Hunting Reports
Year: 2026
Fishing Reports
Jase LeBlanc with a 5.5-pound bass
Jase Leblanc with a 5.5-pound bass caught on a 10-inch Zoom Ol’ Monster worm.
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Lake Verret catfish
“My oldest son caught this 9-pound, 28-inch catfish on his very first fishing trip in the boat we just bought. It was also his first time ever fishing from a boat.” -David Roppolo
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Deanne Serpas with a tagged hybrid
Deanne Serpas caught this tagged redfish/black drum hybrid on her birthday in Shell Beach.
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Carter Payne’s first deer
Carter Payne, 8, killed his first deer on a hunt with his dad, Devin Payne, in Mississippi on Dec. 7, 2025.
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Mallory Hawthorne’s 129-pound tarpon
Mallory Hawthorne caught this 129-pound tarpon during the Coon Pop Classic Tarpon Tournament.
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Chesleigh Williams gets 37.5-pound blue catfish
Chesleigh Williams, 9, of Sabine Parish reeled in an incredible 37.5-pound blue catfish on Aug. 1 using a rod and reel while fishing in approximately 30 feet of water in the river channel on Toledo
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Grand Isle rig fishing for snapper
Kinsley Thevenot went from Grant Isle to Venice rig running for snapper.
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Easton Derouen’s trout
An early morning fishing trip out of Burns Point turned into a great experience for Easton Derouen. One cast after another produced fish thanks to their good family friend Mr. Jerry Scott
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Tripp Frisch’s first redfish
Tripp Frisch of Belle Chasse caught his first redfish on Aug. 9, 2026 at South Pass in Venice, La.
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Field Reports
Catch and cook: Taking down big alligators
Under the state’s management program, tag allocations and harvest quotas are strictly tied to alligator population surveys and acreage.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF commercial license and trip ticket staff to be at field offices This winter
LDWF will offer new or renewal commercial fishing licenses and boat registration transactions at field offices.[…]
Field Reports
The Matrix Shrimp continues to be crazy productive
Speckled trout simply CANNOT resist this new shrimp, particularly when they’re feasting on white shrimp pouring out of the marshes.[…]
Fishing Reports
Fishing Reports