Features
Jean Lafitte’s redfish: Barataria estuary’s fall currency
Redfish now preside over Jean Lafitte’s old stomping grounds in the Barataria estuary. Here’s how to put them in your treasure chest.[…]
Year: 2021
Features
Louisiana’s WMA small-game forecast 2021-22
Biologists think it will be a good season for squirrels and rabbits on public-hunting areas across Louisiana. Here’s where to find them.[…]
Deer Hunting
Attakapas Island WMA is great spot during archery season
The Attakapas Island Wildlife Management Area is great spot for hunters during archery season for deer in Louisiana.[…]
Columns
October is prime time to “cork” a trout
A soft-plastic shrimp fished under a cork is the best thing you can offer a speckled trout on the Gulf Coast in October.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana’s 2021 Rut Report
Wet weather during warm season points to an excellent year for deer and possibly an early peak of breeding throughout Louisiana.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Sabine anglers need to watch birds to find trout quickly
Egrets, gulls can lead anglers to great fishing on Sabine Lake and Big Lake. The birds can lead you to shrimp and gamefish.[…]
Fishing
Gamakatsu DuraScent baits
Gamakatsu has made some of the world’s best fish hooks for years, and finally, the company has come out with something to put on those hooks.[…]
News Breaker
Aerial waterfowl survey numbers were impressive
Waterfowl biologist Larry Reynolds of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries conducted an aerial waterfowl survey.[…]
Big Bass
After losing house to Ida, New Iberia angler catches monster bass on birthday
Johnathan St. Germain of New Iberia hooked a 9-pound, 13-ounce bass at Lake Dauterive on his 24th birthday.[…]
Fishing Reports
Cameron Parish bull red
Zach Barnhill had a good day catching bull reds in Cameron Parish.
Field Reports
Hungry dolphins join trout fishing trip
On this fishing trip to Port Fourchon, bottlenose dolphins provided me some unexpectedly awesome company during my search for speckled trout.[…]
Fishing Reports
Cheniere Au Tigre redfish
Jennifer Langlinais of Mouton Cove caught this redfish at Cheniere Au Tigre.
Fishing Reports
Kohen’s redfish
This redfish was caught by Kohen Baumgardner of Mouton Cove while fishing at Cheniere Au Tigre.
Hunting Reports
Family hog hunt
Turner, Tyler, and Bristol Bowser, owners of Hooks and Heritage, with one of their Bluff Creek hogs from 2021. This one weighed in at 113 pounds. They have hunted them hard all year and made
Fishing Reports
Back-to-back bites
On the afternoon of Sept. 19, Randy Terrebonne III and his dad were fishing in Denham Springs. The only thing biting were the mosquitoes. But while his dad was picking up their tackle, Randy nailed
Field Reports
Hurricane Ida pushes trout into residential canals
Speckled trout are just starting to move in and Hurricane Ida has them in some unconventional places right now.[…]