In 2008, LDWF created the Lottery Alligator Harvest Program, which allows over 1,000 people the opportunity to harvest over 3,000 alligators.
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.
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.
Big redfish commonly congregate on the downstream side of the Calcasieu Lake weirs waiting to snatch anything flowing to them.
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.
With a good four months until early teal season, keeping our dogs tuned up physically and mentally is a good distraction until opening day.
Four bills that aim to control the take of menhaden off Louisiana’s coast passed the House Natural Resources Committee.
The Black Label Custom Soft Plastics Piglet is a soft plastic creature bait Cliff Pace put on the market approximately three years ago.
Kayak anglers that do not use topwater lures are missing out on some of the most exciting kayak fishing there is.
With turkey season wrapping up around the state, this Wild Turkey Noodle Soup recipe is a good way to utilize your harvest.
Lee Glass of DeRidder caught this 11.90-pound bass on March 22 and weighed it in at Fin and Feather Resort on Toledo Bend.
A Declaration of Emergency (DE) expanding the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Control Area to Ouachita Parish was confirmed by the LWFC.
Sportsmen should find excellent red snapper action all along the Louisiana coast when the season opens on May 1, 2026.
Eddie Hyatt of Shreveport caught a 15.24-pound bass at Cross Lake while fishing with Rex Moncrief on April 7.
Greer Billeaud of Lafayette caught a 12.50-pound bass while fishing with his son, Hansen, on April 6 at Toledo Bend.
Cole Moore of Many was fishing at Toledo Bend when he caught a 11.92-pound bass on March 22 that he weighed at Buckeye Marina.
Brad Romero said it’s game on for bass fishing at Chicot Lake near Ville Platte when the calendar flips from April to May.
If Toledo Bend’s pool level stays around 168 feet, Matthew Loetscher expects pretty good fishing success for both bass and sac-a-lait.
Bayou Segnette State Park offers a multitude of recreational opportunities and visitors can enjoy the Louisiana swamps and marshes.
Starting and maintaining a hunting and/or fishing journal is a step that could lead us to greater success in our chosen pastime.
After graduating in May from Summit Christian Academy, Travis Meche Jr. plans to fish pro bass fishing circuits such as Major League Fishing