Fishing Reports
Big Lake trout
Bennett Fisher was fishing at Big Lake on March 26 when he caught this stringer.
Month: April 2021
Big Bass
Oakdale angler untangles lunker
David Perales of Oakdale hooked this big 10.14-pound Toledo Bend bass from a tangled buck bush on April 9.[…]
Field Reports
Bucket-list fish — I CAUGHT IT!!
Capt. C.A. Richardson invited Marsh Man Masson to get his chance at catching a snook in Crystal River, Fla.[…]
Hunting Reports
Rapides Parish turkey
Kaleigh LaPrairie, 13 ,of Deville killed this Rapides Parish turkey with a 9 ½-inch beard and 1-inch spurs on April 11, 2021. She was using her Remington 20 gauge.
Hunting Reports
A Thanksgiving treat
Ten-year-old Kellianne Meaux of Kaplan killed her first deer in Blackhawk, Miss., over Thanksgiving vacation at her dad’s hunting camp!
Hunting Reports
Lilly’s first wood duck hen
Lilly Barras, 11, of Lafayette bagged her first wood duck hen during the second split on Dec. 5, 2020. She was hunting near Evergreen, La., with her dad and grandfather.
Fishing
Okuma ITX Carbon series reels
Okuma has added carbon fiber to its lineup of spinning reels with the ITX Carbon series, a group of eight reels.[…]
Fishing
CCA Star kicks off May 29
The 27th annual CCA Louisiana STAR will begin on Saturday, May 29. The tournament will span the summer, ending on Labor Day, Sept. 6.[…]
News Breaker
Road closures set for April 16 on some Dewey W. Wills WMA roads
The LDWF will close roads at Dewey W. Wills WMA once the water level on Larto Lake reaches 42 feet mean sea level.[…]
News Breaker
Oyster production delayed due to bad weather
LDWF announced that oyster larvae production at the Michael C. Voisin Oyster Hatchery will be delayed due to severe weather.[…]
Hunting Reports
First turkey at Kisatchie National Forest
Eleven-year-old Mac Pardue poses with his first turkey taken at the Kisatchie National Forest on opening day of youth season. He used a 20 gauge franchi on the 20-pound gobbler with a 9-inch beard.
Fishing Reports
Big bull red for Kailey
Kailey Kennedy hooked this huge red on March 28 near where the Pearl River meets Lake Borgne. She revived it and then turned it loose. Also pictured are her father, Russell Kennedy, and Ruston Kennedy.
Fishing Reports
Dalton’s beautiful redfish
Dalton Guidry holds up a beautiful 29-inch redfish caught in Cut Off.
Fishing Reports
Sac-a-lait produces big smile
Natalie Vallet with her first sac-a-lait!
Field Reports
Navigate the April changes for trout and redfish
April brings significant changes to speckled trout behavior and understanding these changes helps us be more successful this month.[…]
Hunting Reports
Grady’s first turkey
Grady Hill, 9, killed his first turkey in West Feliciana Parish on April 3, 2021, while hunting with his grandpa, Bruce Dodd. The gobbler had an 11-inch beard and 1-inch spurs.