Field Notes
Search for ivory-billed woodpecker continues
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is considering declaring the ivory-billed woodpecker to be extinct. A final decision is expected any time.[…]
Month: May 2023
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Fishing grass beds in clear water
Jared Serigné goes sight fishing for redfish. The grass ponds had super clear water and he caught enough fish for a catch and cook.[…]
Newsletters
Dad guides all three children to harvest gobblers in their first season
Paul Saltaformaggio helped all three of his talented children harvest their first gobbler during the same season.[…]
Field Reports
We caught big speckled trout at big platforms
Marsh Man Masson met with Capt. Triston Elston near the mouth of the Mississippi River in Venice for a fishing trip into Breton Sound.[…]
News Breaker
Closure: Atlantic bluefin tuna angling category Gulf of Mexico incidental trophy fishery
The Angling category fishery for school, large school, or small medium bluefin tuna remains open in all areas except for the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF recreational license auto-renewals to begin June 1
If you selected to have your recreational fishing or hunting license auto-renew when purchased, your license will automatically renew 365 days after the initial purchase.[…]
Field Reports
This technique is red hot right now!
Speckled trout are entrenched in a pattern that will last a few more weeks — and the fish are surprisingly big![…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents cite subject for hunting turkeys over bait in Claiborne Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a subject for an alleged turkey hunting violation on April 17 in Claiborne Parish.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF accepting houseboat mooring lease bids for hunting seasons on Atchafalaya Delta WMA
The LDWF is accepting bids for houseboat mooring sites on Atchafalaya Delta WMA for the 2023-24 through 2027-28 hunting seasons.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents cite five subjects for freshwater fishing guide violations on Toledo Bend
The LDWF enforcement division cited five subjects for alleged charter boat regulation violations in April on the Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]
Hunting
LWFC approves 2023-25 Hunting Regulation Notices of Intent
The LWFC approved notices of intent for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 hunting seasons at its May meeting Thursday, May 4, in Baton Rouge.[…]
Columns
Finding and exploring new waters
Todd Masson likes to study maps for a day or two before a trip, put together a loose plan and execute it in marsh that he’s never fished.[…]
Newsletters
Redfish survey results
Sixty percent of Louisiana residents with licenses who responded to a recent survey said they support current red drum (redfish) regulations.[…]
Hunting Reports
Charleigh’s first solo kill
Charleigh Kaliszeski was able to get her first solo kill in her family’s pond. This big water snake was met with a shot to the head from Charleigh’s Red Ryder. Red Ryder packs a punch[…]
Fishing Reports
Catching specks in March
On March 4, Chris Bell got on a late evening bite after the wind laid down in Venice. He landed some big solid specks jigging a Capt. Lane’s Magnum Minnow. They were inhaling it on[…]
Fishing Reports
Mom and son day fishing
Nathalie Hutchinson and her son Greyson were fishing in Vermillion Bay with dad/granddad, Hal Hutchinson. The reds weren’t biting but a limit of drum were caught on the mom/son day on the water.