Bass Fishing
LDWF and RAU launch multi-year Florida bass project at Lake Boeuf
The LDWF Inland Fisheries Section partnered with RAU to complete the first stocking of 32,000 Florida Bass in Lake Boeuf on October 17, 2025.[…]
Year: 2025
Fishing Reports
Rainey Thibodeaux’s bull red
Rainey Thibodeaux caught this 38-inch bull red in Bay Rambo out of Golden Meadow on a fishing trip with her cousin, Deuce.[…]
Fishing Reports
Father and son Venice fishing trip
Tom Reiser and his dad had a great father and son fishing trip with Mexican Gulf aboard the Wild Thang with Capt. Joseph.[…]
Features
Powerful sheepshead deliver tackle-busting action
The fall offers a wonderful time to catch big sheepshead. As water cools, sheepshead gather in large groups around hard structures.[…]
Ducks
All in on hunting wood ducks in the Atchafalaya Basin
Regardless of your palate, one thing is for sure, if you have a desire for wood ducks, plan to make a hunt in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Catfish
Five of Louisiana’s premier bank fishing catfish spots
For the dedicated bank angler looking to fill the freezer this November, Louisiana offers no shortage of productive catfish waters.[…]
Features
WMA waterfowl report
No Wildlife Management Area in Louisiana gave up more ducks during the 2024-25 season than the Atchafalaya Delta WMA.[…]
Bass Fishing
The Big Bite Scentsation Fuzzy Stick
Big Bite Baits is playing the soft plastic creepy, crawly appendages game with its recent introduction of the Scentsation Fuzzy Stick.[…]
Deer Hunting
Make the most of the rut
While the rut is generally your best chance to at least see a deer, successfully shooting a deer will likely be a lot more challenging.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Shimano Spheros SW5000XG
The Shimano Spheros SW5000XG is the spinning reel you want when heading to the saltwater fishing grounds.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Flathead catfish
Catching a flathead catfish in the marshes of Louisiana is a rare event because these fish typically prefer deep freshwater systems.[…]
Hunting Reports
Pointe Coupee Parish hunter gets elusive buck
JW Leonard had been hunting an elusive buck for nearly three years in Pointe Coupee Parish and finally got him on Oct. 6, 2025.[…]
Fishing Reports
Carter Barnett’s red snapper
Carter Barnett was fishing 70 miles offshore in Venice when he hooked this red snapper.[…]
Fishing Reports
Madden Walker’s first tuna
Nine-year-old Madden Walker from Houston, Texas, caught his first tuna 70 miles offshore out of Venice.[…]
Fishing Reports
Lafayette angler lands monster tarpon out of Venice
The silver kings of the Gulf gave up a true giant when Lafayette angler Greg Sonnier landed a massive tarpon while fishing aboard the Prime Rate with veteran skipper Capt. David Domangue.[…]
Fishing Reports
Mason Pleasant’s bull red
Fifteen-year-old Mason Pleasant with a bull red caught at Big Lake on Sept. 6, 2025.[…]