Field Reports
Crawfish season is officially here
Jared Serigné gets crawfish from Today’s Ketch Seafood & Restaurant in Chalmette to cook them up three ways at a Mardi Gras parade.[…]
Year: 2023
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Giant swamp rats
Jared Serigné used an airboat to hunt invasive nutria rats then cook them up into street tacos for a delicious catch and cook meal.[…]
Big Bass
Herrington lands new Bussey Brake record bass
Todd Herrington of Bastrop was fishing at Bussey Brake on Feb. 14 when he hooked a 13.58-pound bass that broke the 2-year-old lake record.[…]
Columns
Be choosy with your fishing ’yak attacks this time of the year
If you play your cards right, February can provide some good weather days and fantastic fishing for kayak anglers.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Mossberg 500 Turkey .410
Mossberg’s 500 Turkey .410 is the perfect gun for turkeys or squirrels.[…]
Features
Turkey troubles
A better understanding of wild turkeys, their breeding cycle, nesting habits and other factors could help Louisiana turkeys thrive.[…]
Features
Mullet ring the dinner bell for trout
The most important thing to know about mullet is that they are a favorite food for speckled trout in the spring.[…]
Catfish
Overlooked monster catfish
Catfish is an underutilized resource. All the big rivers throughout Louisiana hold big blue and flathead catfish as well as channel cats.[…]
Field Notes
LDWF “Get Out and Fish!” program gives anglers shot at stocked trout
The LDWF launched its Get Out & Fish! program where channel catfish are stocked in the spring and fall, and rainbow trout in the winter.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bush league bass
After a complete renovation, Bussey Brake Reservoir in Morehouse Parish is producing some of the biggest bass in the state.[…]
Features
Rounding up migrating sheepshead
Mark Sagerholm and Kevin Dean specifically target sheepshead in both inshore and offshore waters. Here are their March tactics.[…]
Features
Shallow water trout magic
It’s a great time of year to fish the magical shallow water marshes of Louisiana. You can trick monster speckled trout and make your day.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cypress bass
Cypress trees are great places for bass because they provide them with so much cover. To a bass, a cypress tree is essentially a big reef.[…]
Hunting Reports
Another great buck for Lacy LaGrange
Lacy LaGrange and Samantha LaGrange Bobbit woke up to hunt Lacy’s lease in Grant Parish on the cold morning of Dec. 27, 2022. This was also Samantha’s first hunt in over 15 years. She went
Fishing Reports
Myrtle Grove bull red for Oscar Meladine
Oscar Meladine with a big bull red he caught back in December 2022 in Myrtle Grove.
Hunting Reports
Exciting first deer for Christian
On Jan. 14, 2023, Christian “Opossum” Word was hunting on a private lease in Ville Platte with his Nonka Rusty. Around 7:30 a.m., Christian saw about 8 deer run across his shooting lane before this