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Commission hears speckled trout stocks in trouble
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. […]
Articles by Chris Berzas
News Breaker
Commission to receive finalized speckled trout stock assessment Sept. 5
A presentation on the speckled trout stock assessment is to be discussed at the Sept. 5 meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries commission. […]
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Speckled trout spawn game
Recent research shows there’s been a substantial decline in population samples and recreational landings of speckled trout 3 years or older. […]
Field Notes
Do’s and don’ts for coastal bullfights
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. […]
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Leaked stock report shows plight of Louisiana’s specks
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. […]
Crappie/Bream
Toledo Bend’s slab sac-a-lait smackdown
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
Eunice’s Wendell Young unhooked a gold catfish from his bream-baited trotline April 30 in Indian Creek Reservoir near Woodworth. […]
Bass Fishing
Bad apple snails
Unfortunately, the Mermentau River system is also home to an exotic aquatic pest — the apple snail. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass basics
Pousson readily admitted that the Mermentau is home to river bass, and a keeper fish here averages 1 ½ to 2 pounds. […]
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Cold Calcasieu options
On a chilly 39-degree December morning, Big Lake’s Ray Christy had a smile on his face when he launched from the public landing at Riverside Park in Westlake. […]
Bass Fishing
The murky Mermentau
Steeped in a mixture of legend and historical fact — with some folklore thrown in — the Mermentau River in Acadia Parish just might be a pearl amongst many fishing gems in Southwest Louisiana. […]
News Breaker
Squirrel season off to solid start
Breaux Bridge’s Sammy Guillory has experienced a very good first month of the Bayou State bushytail season. […]
Bass Fishing
Four Rivers bass
In the heat of the summer, bass fishing on Louisiana’s reservoirs and lakes can be downright sluggish. […]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend post-spawn shallow bite still hot
Mention post-spawn bass fishing at a tournament club meeting and you can watch frowns materialize on many faces. […]
Big Bass
Lake Charles angler scores on Toledo Bend 10.99-pounder
Lake Charles anglers Scott Eastman and Gil Leger had a well-designed plan to catch some solid fish for the Bass Champs tournament on Saturday, May 13 at Toledo Bend — and that meant heading south. […]
Big Bass
10.86-pounder wins Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash
Chad Williams was a very happy man after his recent trip to Toledo Bend for the Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash tournament. […]