Alligator
Hunters wrestle big alligator into boat during Sherburne WMA lottery hunt
On a hunt with his friend, Matt Aymond, Cody Stelly of Plaisance got an 11 ½-foot alligator on his first lottery hunt at Sherburne WMA.[…]
Month: September 2021
Bass Fishing
Flat Lake is top Atchafalaya spot for September bass
Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi looks forward to fishing Flat Lake in September, when bass start moving from the inside cypress trees to outside trees.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF providing big opportunity for red snapper anglers: 4-fish bag limit
For the first time in years, the recreational red snapper bag limit in Louisiana will double to four fish per person, per day.[…]
Fishing Reports
Sisters with red snapper
Sisters Amelie and Julie Nicholson with some beautiful snapper caught using pogies in the West Delta out of Venice.
Field Reports
BIG speckled trout on Rat-L-Traps in clear water!
Devin Denman hits the Grand Isle and Port Fourchon area to find a fun speckled trout bite before Hurricane Ida.[…]
Events & Announcements
LAWFF announces cancellation of annual fundraising event
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation has announced the cancellation of its 2021 Wild Night Fundraiser.[…]
Fishing Reports
Kael’s first redfish
Eight-year-old Kael Stock of Destrehan, who is ranked 6th in the country in basketball, took some time off from sports to go out with Capt. Lloyd Landry on his first fishing trip on Aug. 21[…]
Hunting
Remembering Richard A. Wolters, author of Gun Dog, Water Dog
Oct. 9 will mark the 28th anniversary of the death of Richard A. Wolters, an American icon in the gun-dog world.[…]
Fishing Reports
The sunset redfish spectacle
I photographed my son-in-law, David Osborn, fishing out of Shell Beach on Sept. 18, 2021. At around 5 p.m., after the storms had passed through, we headed over to Campos Marina and picked up some[…]
Fishing Reports
Bull red caught from a kayak
Lamar Mayo caught this 38-inch bull red from a 13-foot kayak approximately 400 yards off Rutherford Beach using cut mullet on August 21, 2021.
Field Reports
4 man teal hunt limits
It’s the 2021 teal season in Louisiana and many are having some great hunting so far. It’s a special time when duck hunting comes around.[…]
Deer Hunting
Flextone Buck Collector Plus
Flextone’s Buck Collector Plus allows a hunter to seamlessly transition between different calls, combining buck grunts, fawn and doe bleats.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer hunters, taxidermists can win gift card prizes by helping LDWF monitor for CWD
Deer hunters and state taxidermists will be entered into a contest when they submit a sample from a buck harvested in the 2021-22 season.[…]
Big Bass
Ten-year-old angler lands trophy bass in private pond
Ten-year-old Landon Smith with the 12.05-pound largemouth bass he caught from a private pond near Atlanta, La., on July 18, 2021.[…]
Big Bass
Woods uses night light to wake Toledo lunker
Michael Woods of Many caught a 11.15-pound Toledo Bend lunker and entered it into the Toledo Bend Lake Association Lunker Bass Program.[…]
Columns
If you pass up a buck this year, will it be much bigger next season?
Every season, hunters pass up bucks in the hope they will be trophies in a year, but will they really grow any larger? This year, maybe so.[…]