Big Bass
Lacassine Refuge gives up 11.5-pound lunker
Aaron Granger caught an 11.5-pound bass in Lacassine Refuge on May 14 while fishing a weightless fluke in California 420 color. […]
Articles by Brian Cope
Columns
Species spotlight: Swordfish
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), often referred to as broadbills or broadbill swordfish, are highly sought-after by offshore anglers around the world. […]
Outdoor Updates
Mississippi hunter kills solid white turkey
Hunter Waltman of Kiln, Miss., killed a solid white gobbler on March 17. By then, he was intimately familiar with the animal. […]
Fishing Tournaments
New Orleans Big Game Fishing Club excited about 2019 season
The New Orleans Big Game Fishing Club expects 2019 to be another great year for their anglers and activities. […]
Columns
Species spotlight: Choupique
The bowfin (Amia calva), whose more common name is mudfish, is a close relative of the gar. Its stout body and long dorsal fin, which covers almost three-quarters the length of its body, give the fish a snaky or eel-like appearance. […]
Offshore Fishing
Record wahoo: 109-pound wahoo may rank seventh in state
If approved, George Kendrick’s 109-pounder will be the 7th largest wahoo caught in Louisiana waters. […]
Features
Hog dogging
John Storey, Warren Ostarly and Mike Gettle hunt hogs with dogs year-round, but in February, they lay the hammer on swine in the Bogue Chitto and Pearl River Wildlife Management Areas. […]
Speckled Trout
Bank angler limits out on speckled trout
Reggie Legendre of Lafourche has been catching plenty of limits of speckled trout between Golden Meadow and Grand Isle recently by fishing from the bank with just a few pieces of tackle. […]
Outdoor Updates
Hackberry guide catches big Calcasieu Lake trout
Capt. Brian Windsor of Hackberry caught this 7 ½-pound speckled trout on a bone-colored Heddon One Knocker Spook topwater lure at West Cove on March 14. […]
Deer Hunting
Zombie deer?
Scientists dispute findings by Dr. Frank Bastian, an LSU researcher, that he has discovered a cure for chronic wasting disease, coined by popular media as “Zombie Deer Disease.” […]
Outdoor Updates
Louisiana’s 2019 Turkey Forecast
Who is ready to get into the woods with your back against an oak tree, listening for the early morning calls of a gobbler on the roost? It’s almost time; turkey season is fast approaching for Louisiana hunters. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Do I need a license to fish my own pond?
A reader recently asked the question, “Do I need a license to fish in my pond?” The answer is, usually, no. But in some cases, pond owners and landowners actually do need a license to fish on their own property. […]