Field Reports
Fishing the eelgrass flats
Chas Champagne fishes the grass flats of Lake Pontchartrain using the new colors of Charleigh’s Cajun Cocahoe from Matrix Shad.[…]
Month: October 2021
Deer of the Year
Son’s whispered instructions guide dad to big buck
Michael O’Neal got some help from his son, Wesley, to take down a 12-point trophy buck on Ashbrook Island.[…]
Field Reports
This duck hunting trip was off the charts
In this video, we were right where the ducks wanted to be and they worked in great. It’s the 2021 duck hunting season.[…]
Field Reports
CRAZY marsh action!
The autumn in Louisiana is hard to beat. Marsh Man Masson and Matthew Isbell, aka Bama Beach Bum, caught fish almost nonstop for two days.[…]
Bass Fishing
Is a buzz bait the best lure to use for hungry bass?
In this Sportsman TV video, Greg Hackney goes after hungry bass using one of his favorite lures – a buzz bait.[…]
Hunting Reports
Annual kids dove hunt
Jacob Juul, “RJ” Hill, Braxton Hill, Luke Ventura, David Tycer, Grady Hill and Jagger Stafford pose for a photo after their annual kids dove hunt at Turkey Trot Farms in East Feliciana Parish.
Fishing Reports
Chance’s red snapper
Chance Pecoraro caught this beautiful red snapper on cut mackerel in July.
Fishing Reports
Cade’s triggerfish
Cade Pecoraro caught this monster triggerfish on cut squid!
Fishing Reports
Little Lake drum
DJ Madere with a 50-pound drum caught in Little Lake on dead shrimp three weeks after Hurricane Ida.
Crappie/Bream
Pumpkin spices crappie jigs — why not?
Pumpkin spice starts showing up everywhere when fall arrives. Even crappie will savor a little pumpkin spice on their dinner tables.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caddo Lake bass keying on shad as fall arrives
Long-time guide Paul Keith said bigger bass are keying on shad that have grown to full size in October at Caddo Lake.[…]
Ducks
Avian X PowerFlight Mallard
Avian-X, which has brought to the market some of the most-realistic decoys, has added a spinning-wing version, the PowerFlight Mallard.[…]
Hunting
Black Bear Report gaining momentum
The Louisiana Black Bear Report Facebook group was developed to call attention to the growing black bear problem.[…]
Field Reports
Baits to use for bass feeding on ultra small baitfish
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer shares his list of the top baits that will catch stubborn bass that are feeding on really small shad.[…]
Hunting
Fort Polk-Vernon WMA to be closed Oct. 30-31 due to military training
The LDWF will close Fort Polk-Vernon Management Area for the weekend of Oct. 30-31 due to military training by the U.S. Army.[…]
Hunting Reports
Ty’s first deer of the season
On Oct. 16, 2021, Ty Thompson, 10, of Bluff Creek killed his first deer of the season with the new crossbow he bought himself. The doe was at 15 steps when he took the shot[…]