Deer Hunting
LDWF: Eleven deer tested positive for CWD during 2022-23 hunting season
Eleven deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Tensas Parish during the 2022-23 hunting season.[…]
Month: April 2023
Bass Fishing
Major League Fishing tournament coming to Caney Lake, Bussey Brake
Major League Fishing will be hosting their General Tire Heavy Hitters all-star event on Caney Lake and on Bussey Brake Reservoir.[…]
Deer Hunting
Did you kill a deer?
The 2022-23 deer season was quite challenging and perplexing. The common theme was that we are not seeing the deer we always do.[…]
Catfish
Atchafalaya River catfish
Whether you’re looking to fish a tournament or simply have the urge to catch a big catfish, give the Atchafalaya River a try.[…]
Crappie/Bream
How to dig crappie
Crappie will settle on the very bottom, literally in the mud. Three pros share their thoughts on how to dig them out.[…]
Features
“Unreel” boat helps angler capture prize STAR catch
Of all the people who fished the last CCA STAR season, no one had a mangrove snapper as big as the 14.05-pounder hooked by Gary Trahan.[…]
Features
Gulf Coast fishing vacation
We take a look at the entire coast from east to west to see what makes Louisiana’s coastal saltwater fishing the best![…]
News Breaker
Bundick Lake drawdown structure is to be opened May 17
The Louisiana DOTD has requested the Bundick Lake drawdown structure to be opened on May 17, 2023 for repairs.[…]
Columns
The Quiver Shad
Egret Baits designers wanted to build a “shad-style” bait with a boot tail and went all in on that early last year with the Quiver Shad.[…]
Field Notes
Natchitoches Hatchery boosting ancient snapping turtle populations
Overharvesting and habitat destruction may lead to the alligator snapping turtle being put on the threatened species list.[…]
Cobia
Recreational and commercial cobia bag limit reductions go into effect in Louisiana state waters
On April 20, 2023, recreational and commercial cobia bag limits decrease from the current 2 fish daily bag limit to 1 fish daily per person.[…]
Columns
Yes, Chief! It was Dick Tracy that led the way for today’s fishing technology
Joe Macaluo believes we’ve taken that step into making our fishing adventures about having to catch more than really fishing.[…]
Field Reports
Testing the Twin Tail on the tracks
On this episode of DockSide TV, Chas Champagne shows the new Twin Tail Shrimp from Matrix Shad in action on the trusty trestle.[…]
Big Bass
Monroe angler boats Bussey Brake trophy bass
Kade Hillestad, a member of Louisiana-Monroe’s college bass-fishing team, hooked a 13.22-pound bass on Bussey Brake Reservoir on April 16.[…]
News Breaker
Agents arrest Gramercy man for DWI and drug charges in St. Martin Parish
LDWF enforcement agents arrested a Gramercy man for alleged operating or driving a vessel while impaired on April 7 in St. Martin Parish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cajuns, community and conservation boost future of bass fishing
Bass fingerlings were released around Lake Verret and the Atchafalaya Basin during the Every Fish Matters project started by Cliff Crochet.[…]