Columns
Bowhunters: Set your sights
Decide which sight suits your hunting situation and budget, buy it and learn exactly how it works to ensure your success.[…]
Month: August 2021
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through August 8, 2021
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through August 8.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hit the early morning and late evening bites in Lafitte
The early morning and late evening bites are the ticket in Lafitte according to Colby Creppel of Griffin Fishing Charters in Barataria.[…]
Fishing Reports
Vermilion Bay reds
Phoebe Meaux had a great time hooking reds in Vermilion Bay on Aug. 8, 2021.
Fishing Reports
Beautiful morning for redfish
Ethan and Whitney Defelice capitalized on a beautiful Saturday morning by looking for redfish.
Hunting Reports
Colin’s big buck!
Colin Grezaffi with the 9-point buck he got in Pointe Coupee Parish back in January 2021.
Fishing Reports
Late afternoons on Big Lake
Late afternoons and big falling tides will produce fish on Big Lake.
Fishing Reports
Great snapper day for rodeo
Dave Hildebrandt and Dave Kaufman Jr. show off some of their catch from the Louisiana Dental Association Fishing Rodeo at Grand Isle on July 17.
Fishing Reports
Nice red saves the day
Ron had a tough day fishing out of Shell Beach, but this red managed to save the day.
Fishing Reports
First offshore trip for Charles
Charles Palmer from Oklahoma on his first offshore trip aboard the Four Play out of Grand Isle. He was very excited to catch this mahi mahi.
Fishing Reports
First flounder at Lake Calcasieu
Colton Duddleston, 5, has caught over 50 bass by himself, but he stepped the game up landing his first flounder on Lake Calcasieu. It measured 17 inches and he entered it for the youth CCA[…]
Fishing Reports
Lacassine summer bass
Garrett Taylor caught this 5.15-pound bass one early morning at the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge. Taylor said the reserve is still producing healthy bass, but the heat makes it hard to really boat a limit[…]
Fishing Reports
Spearfishing out of Fourchon
Nicholas Johnson with a cobia taken out of Fourchon while spearfishing around the rigs on Aug. 7, 2021.
Inshore Fishing
A revolutionary way to fish: the increasingly capable personal watercraft
Jock Smith of Lacombe has been catching fish from a personal watercraft for 3 years. He shares the pros and cons of fishing from a jet ski.[…]
Fishing Reports
Barataria Bay bull red
(Left to right) George Pivach, Jake Bergeron, Jack Pivach and Jude Bergeron pose behind John Pivach holding a big bull red caught on July 10, 2021 in Barataria Bay. The fish weighed 48 pounds.
Alligator
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge to temporarily close for alligator harvest
The LDWF will close Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 1-6 until noon each day to hold its annual controlled alligator harvest.[…]