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HomeAuthorsChris Berzas

Articles by Chris Berzas

Fishing Hotspots

Fall success on Calcasieu leads to great expectations

Chris Berzas

After a woeful spring of freshwater inundation, inshore fall fishing has come on strong for speckled trout and redfish on Calcasieu Lake. […]

Fishing Hotspots

Great Dularge trout bite is expected

Chris Berzas

When waters get cold, fishing can get hot south of Dularge. One veteran captain has a handful of strategies for December action. […]

Newsletters

Louisiana squirrel season update

Chris Berzas

Cody Cedotal, small-game study leader with the LDWF, had a very positive report on the state’s squirrel hunting season thus far. […]

Fishing Hotspots

Sabine Lake’s fall schoolie trout, trophies

Chris Berzas

Sabine Lake is ready to offer numbers and quality speckled trout in the fall and winter. Capt. Adam Jaynes of Just Fish Guide Service shares his tips. […]

Newsletters

Monster tripletail taken south of Venice

Chris Berzas

Tom Kallam hooked a monster tripletail weighing 35 pounds on Sept. 4 while fishing with Capt. Louis “Rok” Rossignol of Venice Guide Service. […]

Field Notes

6 tips for successful early-season squirrel hunts

Chris Berzas

The Louisiana hunting season for squirrels begins Oct. 5. Read on for six tips offered by veteran squirrel hunters to fill your game bag. […]

Fishing Hotspots

Calcasieu’s yellowmouths fat, sassy

Chris Berzas

Moving out of the depths of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in September, large speckled trout will be in a feeding mood before colder waters appear in December. […]

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Red snapper season closes with possible allowable catch remaining

Chris Berzas

The recreational red snapper season closed on Sept. 6. The Lafayette commissioner suggests secretary reopen red snapper season if available fish remain. […]

Newsletters

Commission hears significant waterfowl news from waterfowl leader

Chris Berzas

Commissioners hear about upcoming restrictive scaup season, new zones and splits options and very poor 2018-2019 waterfowl season. […]

Newsletters

Commission hears speckled trout stocks in trouble

Chris Berzas

The LWFC heard plenty of options from biologists involving speckled trout at its Sept. 5 meeting, but no changes in fishing regulations have been set yet. […]

On Thursday, Sept. 5, the Louisiana wildlife and fisheries commission will receive a presentation on a recently finalized stock assessment regarding speckled trout. A previous preliminary stock assessment draft indicated speckled trout stocks were overfished, and that recreational landings were at their lowest level when compared to earlier years. (Photo by Chris Berzas)
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Commission to receive finalized speckled trout stock assessment Sept. 5

Chris Berzas

A presentation on the speckled trout stock assessment is to be discussed at the Sept. 5 meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries commission. […]

Contents

Speckled trout spawn game

Chris Berzas

Recent research shows there’s been a substantial decline in population samples and recreational landings of speckled trout 3 years or older. […]

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Do’s and don’ts for coastal bullfights

Chris Berzas

During late summer, anglers often target bull redfish in tournaments or simply for fishing enjoyment. Here’s some do’s and don’ts to remember. […]

Contents

Leaked stock report shows plight of Louisiana’s specks

Chris Berzas

Louisiana has the most-liberal creel limits on speckled trout of any Gulf state, but current data may signal future changes in creel and size limits. […]

Zachary Dubois of Kaplan has been catching quality black crappie (sac-a-lait) at midlake in Toledo Bend.
Crappie/Bream

Toledo Bend’s slab sac-a-lait smackdown

Chris Berzas

Sac-a-lait have transitioned to deeper structures along the submerged Sabine River channel. Here’s where and how to catch these freshwater fish. […]

Catfish

Gold strike in Indian Creek Reservoir

Chris Berzas

Eunice’s Wendell Young unhooked a gold catfish from his bream-baited trotline April 30 in Indian Creek Reservoir near Woodworth. […]

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Inshore Fishing

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  • What’s in store at Golden Meadow?
  • December at Delacroix is still a fishing treat
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  • Target bull reds in December surf

Deer Hunting

  • Tommy Thompson and his Vernon Parish 10-point buck.
    One more notch in old gun as Thompson downs big buck
  • Shannon Wingate and his 14-point Beauregard Parish buck.
    Repeat scenario results in 14-point buck
  • Kisatchie National Forest gives up huge buck for Montgomery hunter
  • Tagging that big Louisiana buck

New in Pictures

  • Pintail drakes like this were one of the prizes of the opening weekend of this year’s Louisiana duck season.
  • Rick Jones with nice red snapper fishing in East Cameron out of Cypremort Point.
  • Queen Bess Island is one of Louisiana's top brown pelican nesting rookeries.

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