Features
Optimal tides for speckled trout fishing
The tide-driven flow velocity of the water doesn’t have to be high in order to arrange the conditions to make for excellent trout feeding.[…]
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The top Louisiana WMAs for waterfowl hunting
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries game biologists reported on the upcoming waterfowl hunting season at WMAs in all seven regions.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Falling for crappie
In many ways, chasing crappie in the fall somewhat resembles hunting. Anglers need to go where they can find food sources.[…]
Features
Marsh fishing in Montegut
Montegut gets a whole lot less fishing pressure than Cocodrie or Grand Isle. Don’t pass up some of the best fishing in this part of the state.[…]
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2024-25 WMA Small Game Hunting Guide
Biologists give their reports for the Wildlife Management Area Small Game Hunting Guide. Giving Louisiana hunters the outlook for the season.[…]
Deer Hunting
Grab your bow
The Louisiana deer season is long, but by concentrating on these three periods, you can tilt the odds of harvesting a buck in your favor.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana’s 2024-25 Rut Report
There appears to be a good mast crop for the upcoming deer season. The cold weather should have the bucks moving, feeding and chasing does.[…]
Features
The big trout formula
The factors governing successful fishing for big trout are the right time, the right spot, the right bait and the right presentation.[…]
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Don’t sleep on sheepshead minnows
Sheepshead minnows will become more of a speckled trout option for anglers as the north winds will begin to blow water out of the marsh.[…]
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Causeway redfish
There’s plenty of time to get out and take advantage of the stout redfish bite at the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge.[…]
Ducks
Winning the South Farm lotto
Take a chance on winning the Sherburne WMA South Farm lottery hunt. The focus of the South Farm is to provide wintering waterfowl habitat.[…]
Features
September teal season primer
The perennial early teal season can offer stellar wingshooting when the migrators are passing through and the season timing is just right.[…]
Deer Hunting
2024-25 WMA Deer Forecast
Biologists give their reports for the Wildlife Management Area Deer Hunting Guide. Giving Louisiana hunters the outlook for the season.[…]
Catfish
Atchafalaya catfish
Ernie Roe shares his best tips for fishing for big blue catfish and flathead catfish in the Atchafalaya River.[…]
Bass Fishing
Don’t pass on Venice bass
Nick Liebel of Belle Chasse, who learned to bass fish on the Mississippi River, said August marks the beginning of prime-time bass fishing.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Gray’s Creek bream on the fly
Fly fisherman Terry Aucoin shares how he targets bream in small creeks near his home in Denham Springs. One is Gray’s Creek.[…]