Fishing Reports
Bohen Anthony’s big fish
Bohen Anthony holds the big drum he caught on Oct. 25, 2025 at Pointe Aux Chene Marina.[…]
Month: April 2026
News Breaker
Louisiana spring squirrel hunting season to open May 2
The Louisiana spring squirrel hunting season begins Saturday, May 2, and runs through May 24, the LDWF announced.[…]
News Breaker
238 Boaters certified during “Boating Education Lagniappe Day”
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries certified 238 boaters statewide after its 15th annual “Boating Education Lagniappe Day.”[…]
News Breaker
Woodworth Shooting Range closures announced for May 2 and May 9
The Woodworth Shooting Range will be closed all day Saturday, May 2, and from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on May 9, the LDWF announced.[…]
Inshore Fishing
CCA Louisiana, CITGO, and LDWF announce two new artificial reefs in the Lake Charles area
CCA Louisiana, joined by CITGO and the LDWF, announced today the construction of two new nearshore artificial reefs along Louisiana’s coast.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Millennium Marine R100 SpyderLok Gen 2
The Millennium Marine R100 SpyderLok Gen 2 is a rod holder system designed specifically for spider rigging and multi-rod trolling techniques.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF Enforcement Division earns national accreditation
The LDWF Enforcement Division became the third conservation law enforcement agency to earn the NAWLEA on April 22..[…]
Columns
Improving your hunting dog’s social skills during the off-season
With a good four months until early teal season, keeping our dogs tuned up physically and mentally is a good distraction until opening day.[…]
Uncategorized
Follow the shrimp for spring specks
It’s May in Louisiana, and the brown shrimp are beginning their move out of the marsh, setting the stage for some amazing trout fishing.[…]
Bass Class
Teen reflects on successful high school bass fishing career
After graduating in May from Summit Christian Academy, Travis Meche Jr. plans to fish pro bass fishing circuits such as Major League Fishing[…]
Features
Pass through Big Lake structures to a redfish paradise
Big redfish commonly congregate on the downstream side of the Calcasieu Lake weirs waiting to snatch anything flowing to them.[…]
Deer Hunting
Journaling can improve your hunting and fishing experiences
Starting and maintaining a hunting and/or fishing journal is a step that could lead us to greater success in our chosen pastime.[…]
Newsletters
Ready for red snapper
Sportsmen should find excellent red snapper action all along the Louisiana coast when the season opens on May 1, 2026.[…]
Features
Fishing reefs to rigs at Cocodrie
The early summer months are prime time for good to excellent speckled trout fishing out of Cocodrie. It needs to be put on your bucket list.[…]
Crappie/Bream
What’s bugging bream?
Finding a mayfly hatch at the right time could turn any humdrum day into a memorable experience and put a numerous panfish in the boat.[…]
Alligator
Alligator lottery winner tags out on first hunt
In 2008, LDWF created the Lottery Alligator Harvest Program, which allows over 1,000 people the opportunity to harvest over 3,000 alligators.[…]