As temperatures warm in the spring, bream start spawning and fly fishermen find no better time to land a load of big panfish.
Jason “Byrd” Royer of Dequincy has been part of the hog hunting community for many years. He uses dog teams to catch the hogs.
Upland habitat improvement is beneficial to all species, not just turkeys. All it takes is some help from the experts and some sweat equity.
Capt. Charlie Thomason shares how he’ll be fishing for speckled trout and redfish in Hopedale during the month of April.
The Terrebonne-Timbalier system between Cocodrie and Port Fourchon still produces some of the best speckled trout and redfish action anywhere.
The Creme Lure Badd Bug will take a bass off its bed in the spring or lure it out of its comfort zone other times of the year.
During the last months, our outdoors community has lost several men, folks who were dedicated to the success of our ability to hunt and fish.
The green-out provides deer with tender new leaves and stems to munch on that will provide the nutrition needed to grow new antlers.
Savvy and seasoned South Louisiana guides and avid anglers know despite the dirty water, often redfish don’t go very far.
This is a fantastic time of year to kayak fish all across the state. While weather conditions can vary, there are generally more good days.
The venison shank may be regarded as the most underutilized cut of meat off of a deer, but this Venison Shank Ragu recipe should change that.
Two Toledo Bend fishermen boated their personal-best fish. Lynn Ortego boated a 10.92-pounder and John Cameron landed a 11.13-pound brute.
CCA Louisiana announced that its longtime Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, David Cresson, is leaving the organization.
Scott Westerchil of Leesville was fishing with his buddy, Colby Hand, on Feb. 14 when he caught an 11.1-pound largemouth bass at Toledo Bend.
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission passed several amendments to the 2025-26 hunting regulation notice of intent.
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission members approved a NOI for the possible changes to bear season at their March meeting.
The LWFC adopted a Notice of Intent to modify the current black bass regulations on Bussey Brake Reservoir in Morehouse Parish.
March has definitely come in like a lion for bass fishermen who call Toledo Bend home. It gave up six double-digit bass in three days.
Landon “Hunter” Despino of Natchez, La., holds the 12.15-pound Toledo Bend bass he got a second chance at on Feb. 27, 2025.
Hubert A. Daville of Rayne was fishing by himself on March 13 when he caught a 13.57-pound bass at Toledo Bend.
Thomas Deshotels, 15, of Kinder holds the 11.53-pound Toledo Bend bass he caught on a trip with his dad on March 8.
Ford McGuffee, a retired 68-year-old angler from Hemphill, Texas, got a 11.62-pound Toledo Bend lunker on Feb. 24, 2025.
Lane Martin of Paulina, a frequent visitor to Bussey Brake, has invested a great deal of time in learning how to catch bass there.
Capt. Tommy Pellegrin, who owns Custom Charters LLC, said his go-to place to fish in April is the Sulphur Mine in Lake Pelto.
If it’s a warm spring, the spawn won’t drag out as long at Toledo Bend. Otherwise, more cool spells will keep the bass spawn going.
Ray Miller has been taking advantage of the shallow water bream bite at White Kitchen and said the fishing should only get better in April.
Chicot State Park and its associated Louisiana State Arboretum offer camping, hiking trails and fantastic fishing.
Airline High School senior Evan Moore is one of the top high school archers in Louisiana. He was the No. 1 high school 3D archer in 2024.