News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through June 15, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 337,690 pounds, or 37.7%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]
Month: June 2025
Fishing Hotspots
Mermentau River continues to deliver
An area along the Mermentau River remains a go-to redfish hotspot, whether at high tide or low tide, for Vince Theriot.[…]
Hunting
LDWF launches online Bowhunter Education Course
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is excited to announce the launch of a new online Bowhunter Education Course.[…]
Fishing
Pristine Body Cleansing Spray
Clean yourself up after a long day on the water or afield with Pristine Body Cleansing Spray.[…]
Field Notes
Spotlight on Sabine NWR
The Sabine National Wildlife Refuge contains 125,000 acres of marshland and is great for fishing, boating, bird watching and hunting.[…]
News Breaker
Applications open for Atchafalaya Delta WMA houseboat mooring lotteries for 2025-26 hunting season
The LDWF is offering houseboat mooring sites via lottery on Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife WMA for the majority of the 2025-26 hunting season.[…]
Dove
LDWF accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for the Elbow Slough WMA dove lottery hunt and the White Lake WCA teal lottery hunt for 2025.[…]
Field Notes
Sam Houston Jones State Park provides great outdoors opportunities
Sam Houston Jones State Park provides visitors with opportunities for hiking, bird watching, fishing, camping and other outdoors activities.[…]
Columns
Ready or not, CWD is here
Stay informed about CWD and follow the rules and regulations the department has established to manage the disease.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Fish tacos with fig and tomatillo salsa
In many areas, anglers can catch saltwater and freshwater fish in the same trip, sometimes even from the same spot.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF to hold public hearings July 26 and July 29 on CWD Control Area expansion NOI
The LDWF will conduct public hearings on a NOI that restricts supplemental feeding and deer carcass export from the CWD Control Area.[…]
Columns
Bringing the Atchafalaya Basin back
Louisianans can explore the Atchafalaya Basin in pursuit of bass, sac-a-lait, goggle eye, hand-sized bluegill and numerous other fish.[…]
News Breaker
Gulf Council asks fishermen for information on hogfish
The Gulf Council would like to gain a better understanding of what’s happening with hogfish in the Gulf from fishermen.[…]
Field Notes
The importance of snakes
The best way to ensure healthy hunting and fishing habitats is to just leave snakes to do what they do. They are our natural pest control.[…]
Deer Hunting
Aging deer on the hoof
The key to field aging your deer is understanding the growth trends of your deer herd and this can only be accomplished by keeping good data.[…]
Features
Lake Pontchartrain blue crab bounce back
After years of disappointment following the oil spill and spillway openings, Lake Pontchartrain’s blue crab population has bounced back.[…]