Features
Fish magnets
A healthy commercial oyster bed is a thriving ecosystem supporting many trophic levels of organisms, including fish species.[…]
Month: May 2023
Features
Spoon-fed reds
Thibodaux’s Sage James Vidos likes to spoon feed redfish in the marsh from Dulac to the Pointe Aux Chenes Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Features
Red snapper snap back
For many people along the Gulf Coast, offshore fishing begins and ends with red snapper season. The 2023 snapper season opened on May 26.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bream uncorked
Aubrey Posey of Covington, who has been catching bream since he was 6 years old, leaves the bobber at home and catches bream on the bottom.[…]
Bass Fishing
Go over to the dark side to catch shallow summer bass
If it casts a shadow and is in decent water, it can hold summer bass. Finding a pattern around the “dark side’ can help you catch more bass.[…]
News Breaker
Agents cite Alabama man for wildlife violations in Calcasieu Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited an Alabama man for alleged wildlife violations on May 12 in Calcasieu Parish.[…]
Field Reports
Finding new spots to fish
On this episode of DockSide TV, Chas Champagne bounces all over struggling, then finds fish in a new spot he’s never tried much before.[…]
News Breaker
Bundick Lake drawdown structure is now open
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has opened the Bundick Lake drawdown structure.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Bowfishing
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné went bowfishing with his friend Tyler and his little buddy Jackson.[…]
Field Reports
Whacking fish on the Z-Man Goat
Ray Chagnard has been on a smoking-hot bite throwing a Z-Man Goat weightless over grass beds in crystal-clear water.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana Operation Game Thief, Inc. issued monetary rewards at May meeting
Louisiana Operation Game Thief, Inc. awarded $7,950 to diligent citizens statewide at their meeting on May 13 in Mansura.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF now accepting applications for Wildlife Enforcement Cadet positions
The LDWF Law Enforcement Division is looking to hire up to 25 cadets for a Cadet Academy class slated to start at the end of October.[…]
Hunting Reports
Grayson’s Welsh hunt
Ten-year-old son Grayson Nunez had a heck of a hunt on Jan. 1 in Welsh. He even tracked a crippled snow across two cuts on foot to make the final shot and walked all the[…]
Alligator
Applications open for alligator lottery harvests LDWF announces
The LDWF will conduct alligator lottery harvests on 21 LDWF WMAs, 28 public lakes and one U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) property.[…]
Bass Fishing
Daiwa Tatula Elite Casting Rod
The Daiwa Tatula Elite Casting Rod is a bass anglers dream rod.[…]
Fishing Reports
George gets big pond bass
George Coussan of Sunset landed this monster 8-pound, 6-ounce bass out of a small family pond in May. He was using live bream for bait.