Alligator
Agents cite Morgan City man for alligator hunting violation
LDWF enforcement agents cited a Morgan City man for an alleged alligator hunting violation on Sept. 17 in Vermilion Parish. […]
Month: September 2023
Fishing
Henderson Lake drawdown scheduled to begin Sept. 25, 2023
The drawdown on Henderson Lake has been rescheduled to begin on Monday, September, 25, 2023, and will end on November 1, 2023. […]
Crappie/Bream
EZ Drift Bait Pen
The EZ Drift Bait Pen simplifies things for crappie anglers. […]
Fishing Reports
Labor Day fishing fun
Rhett and Michael Roche’ caught these trout surf fishing in Grand Isle with their father, Jarett, and grandfather, Jimmy, on Labor Day.
Fishing Reports
Hudson Luquette’s big black drum
Hudson Luquette, 9, caught this big black drum in Grand Isle on Sept. 2, 2023.
Fishing Reports
Rainy day red for Mary Bradley
Mary Bradley was fishing for the Lake Hermitage Fishing Rodeo when she landed this 22.46-pound bull red on Sept. 3, 2023 a 1:30 p.m. It was a rainy day on Lake Hermitage.
Fishing Reports
William Fernandez and his Cocodrie redfish
William Fernandez caught this redfish in Cocodrie on Aug. 19, 2023. He was fishing a live minnow on the bottom.
Columns
Waterfowling: The happiness of sharing misery with your buds
After a successful duck hunt, all the hardships are soon forgotten. Sound familiar? If you are a duck hunter, it does. […]
Fishing Reports
Kelli Chauvin with a 28-pound bull red
Kelli Chauvin with a 28-pound bull red caught near Wilkerson Bay on July 29 around 6:30 p.m. She got it back in the water before getting to measure it.
Bass Fishing
Bring on the bass bite
As days turn a little cooler and shorter, bass fatten up on shad before the winter. Find the shad and find the bass. […]
Features
Strikes from large trout
The months of low river water set up a favorable inshore salinity gradient for larger speckled trout this October. […]
Ducks
Planning your waterfowl hunts around weather
Blustery post-front conditions are no guarantee of a hefty duck haul, warm weather patterns with other wind directions have produced also. […]
Features
Redfish stocking
The LDWF issued the state’s first-ever permit to stock hatchery-raised redfish. The initial stocking will be limited to Calcasieu Lake. […]
Columns
Bull reds are fun? Who woulda thunk it
On a recent trip, Capt. Shane York and Todd Masson made the journey to the edge of Barataria Bay for bull reds. […]
Columns
New regulations won’t hinder exciting Louisiana kayak tradition
Will proposed new regulations end the iconic Cajun Sleigh Ride, a highly revered right of passage for coastal Louisiana kayak anglers. […]
Columns
Boom Boom Shrimp
Aaron Pierce built one of the most popular popping corks, the Four Horsemen Tackle Popping Cork. He’s now created the Boom Boom Shrimp. […]