News Breaker
LDWF to open recreational red snapper season 7 days a week
The LDWF Secretary signed a Declaration of Emergency to reopen the recreational red snapper season seven days a week beginning Aug. 19.[…]
Year: 2024
Columns
Coastal restoration priorities
Louisiana should look ahead to when Deepwater Horizon oil spill fines will no longer refill coastal restoration coffers.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Jumbo crabs are running now
Using techniques that have brought him success for decades, Marsh Man Masson caught some of the biggest crabs he’s ever seen.[…]
Fishing Reports
Ally Schulz and her tagged red
Ally Schulz caught the third tagged redfish in the CCA STAR tournament this year.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents cite Baton Rouge man for fishing violations in Jefferson Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Baton Rouge man for alleged fishing violations in Jefferson Parish.[…]
Fishing Reports
Sharon Hartzog’s Lena Lagoon speckled trout
Sharon Hartzog with a speckled trout caught in Lena Lagoon on plastic Opening Night with Chartreuse Tail 3 feet under the cork on May 6, 2024.[…]
Alligator
After incredible rebound, alligator population continues to grow
Alligators are so prolific in South Louisiana that they are becoming a nuisance. We may need to expand the number of lottery hunts.[…]
Columns
Venison Italian Sausage Bake
This Venison Italian Sausage Bake recipe incorporates last year’s venison harvest along with garden fresh tomatoes and basil.[…]
Columns
Kayakers should prepare for up-close encounters with sharks
If you kayak fish in coastal Louisiana, whether on purpose or by accident, you will likely encounter sharks.[…]
Fishing
Jetboil Flash Cook System
The Jetboil Flash Cook System is the fastest Jetboil on the market, and it’s so compact you can take it anywhere.[…]
News Breaker
LWFC allocates waterfowl breeding grounds funding to Delta Waterfowl and Ducks Unlimited
LDWF dedicated funding for development and preservation of migratory waterfowl breeding grounds to Delta Waterfowl and Ducks Unlimited.[…]
Field Reports
Effective summer sight fishing
On this episode of DockSide TV, Chas Champagne stays with the crawfish from Matrix Shad to sight fish redfish and have a blast.[…]
Bass Class
Picou and Plaisance earn back-to-back Junior Anglers of the Year titles
Piers Picou and Jaxon Plaisance weighed in at least one keeper bass in 26 consecutive Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation tournaments.[…]
Alligator
Gearing up for alligator season
Ryan Evans is an avid outdoorsman and alligator hunter who hunts alligators from Johnson Bayou to Grand Lake.[…]
Hunting Reports
Biggest deer to date for Justin Threeton
Justin Threeton killed this 12-point on Jan. 22, 2024 while bowhunting in Richard K Yancey WMA. “I knew the deer was in the area and I had the perfect wind to make a hunt. At
Hunting Reports
Terrance J. Chretien and his Thistlethwaite WMA buck
Terrance J. Chretien was hunting in Thistlethwaite WMA on Dec. 28, 2023 and was blessed to shoot a 8-point buck weighing 190 pounds.[…]