Field Reports
Doormats and pumpkins at Lake Pontchartrain
Chas Champagne starts off in Lake Pontchartrain and ends up pushing way back in some flooded duck ponds on high tides catching fat slot reds.[…]
Month: September 2026
Deer Hunting
BUK OPS Buknoculars
BUK OPS Buknoculars allow hunters to observe deer in enhanced low light conditions, zoom in for a closer look and record what they see.[…]
Field Reports
Saltwater fish moving into this river system
In the fall, this river gets low and slow, allowing speckled trout, redfish and flounder to move in and gobble a feast of baitfish and shrimp.[…]
Fishing Reports
Cash and Monroe with bass
Cash Watson, 8, fishing in his Pawpaw’s pond in Louisiana.[…]
Bass Fishing
Miller’s Chute is solid choice for September bass
When Ben Suit wants to target bass in September in the Atchafalaya Basin, he looks for canals and bayous with deepwater access and structure.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF works to restore native habitat throughout the Saline-Larto Complex
LDWF staff continued efforts to restore beneficial native aquatic vegetation throughout the Saline-Larto Complex by planting coontail.[…]
Dove
Dove hunting season opens statewide on Sept. 5, 2026
The 2026 dove hunting season begins Sept. 5 statewide, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents cite two subjects for turtle excluder device violations
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents cited two subjects for alleged commercial fishing violations in Terrebonne Parish.[…]
Columns
Sportsmen worried what SpaceX deal means for Pecan Island
Much to the dismay of duck hunters, coastal restoration folks and residents of Vermilion Parish, 130,000 acres of Pecan Island were sold.[…]
Features
Brackish bonanza
Among the most fertile habitats in North America, river deltas and other coastal marshes can host untold numbers and varieties of fish.[…]