Fishing
LDWF warns public of potential fish kills statewide
The central and southern regions of the state are reporting a rash of fish kills caused, in part, by soaring temperatures and storms. […]
Month: June 2022
Fishing Reports
Dustin Reiners gets personal best bass
Dustin Reiners got his personal best bass on April 4, 2022 while fishing at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park. “My nephew met me at my house that morning and we took off to the lake […]
Fishing Reports
Melissa Saucier’s bull red
On May 7, 2022, Melissa Saucier from Texas landed this beauty out of Hopedale Marina. Waterloo rods don’t disappoint. After a 10 minute fight and photo opt, she was released to bend another line. “Thank […]
Hunting Reports
Adisyn Brown’s two turkeys
Adisyn Brown killed both of these turkeys this year in Claiborne Parish.
Field Reports
How to retrieve a topwater popper
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer shares how he retrieves a popper and what he looks for to fish it around. […]
Fishing Reports
Ricky Cheramie’s Hopedale trout
Ricky Cheramie of Destrehan, caught this trout out of Hopedale, LA on 5/24/22. […]
Bass Class
Sterlington’s Ian Carter is wise beyond his years on the bass trail
Ian Carter, a Sterlington High School junior, has emerged as one of the most consistent bass anglers in the Sportsman’s Paradise. […]
Big Bass
Big bass makes big splash for Louisiana angler
Jackson Cooper of Dry Prong landed the biggest bass of his life, a 10.41-pound lunker, on May 20 at Toledo Bend Reservoir. He also ended up winning the Big Bass Splash. […]
News Breaker
Search and rescue crews find body of missing boater in Mississippi River
The LDWF Enforcement Division and other search and rescue crews recovered the body of a missing boater in the Mississippi River on June 11. […]
Features
Louisiana State Park Series: Jimmie Davis and Chicot
Summer is here and you can partake in the fishing and camping at two facilities, Jimmie Davis State Park and Chicot State Park. […]
Fishing
Two weekend workshops packed with fishing, kayaking and more for women participants
The LDWF Aquatic Outreach & Education section hosted two weekend-long Women’s Fishing 102 Workshops during late May and early June. […]
News Breaker
LDWF reminds recreational and commercial crabbers about crab trap escape rings
Senate Bill No. 65 amended the escape ring requirements. Traps must comply with the regulation beginning on July 1, 2022. […]
News Breaker
LDWF, OMV resume partnership to make boat trailer registration more convenient
LDWF and the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles will resume partnership so customers can register their boats and trailers at one spot. […]
News Breaker
LDWF, USFS deploy artificial reefs in Kincaid Lake
LDWF biologists, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, deployed artificial reefs in Kincaid Lake, near Alexandria, on May 26, 2022. […]
Newsletters
LWFC adopts NOI to modify hooked passive fishing gear regulations
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a Notice of Intent to modify rules regarding freshwater passive fishing devices. […]
News Breaker
LDWF reforests 495 acres of Ag land on Russell Sage WMA in partnership with Arbor Day Foundation
The LDWF has reforested 495 acres of agricultural land on the South Bosco Tract of Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area. […]