Crappie/Bream
Hungry crappie on Lake D’Arbonne
Lake D’Arbonne has plenty of shad to attract crappie and the shad start gathering up on the edges of the main channels this time of year.[…]
Month: November 2022
Field Reports
This bait is like magic right now!
Productive lures change with the seasons, as forage options evolve for game fish. Here’s one that’s almost always a slam dunk in the fall.[…]
News Breaker
Multiple subjects arrested on commercial fishing violations
LDWF enforcement agents arrested four Simmesport subjects for alleged commercial fishing violations in Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee parishes.[…]
Deer of the Year
Buck plays cat-and-mouse game with hunter
On Nov. 2, Everitt “Rett” Blake killed a trophy 10-point buck on a 1500 acre plot leased by his family in Winn Parish.[…]
Bass Fishing
O’Connell and Adams claim victory in Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship
Sean O’Connell of Mandeville and Edward Adams of Metairie secured a wire-to-wire win at the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship.[…]
Bass Fishing
Look to Lower Atchafalaya for plenty of good bass
Barry Henry lives in a region that has so many bass fishing opportunities inside and outside the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Deer Hunting
MAGLITE XL50 LED Spectrum Red
Hunters walking in darkness will have no problem with this compact LED MAGLITE. It is convenient, bright and always ready to light your way.[…]
Field Reports
Fishing over the grass beds
Chas Champagne uses different techniques and products from Matrix Shad to catch speckled trout and bass over the grass beds.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
The best month of the year for Pontchartrain speckled trout
One of the most popular Lake Pontchartrain areas to fish is the Train Trestle — and for good reason: it holds piles of fish every November.[…]
Field Reports
Simple spinnerbait color selection
Bass pro Brian Latimer shows how to keep the colors of your spinnerbaits simple. He uses just two colors across the country.[…]
Fishing Reports
Nancy Roy’s first redfish
Nancy Roy caught her first redfish near the Cameron jetties.[…]
Fishing Reports
Khanh’s beautiful flounder
On Oct. 9, 2022, Khanh KB Huynh was fishing out of Myrtle Grove on a windy day when he landed some beautiful flounder on his solo trip.[…]
Hunting Reports
Tony’s Alexander State Forest buck
Tony Crader was hunting on the Alexander State Forest when he took this buck on Oct. 9, 2022.[…]
Hunting Reports
Layla’s 8-point buck
Layla Campbell, 11, with an 8-point killed on Oct. 10, 2022 in Claiborne Parish.[…]
Hunting Reports
WMA alligators
This 11-foot 7-inch gator was caught Sept. 17 at Richard K. Yancey WMA by 17-year-old Seth Doiron, along with his uncle, Jody Caze.[…]
Fishing Reports
Maurice Smith’s summer sac-a-lait
Maurice Smith caught these sac-a-lait about a month ago at a local lake near his home in Ward, Ark., which is about 25 minutes north of Little Rock.[…]