Field Reports
Finding late spring trout in marsh lakes
Jon Miller found some speckled trout despite the ferocious wind. He found them in a variety of habitats and with various baits.[…]
Month: April 2021
Field Reports
Redfish lure excels on Louisiana’s coast
Devin Denman talks about the redfish lure he’s been using on Louisiana’s coast for years and had success with.[…]
Fishing Reports
Trestles trout shine in April
Daniel Cambre caught this 19-inch trout at the Trestles on April 25, 2021 fishing with Mike Phelps of Turner Industries.
Fishing Reports
Kaden’s Big Lake bull red
Kaden Tullos, 13, of Lake Charles caught this beautiful 40-inch bull red fishing the Texaco Cut in Big Lake on March 27, 2021.
Field Reports
Monster trout at the U.S. 11 bridge
Chas Champagne fishes an area that is notorious for monster speckled trout, the U.S. 11 bridge across Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Fishing Reports
A big bass for Collin
Collin Scaffidi caught this 9-pound bass at Toledo Bend Reservoir on April 7.
Fishing Reports
Rod Williams has great Delacroix day!
Rod Williams, at 89 years young, is still a student of the game. He caught this redfish and speckled trout on plastics in Delacroix’s Four Horse Lake on April 19.
News Breaker
LDWF captures black bear in Port Allen
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries personnel captured an euthanized an adult male Louisiana black bear in Port Allen on April 27.[…]
Fishing Reports
Delacroix spring trout
Frank Roberts aka “the fastest fish cleaner in the south” with a nice spring trout caught in Delacroix on a plastic swimbait.
Hunting Reports
Iberville Parish doe
Kaylyn Thornton and her cousin Audrey helped harvest and process this beautiful doe in Iberville Parish back in November. This was Audrey’s first time on a deer stand. Now she’s hooked!
Columns
Species Spotlight: Longnose gar
Longnose gar are found almost everywhere. They are one of the most prehistoric fish swimming in North American waters.[…]
Bass Fishing
Quantity over quality on East Pearl River in May
Bass fisherman Eric Ciko only needs to go a couple minutes from the launch to find fast bass action in the Pearl River Delta.[…]
Field Notes
A tandem-shrimp rig for flounder
Flounder are an often-overlooked inshore saltwater species, but they’re plenty worth of attention. A tandem-shrimp rig does the trick.[…]
News Breaker
Pearl River WMA closed due to flooding
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area in St. Tammany Parish due to flooding.[…]
Field Reports
I’m super JACKED for this!
Speckled trout fishing has exploded across the Louisiana coast, and Marsh Man Masson set out this week to see if he could find a few.[…]
Newsletters
LDWF certified 123 boaters during “Boating Education Lagniappe Day”
The LDWF certified 123 boaters statewide during its 10th annual “Boating Education Lagniappe Day” on April 24.[…]