reports
Young angler bags nice bass
Adyn Hinton, 8, with a 6.06-pound largemouth bass caught in a lake in Morehouse Parish on March 12, 2021.