Field Reports
Catch and cook: Catching giant blue crabs in the Louisiana marsh
Blue crabs scuttle through the murky water in search of food, often lured by fish heads or chicken necks tied into the traps.[…]
Month: May 2025
News Breaker
Woodworth Shooting Range to close from June 2 to June 22 for maintenance
The Woodworth Shooting Range will be closed from June 2 to June 22 for required berm maintenance, the LDWF announced.[…]
Fishing
LDWF plans a Get Out & Fish! event at Oil and Gas Park on June 7
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Oil and Gas Park (I-10 Park) invite you to Get Out & Fish! with us on June 7th.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: It’s all biting right now in the marsh
There are still plenty of speckled trout in the marsh, competing for space with redfish and a surprising number of flounder.[…]
Fishing
Louisiana’s annual Free Fishing Weekend to be held June 7-8
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries invites you to take part in its annual Free Fishing Weekend on June 7 and June 8.[…]
News Breaker
Woodworth Shooting Range to be closed May 30-31 for Youth Hunter Education Challenge event
The Woodworth Shooting Range will be closed May 30-31, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Newsletters
Lake Borgne’s trout treasure trove
When June arrives, Chas Champagne will be running from rig to rig on Lake Borgne, looking for a mother lode of speckled trout.[…]
Bass Fishing
Out of State Destinations: Lake Eufaula offers great fishing for lunker bass
Officially named Walter F. George Reservoir, Lake Eufaula ranked among the top bass lakes in the nation since it opened in 1962.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp to go on sale June 1, 2025
The 2025-26 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp, also known as the Louisiana Duck Stamp, will go on sale June 1, the LDWF announced.[…]
Outdoor Updates
LDWF announces the addition of two new WMAs
In partnership with Trust for Public Land, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will be establishing a new 426-acre Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Allen Parish. […]
Catfish
Catfishing at night
Just about every freshwater and some brackish systems in Louisiana and Mississippi hold catfish. At night, they lose some of their wariness.[…]
Features
Anglers can find exciting action out of Fourchon Marina
Hays Burleigh, who runs All Fins Fishing Charters and co-owns Fourchon Marina, shares his tips for bottom fishing for red snapper.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bream fishing with a beetle spin
At just 16, Austin Dabdoub, who fishes local ponds around Lacombe, has already learned the power of the Beetle Spin for bream.[…]
Features
Feeling froggy?
Catching bullfrogs is quite challenging. There are strategies that David Simoneaux uses to ensure a nice catch of big bullfrogs on each trip.[…]
Features
Fishing at the Mandeville Lakefront
The Mandeville Lakefront stands as a hidden gem among some of the Northshore’s more popular fishing options.[…]
Field Reports
Hotspots galore right now at this popular port
This week, Marsh Man Masson took Nolan McNeil, 14, to sample a few fishing spots, and they caught fish everywhere they went.[…]