Fishing Hotspots
Chase Lafitte redfish in August
Look for Lafitte redfish to be in deeper water in August. […]
Articles by Will Martin
Features
Wade your way to great Big Lake specks
Wading for speckled trout is a great tactic on Lake Calcasieu and it even works during August’s heat. Here’s how one expert does it. […]
Field Notes
Give bowfishing a shot
Jeremy Cable and his family operate Lite ’em Up Bowfishing, a charter service that specializes in nighttime fishing excursions in Cocodrie. […]
Inshore Fishing
Perseverance is key to trout success at Venice
A group of high-school football players and their fathers headed home from a fishing trip to Venice with enough trout to feed the whole team. […]
Inshore Fishing
Trout aim to please at Bay Coquette
Matt Dreiling reported a fantastic trout bite on July 14 when he and three other fishermen caught 92 keeper speckled trout and 11 redfish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Colorful gar sets archer’s social media on fire
Hunter Meche, a 19-year-old bowfisherman from Arnaudville, killed a colorful gar on July 10 that became a sensation on social media. […]
Fishing
Central Lafourche High School athletics holds fishing tournaments
Central Lafourche High School athletics department hold two fishing tournaments to raise money to recover from 2020. […]
Field Notes
Unforeseen consequences: the ammunition shortage and the coming hog-ocalypse
Shane Kessler is the owner of Rougarou Hog Control, a feral pig eradication outfit out of Natchitoches uses thermal optics. […]
Newsletters
Dularge guide overcomes “Shark Week” to boat plenty of trout
Capt. Marty LaCoste of Absolute Fishing Charters in Dularge proved last week that storms and sharks can’t keep a good fisherman down. […]
Newsletters
Louisiana hunter breeds alligator snapping turtles to bolster local population
Ben Naquin operates the Louisiana Alligator Snapping Turtle Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to breeding captive alligator snapping turtles. […]
Newsletters
Outdoor writing community loses great writer and friend
Louisiana’s hunting and fishing community lost a companion and champion in Chris Berzas, an outdoor writer who passed away July 1. […]
Events & Announcements
Louisiana’s 4-H Shooting Sports team wins national championships
Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports has won the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships for the second time in three years. […]
Newsletters
Venice captain lands record-breaking Mississippi swordfish
Capt. Donnie Jackson, Jr. hooked a massive, 309.9-pound swordfish on the final day of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Venice has plenty for fishermen to choose from in July
Venice offers the angler everything from the very best inshore fishing in the Gulf of Mexico to world-class offshore action. […]
Newsletters
Dulac PE teacher battles big red bully to begin summer break
Janie Voisin, a 51-year-old phys ed teacher from Dulac, cast her line into Bayou Colyell on June 11 and hooked a big bull redfish. […]
Inshore Fishing
Meet the Hopedale Hat Lady
Sharon Hartzog, known to many as the Hopedale Hat Lady, has become a local personality over the years in Hopedale. […]