Newsletters
Giant bluefin tuna weighed in during Billfish Classic
Josh Tice of Orange Beach, Ala., landed a 683.5-pound bluefin tuna during the Louisiana Gulf Coast Billfish Classic on May 2. […]
Month: May 2021
Field Reports
Venturing into marsh to catch speckled trout NONSTOP!
Speckled trout have been thick in Louisiana marshes this spring. Todd Masson brought Chris Macaluso and his son, Joel, for a a competition. […]
News Breaker
Missing boater’s body found in the Little Atchafalaya River
The missing body of a boater that was missing since April 29 was recovered from the Little Atchafalaya River on May 7 in St. Martin Parish. […]
Field Reports
Big speckled trout in Grand Isle
Tommy Vidrine is joined on his boat by a crew in town for a wedding. The met rough winds in Grand Isle, but then got on some speckled trout. […]
News Breaker
Bluefin tuna angling category Gulf of Mexico incidental trophy fishery is closed
NOAA has closed the Bluefin Tuna angling category fishery for incidental take of large, medium, and giant “trophy” BFT in the Gulf of Mexico. […]
Newsletters
2021 red snapper season is set to begin
It is almost time to fill your coolers with red snapper! The 2021 season begins on May 28 in both state and federal waters. […]
News Breaker
LWFC passes a NOI to update the Domesticated Aquatic Organism rules
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved a Notice of Intent to update the Domesticated Aquatic Organism rules. […]
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Opening dates for the spring inshore shrimp season
On May 6, 2021, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the opening dates for the spring inshore shrimp season. […]
Bass Fishing
Brother, sister, and friend tag-team to victory in high school fishing tourneys
Landin Chatham and Ben Ramsey joined forces to win the LHSAA Inaugural Regional high school bass tournament at Caney Lake on March 27. […]
Field Reports
Schooling specks on rock jetties
Chas Champagne heads away from the community holes and finds schooling speckled trout on a new rock jetty in Lake Pontchartrain. […]
Fishing Reports
Big Red River catfish
Tommy Henry, 9, loves fishing for catfish. He and his dad, Lance, went out on the Red River just down from Alexandria the night of April 30, 2021. They set some lines and fished from […]
Fishing Reports
Bayou Black bounty
Evvi Billiot had a blast reeling in these nice fish on her first outing out of Bayou Black on May 1, 2021.
Hunting Reports
Six-year-old’s spike buck
Six-year-old Annabelle Saurage connected with her first shot on this Alabama spike buck while hunting with her paw paw and brother.
Hunting
LWFC approves NOI for hunting regs, seasons and WMA rules for 2021-22
The LWFC approved notices of intent for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 hunting seasons, 2021-22 WMA seasons and rules and regulations. […]
Big Bass
Toledo Bend lunker: A victory fifty years in the making
On Saturday, May 1, Woodrow “Boggie” Colton of Knight landed a 10.36-pound lunker largemouth bass at Toledo Bend. […]
Newsletters
Battling the wind and catching trout in Dularge
The speckled trout bite is back, but the wind remains an enemy, according to Capt. Marty LaCoste of Absolute Fishing Charters out of Dularge. […]