Fishing Reports
Wayne Miller’s alligator gar
Wayne Miller caught this alligator gar in Bayou Bourbeaux. It weighed 115 pounds and measured 6’9” long.
Month: June 2024
Fishing Reports
Kaden Blewer’s 8.4-pound bass
Kaden Blewer and his dad went fishing on his dad’s first day home from working on a drilling rig. They were tied, 3-3, when Kaden landed this 8.4-pound bass on a Johnny Morris CarbonLite Casting Rod with a Shimano Curado[…]
Fishing Reports
Sulphur High Fishing Team
Maddox LaBove and Logan LeBleu (freshman anglers from the Sulphur High School Fishing Team) weighing in at the San Miguel Louisiana High School BASS Nation North Division Qualifier on Toledo Bend on March 3, 2024.
News Breaker
New red drum regulations go into effect June 20
New red drum size and daily creel limits go into effect and will be enforced beginning June 20, 2024. Here are the new regulations.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Time to move out for Dularge trout
According to Capt. Lloyd Landry, owner of Outcast Fishing Charters, the trout will migrate out of the marsh this month looking to spawn.[…]
Field Reports
Trout concentrating on Rigolets points
On this episode of DockSide TV, Chas Champagne hones in on major choke points of Lake Pontchartrain to catch speckled trout.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF Secretary Madison Sheahan announces Superintendent of Wildlife and Fisheries Law Enforcement
LDWF Secretary Madison Sheahan announced Stephen Clark as the Superintendent of Wildlife and Fisheries Law Enforcement.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Grand time at Grand Isle
Capt. Mark Scardino of Hard Times Charters in Grand Isle, said the trout fishing action started up early this year.[…]
Bass Fishing
Odds are in your favor at Toledo Bend
John Dean is banking on bass staying in the grass with the shad and bream this summer instead of leaving for offshore waters.[…]
Hunting
Students sharpen hunting skills at Youth Hunter Education Challenge
More than 100 young hunters came together to compete for awards in regional Youth Hunter Education Challenge events hosted by the LDWF.[…]
Field Reports
Crush panfish with this crazy bait
There can’t possibly be a more fun way to target panfish — like bluegill, crappie, goggleye and redear — than this.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents arrest 10 subjects for DWI on the water during Memorial Day weekend
The LDWF Enforcement Division arrested 10 boaters for alleged driving or operating a vessel while intoxicated during Memorial Day weekend.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Tiger Shoals trout
Gerrit “T-Blu” Landry of Gotta Have Faith Charters has many options to take advantage of the speckled trout bite below Vermilion Bay.[…]
Columns
Safety measures for summer fishing
More of us trek to our favorite fishing spots in the late spring and summer than any other time of the year. Here are some safety tips.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure/live bait combo is deadly
This artificial lure/live bait technique is deadly on numerous species of freshwater and saltwater fish.[…]
Fishing
Louisiana’s annual Free Fishing Weekend to be held June 8-9
Louisiana’s Free Fishing Weekend allows residents and visitors to fish Louisiana waters without an otherwise required fishing license.[…]