Field Reports
Catch and cook: Fish tacos with creamy mango salsa
Marsh Man Masson set out with one audacious fishing goal this week, and well, you just gotta see what happened.[…]
Year: 2025
News Breaker
New recreational wahoo regulations effective June 20
The new wahoo regulations will go into effect on June 20, establishing a five-fish per-person recreational bag and possession limit.[…]
Columns
Fishermen; Know your limits (and other things)
Other states boast about their fishing, but Louisiana is far ahead of keepable numbers of saltwater species than other Gulf Coast states.[…]
Hunting Reports
Breez Thibodeaux’s first buck
Breez Thibodeaux, 9, killed his first buck, this 10-point, in Pointe Coupee Parish hunting with his “Buddy” on Jan. 18, 2025.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents investigating fatal boating incident in Jefferson Davis Parish
The body of Danny Harrison of Lake Charles was turned over to the Jefferson Davis Parish Coroner’s Office following a fatal boating incident.[…]
Big Bass
Florien youth bags big double-digit Toledo Bend lunker
A Toledo Bend lunker was caught June 5, 2025 by 16-year-old Ayden Sparks of Florien. It weighed in at 11.02 pounds.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
New artificial reefs installed in Kincaid Lake to boost recreational fishing
In partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, LDWF biologists, recently deployed new artificial reefs in Kincaid Lake near Alexandria.[…]
Bass Class
College bass anglers make an impressive duo
LSU students Devan Perkins and Kade Palmer are hitting the books in search of degrees and wetting a line in search of bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Heddon Super Zara Spook
Dustin Elder of Hot Springs, Ark., redesigned the new look for the Super Zara Spook from Heddon Lures, on the market in mid-October 2024.[…]
Deer Hunting
Big & J Dig It
Big & J’s Dig It minerals will attract your deer herd throughout the summer, and keep them coming back once deer season is in.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF enforcement agents receive Shikar-Safari Agents of the Year awards at June commission meeting
Two LDWF enforcement agents were honored at the June 3 Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting held in Baton Rouge.[…]
News Breaker
Agents cite two subjects for recreational fishing violations in Terrebonne Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited two subjects for alleged recreational fishing violations in Terrebonne Parish on May 22.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents arrest 13 subjects for DWI on Memorial Day weekend
The LDWF Enforcement Division arrested 13 boaters statewide for alleged driving or operating a vessel while impaired from May 24 to May 26.[…]
Fishing
LWFC adopts NOI to modify the special bait dealer’s permit
The LWFC adopted a NOI to amend the existing permit rules to allow the sale of live bait from the vessels of fishermen.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Crawfish in the Mississippi River
As the Mississippi River spills over during high water, it floods the low-lying swamps and fields, creating ideal conditions for crawfish.[…]
News Breaker
LWFC approves NOI to revise civil restitution values for fish and wildlife
The LWFC approved a NOI to revise and update civil restitution values for fish and wildlife for the illegal take of game and non-game species.[…]