Fishing Hotspots
Colder weather jump-starts Shell Beach trout bite
Robbie Campo, owner of Campo’s Marina in Shell Beach, said the December fishing has amazing potential if it doesn’t get too cold.[…]
Month: December 2021
News Breaker
LDWF, LAWFF to hold next Mini Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshop
The LDWF and Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation will hold the next Mini Becoming an Outdoor Woman workshop on Jan. 22, 2022.[…]
Deer Hunting
Covington woman nails Mississippi trophy buck
Stacy Welty Owens of Covington, La., took a 9-point buck with a crossbow on a trip to family land near Natchez on Nov. 14.[…]
Hunting Reports
Allie harvested her first deer
On the evening of Nov. 6, 2021, Allie Simoneaux harvested her very first deer, a 100-pound doe, while hunting with her mom at a private lease in Ville Platte.
Hunting Reports
Ryder’s first whitetail
Ryder Porterfield was able to take down his first whitetail on Nov. 13, 2021 in Natchitoches Parish. That afternoon he decided he wanted to hunt the stand with his grandmother because she had been seeing[…]
Fishing Reports
Draden’s Lake Decade redfish
Draden Bascle with a nice redfish caught in Lake Decade on Nov. 21, 2021.
Hunting Reports
Mary’s heavy-horned buck
Mary Anderson killed this heavy-horned buck with one shot from her 35 Remington in St. Mary Parish.
Hunting Reports
Grayson’s first deer
Grayson Gremillion shot his first deer on Nov. 4 while hunting with his stepdad, Tyler, in Uncle Doug’s stand on Papa Gary’s land in Fifth Ward, La.
Hunting Reports
Stacy’s nice 9-point
Stacy Parrot harvested this nice 9-point on Oct. 16 from a lease in St. Mary Parish.
Fishing Reports
Mimi’s bull red
Mimi Thomas, 14, of Abbeville holds up her 42-inch, 43-pound bull red caught in Vermilion Bay in September. We call this the “Cajun Power fishy!”
Fishing Reports
Beau’s Vermilion Bay speck
Beau Thomas of Abbeville caught this giant speckled trout back in September on Vermilion Bay.
Hunting Reports
First Louisiana deer
Although Jacques Holloway has taken several Texas deer, his first Louisiana deer was a spike taken on the opening day of the youth season in October 2021. A 100-yard shot sealed the deal.
Hunting Reports
Claiborne Parish 4-point
Ron caught this 4-point sneaking by him at 9 a.m. in Claiborne Parish on Oct. 29. It was redemption after missing the first two. Ron realized he needed a shooting stick and it paid off.
Fishing Reports
Lake Borgne speck
EJ Russell was having a rough morning under the Trestles on Nov. 7. The trout were eating all of the live shrimp and not making the legal length. The temp was around 44 and a[…]
Deer Hunting
LWFC takes action in response to CWD-positive deer in Arkansas
The LWFC voted to implement a declaration of emergency to ban feeding and baiting in nearby Morehouse and Union parishes beginning Dec. 6.[…]
Deer of the Year
Smokey overcomes the fog to find Landreneau’s big buck
Chad Landreneau took a big 11-point buck at his lease along the Sabine River in Vernon Parish on a foggy morning Nov. 9.[…]