These brothers love to tangle with one of the hardest-fighting fish in the Gulf. Here’s how they make quick work of amberjack.
High water in recent years has led to great panfish spawns in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin. There’s still time to catch them this year.
Finesse-fishing and all that comes with it — light line, small baits, small weights — can play a big part of catching summer bass.
Trail cameras that text your phone, remote-controlled traps are part of a system for taking down the wild hogs that are overrunning Louisiana.
Ride the Bull, the world’s largest kayak fishing tournament, has been canceled due to COVID-19. The event will return next year in Grand Isle.
Trotlines or stump lines? Here’s how Louisiana anglers can ‘string up’ some big Opelousas catfish, aka flatheads this summer.
Fisherman want to know why there are fewer trophy trout in Louisiana waters nowadays? Here are some answers and theories.
Hand-held release aids are becoming more and more popular with bowhunters in the archery world, and for good reason too. Here are some pros.
Are habitat, hunter choices keeping Louisiana’s best bucks from reaching their potential? Scott Durham and Jonathan Bordelon talk about the situation.
Crème’s Tube Worm is a plastic worm that floats and “has that tube aspect to it,” a deadly combination, according to Brett Preuett.
Chasing panfish is best in the early morning or late afternoon, which is great for kayak fishing on hot, summer days in Louisiana.
Flathead catfish make a big splash wherever they show up. They are highly adaptable to a wide range of waters and can live in very harsh conditions.
Terance Corley caught a Toledo Bend 10.17-pounder on June 16 in Housen. It is the first recorded for the 2020-2021 Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program season.
The much anticipated opening date of the Bussey Brake Wildlife Management Area in Morehouse Parish will be July 15 at 6 a.m.
Every five years the state has options for resetting duck hunting zones and this is the year, with changes to take effect for the 2021-2022 season.
Dustin Gates caught a 10.49-pound Caney Lake summer lunker while fishing with his buddy Casey Pennington on June 26, 2020.
Noise — at least the right noise — can attract speckled trout and give your bait or lure a better chance at being eaten by a fish.
Slow-rolling big Delta spinnerbait will get bass pro Lucas Ragusa August bass. It triggers them to chase and eat, particularly in the Atchafalaya Basin.
Technology gives and takes. And each Louisiana hunter has to make a decision about how traditional or modern they want to hunt.
August is not the time to “camp out” on a spot. Don’t settle for fishing stagnation this month — find some moving water and find the bass.
Multiple great spots to gig flounder are found along Louisiana’s coastline, from Venice to Cameron. Learn where and how to gig flounder in Louisiana.
Clark Reehm of Elm Grove, a veteran of the FLW Pro Tour and Bassmaster Elite Series, throws various frogs, mostly popping frogs, for his August bass.
Veteran bass pro Darold Gleason of Many catches bass in August with his favorite Texas-rigged plastic worm, a V&M Baits Wild Thang.
Bass pro Greg Hackney relies on Rage Punch Bug for punching August vegetation. He said it is the best mat-punching soft plastic he’s encountered.
Learn more about these 6 non-venomous snakes that you may encounter in Louisiana. If you like to hunt and fish, you should want to see these snakes.
Learn to hunt alligators the way the pros do. Here are tips from Walter Heathcock, owner of Fin Twisters Fishing Guide Service out of Venice.
Summer fishing trips require planning beforehand. So, gather some tidbits to beat the summer heat, catch some fish and have fun on the water.
Try Yellow Magic topwater bait for largemouth bass at Bayou Bartholomew in Morehouse and Ouachita parishes in north Louisiana.
Guide and owner of Crappie Psychic, Clyde Folse, definitely has sac-a-lait on his hot-weather August menu at Bayou Black.
Every year, from August to mid-October, big redfish swarm into brackish Cajun waters to spawn, and there are few places better than Caminada Pass.
Chasing schooling redfish in open water on Sabine Lake and Lake Calcasieu are some of Capt. Adam Jaynes’ fondest memories in fishing.
Frank Roberts, aka “Frankie Fillet” — the fastest fillet knife in the Gulf south — will fish the oyster reefs anywhere on the Hopedale side this month.
According to Owen Belknap, who runs the Michi offshore charterboat, just about everywhere you turn in Grand Isle in August, the fishing can be excellent.
August’s heat moves Toledo Bend bass into deep water, but don’t forget the shallows. Try shoreline cover early or late, but most fish are biting deep.
Despite fewer visible structures, Tiger Shoals is still a great speckled trout destination. Keo Khamphilavong of New Iberia explains why.