Fishing Reports
Bayou Gauche grocery run
Eli Finstad (left) and Corbin Gaubert with their bounty of crabs and catfish from the Bayou Gauche waters.[…]
Month: June 2023
Fishing Reports
Lauren Crisostomo’s 37-inch bull redfish
Lauren Crisostomo caught this 37-inch bull red on Big Lake with live shrimp.[…]
Fishing Reports
DJ’s Dulac drum
DJ Stilley, 11, from Albany caught this 35-pound drum at his fishing camp in Dulac.[…]
Fishing Reports
Reid Viola’s redfish
Reid Viola, 10, of Lake Charles caught this redfish on Prien Lake on April 20, 2023.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: American black bear
The American black bear is the least aggressive and most widely-distributed bear in North America.[…]
Hunting Reports
Allie Bonneval’s first buck
Allie Bonneval of Raceland killed her first buck in Tensas Parish while hunting with her dad on a sunny day in mid-January.[…]
Hunting Reports
Anna’s first turkey
Anna Rhorer, 6, shot her first turkey in Homochitto National Forest with her dad on March 10.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational closure of red grouper harvest in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico
The recreational harvest of red grouper in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico will close at 12:01 am, local time, on July 21, 2023.[…]
Field Reports
Tossed this new bait, and the fish bit!
Water temps started the day at 86 degrees, and only rose from there. Marsh Man Masson made a switch to a bait that the fish loved.[…]
News Breaker
Potential for fish kills rising due to hot temperatures, summer storms
The LDWF is alerting the public that the current mix of sizzling summer temperatures may lead to inland and nearshore marine fish kills.[…]
Features
A duck calling journey
Gunny’s Custom Calls, LLC is a Veteran Owned Business that makes custom calls for duck hunters, collectors and competitions.[…]
Hunting Reports
Shireen’s big buck
On Jan. 18, Shireen Blanchard killed this beautiful 180-pound, 9-point with an inside spread of 18 3/4 inches. She and her husband were hunting with their friend, Mark Hardy, at Mark’s camp near Arnaudville, La.
News Breaker
Mississippi man pleads guilty for over limit of deer in St. Tammany Parish
A Mississippi man pleaded guilty in the St. Tammany Parish 22nd Judicial District on June 14 for wildlife violations.[…]
Fishing
Women perfect fishing skills during weekend-long Women’s Fishing Workshops
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries kicked off the summer fishing season with two weekend-long Women’s Fishing Workshops.[…]
Big Bass
Tinnerello listens to fishing partner and boats Caney monster bass
Pete Tinnerello of Winnfield landed a 13.21-pound Caney Lake lunker bass on June 14 with a Zoom Ol’ Monster worm.[…]
Field Reports
Port Fourchon trout amongst the sharks
With some perseverance, Port Fourchon anglers can find speckled trout and catch them despite the sharks, as you will see on this episode.[…]