News Breaker
LDWF, Terrebonne Sheriff’s Office seek arsonist that set fire to pier
The LDWF and the TPSO are searching for an arsonist who set a fire that destroyed a boat access fishing pier at the Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA.[…]
Month: May 2022
Newsletters
Turkey hunters in Louisiana report 2,846 birds harvested
The numbers show this was the best turkey hunting season Louisiana has ever had since harvest reporting began in 2009.[…]
Field Reports
Speckled trout wouldn’t stop hitting this redfish bait!
Marsh Man Masson really wanted to catch a big bull redfish in the marshes around Hopedale, but the speckled trout wouldn’t stop biting.[…]
Bass Class
LSU Senior Heath Pinell makes off with bass like a “Bandit”
Heath Pinell has fished since he was a diapered toddler in a boat. Now he is a veteran member of the LSU Bass Fishing Team.[…]
Fishing Reports
Leeum’s first bass
On Easter Sunday, Leeum Deshotel, 8, was fishing at his grandpa’s pond when he reeled in his first bass using Nightcrawlers.[…]
Newsletters
Record tripletail
Brett Plummer landed a 31.6 pound tripletail that will be No. 8 in the state while with Capt. Rich McCloskey out of Venice on April 25.[…]
Hunting Reports
Father and son turkey hunt
Grayson Spinosa and his dad, John, with the turkey Grayson shot with federal premium TSS #9 shot after his dad called the gobbler in on opening day. “After seeing two toms all deer season, I
Fishing Reports
Sophie’s great fishing day
Seven-year-old Sophie was fishing with her Poppy when they caught 11 bass and 18 bluegill.[…]
Hunting Reports
Chloe’s Washington Parish turkey
Chloe Easterling, 15, harvested her first turkey in Washington Parish. The gobbler weighed 19 pounds, had a 12-inch beard and 1 1/2-inch spurs.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents investigating fatal boating incident in Orleans Parish
LDWF enforcement agents are investigating a double boating fatality that occurred on May 7 in Orleans Parish.[…]
Hunting Reports
Erica Baham’s Tangipahoa Parish gobbler
This Louisiana longbeard was harvested by Erica Baham on April 3, 2022.[…]
Bass Fishing
Urban kayak oasis
With no motorboat traffic, Bayou St. John is a great, safe place for new and experienced kayak anglers alike.[…]
Field Reports
Vertical jigging deep speckled trout
Chas Champagne shows how to target speckled trout and redfish on a dead tide using the Matrix Shad “Shrimp Creole.[…]
News Breaker
LWFC adopts Notice of Intent to create passive gear marking regulations
On May 5, the LWFC adopted a Notice of Intent to create a rule regarding marking nets and traps in freshwater.[…]
News Breaker
LWFC passes NOI to add oysters, brown trout to domesticated aquatic organism approved species list
The LWFC approved a NOI to update the Domesticated Aquatic Organism approved species list by adding Eastern Oyster and Brown Trout.[…]
Field Reports
Big speckled trout in deep holes
This is the time of year speckled trout fill their bellies on juvenile croakers in winding bayous deep in the marsh.[…]