Crappie/Bream
Arcadia angler catches Louisiana state record bluegill
When Tim Trahan of Arcadia caught a 2.24-pound bluegill on May 30, 2022 he momentarily thought he was hooked into a sheepshead in Houma where he was born and raised. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Features
Louisiana State Park Series: Lake Bistineau and Lake Claiborne
Lake Bistineau State Park and Lake Claiborne State Park both have lakes that are chocked full of bass, bream, crappie and catfish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The best of ICAST: Freshwater
A look at the PacBak P88-MK Combo and a handful of other new freshwater products shown at the 2022 ICAST show in Orlando, Florida. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie coach
Bayou D’Arbonne is one of Todd Garvin’s favorite places to fish in August. The main bayou, especially right below the spillway, is a hotspot. […]
Columns
Cajun Fish Chowder
This Cajun Fish Chowder recipe is one that once you make it, it becomes a regular part of your kitchen menu rotation. […]
Features
Six ways to cook fish
A look at some of the most tasty ways to cook a fish and some tasty side dish combinations to go with each. […]
Catfish
Reader Report: Gummy worms for catfish?
Six-year-old Tee Cooper was fishing with his grandparents, Jerry and Ilene Guinn, when they started catching fish with gummy worms. […]
Crappie/Bream
The Outlaw Net
The Outlaw Net is a crappie angler’s dream thanks to its length and adjustability. […]
Crappie/Bream
Commission adopts notice of intent to modify crappie regulations on Bayou D’Arbonne Lake
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a notice of intent to modify current crappie regulations on Bayou D’Arbonne Lake. […]
Columns
La. Hwy 593 to Bussey Brake: The road to a whole lot of my life
The second anniversary of the re-opening of Bussey Brake Reservoir near Bastrop is this month. Not many old lakes get to live again. […]
Features
Old school freshwater favorites
Nothing conjures up the attention of old and young alike than a glimpse inside a tackle box of old wooden bass lures. […]
Features
Louisiana State Park Series: Jimmie Davis and Chicot
Summer is here and you can partake in the fishing and camping at two facilities, Jimmie Davis State Park and Chicot State Park. […]
Crappie/Bream
Wait was worth it for Bayou Black bream, sac-a-lait and catfish
Bill McCarty, a bona fide specialist at catching panfish and catfish in the Bayou Black area, knows June is the right time to fish there. […]
Crappie/Bream
A more perfect fishing union
Fishing the Union Oilfield Canals located east of Lake Palourde and southeast of Grassy Lake for bluegills, chinquapins and longear sunfish. […]
Features
Shadow bass
Logan Gautreaux was fishing the Bogue Falaya Creek just north of Covington when he caught a shadow bass for the first time. […]
Columns
There’s nothing better than Mom, a 14-foot jon boat and fish for supper
Kinny Haddox shares stories about his mom, Frances, who went the extra mile to help him love fishing, hunting, and boating. […]