Columns
La. Hwy 593 to Bussey Brake: The road to a whole lot of my life
The second anniversary of the re-opening of Bussey Brake Reservoir near Bastrop is this month. Not many old lakes get to live again.[…]
Month: June 2022
Fishing Hotspots
Increase your odds with live bait for Sabine specks
Many Sabine Lake anglers will throw live bait to increase their odds of having a successful fishing trip during the hottest parts of summer.[…]
Bass Fishing
Shallows still producing at Toledo Bend
If you think it’s time to target the deeper depths for bass at Toledo Bend, heed these words: Not so fast, my friend.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Hit the east side of the Biloxi Marsh for trout
Capt. Mike Gallo said he especially likes to fish the area on the east side of the Biloxi Marsh for speckled trout in July.[…]
Field Reports
How to retrieve a spinnerbait
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer shares how to retrieve a spinnerbait. He also shows his favorite spinnerbait sizes and colors.[…]
Fishing Reports
Gavin Seely’s personal best trout
Gavin Seely, 13, got his personal best speckled trout, 19.5 inches, on a Voodoo shrimp under a Four Horsemen cork in Barataria Bay back in May.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF announces expanded wild turkey population survey with online component for the public
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has developed a public online component to expand its Wild Turkey Population Survey.[…]
Fishing Reports
Mallory’s mahi mahi
This mahi mahi was caught by Mallory OBrien Talley out of Fourchon, La.[…]
Hunting Reports
Like father, like daughter
Lexi Normand hunted this 9-point for about a month before killing it on Jan. 6, 2022 on private property in Avoyelles Parish. The same property her dad killed his big buck. It measured 16 3/4-inches[…]
Hunting Reports
Allie’s perfect shot
Allie Bonneval of Raceland killed her first deer in Tensas Parish while hunting with her dad and little sister. She made a perfect shot.[…]
News Breaker
Breaux Bridge man cited for illegal possession of snakes
LDWF enforcement agents cited a St. Martin Parish man for alleged illegal possession of venomous snakes on June 20.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Gulf anglers need to be mindful of dangers of vibrio vulnificus
Anyone can get Vibrio vulnificus. But some people are more likely to get an infection and have severe complications.[…]
News Breaker
Two more bodies recovered from Lake Maurepas bringing search to an end
The LDWF Enforcement Division is investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred on June 26, 2022 in Livingston Parish.[…]
Fishing Reports
John’s Lake Borgne redfish
This 26-inch redfish was caught by John Totty on May 28 at Lake Borgne with a live shrimp under a Red Alert cork.[…]
Fishing Reports
Bayou Cocodrie bass
Dillon Devillier with a 7 1/2-pound bass, his new personal best, caught in Bayou Cocodrie inside Richard K Yancy WMA while sac-a-lait fishing on March 10, 2022.[…]
Field Reports
What happens in a crab trap when it’s underwater?
If you’re like Marsh Man Masson, you may have always wondered what goes on in a crab trap when it’s underwater.[…]