Crappie/Bream
Pumpkin spices crappie jigs — why not?
Pumpkin spice starts showing up everywhere when fall arrives. Even crappie will savor a little pumpkin spice on their dinner tables.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Catfish
LDWF to stock adult catfish later this month for a Halloween treat
As part of the Get Out and Fish! community fishing program, seventeen fishing sites will be stocked with adult sized channel catfish.[…]
Crappie/Bream
$250,000 crappie catch at Red River
Jeff Larch and Jared Fyock of Arkansas were winners of the three-day Crappie Classic on the Red River out of Shreveport this past weekend.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie Masters crown means more than prizes to father-son duo
TJ and Alex Palmer won the Crappie Masters National Championship on Lake D’Arbonne and earned super-sized trophies and $30,000.[…]
Columns
Mister Twister’s Sassy Stingum has Louisiana guide excited
Louisiana guide Charlie King said the Mister Twister Sassy Stingum will really put the crappie in the cooler.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Try Yucatan Lake for great September perch fishing
Juanita Lachney, who helps manage Yucatan Landing, shares some tips for catching slab white perch (crappie) on Yucatan Lake in September.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Extensive fish kill reported at Lake Salvador, Bayou Gauche
A big fish kill at Lake Salvador, Bayou Gauche is occurring due to effects from Hurricane Ida earlier this month.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Stack September slabs with guide JJ Dubea
The slab crappie are stacked up in Lake Sotile, and using LiveScope is a great way to find them. Jigs are a great way to catch them.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Think out of the box for fall Louisiana crappie
When it comes to getting bites from crappie, this north Louisiana guide has some new ideas on catching them in the fall.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tulane professor lands big gar at Mardi Gras Pass
Dr. Grant McCall caught a 6-foot-6 alligator gar while fishing on the Mississippi River near Mardi Gras Pass on Aug. 22.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Late-summer sac-a-lait: a guided adventure at Toledo Bend
Stephen Couvillion and four friends left Toledo Bend with 72 sac-a-lait after a recent trip guided by Bob Lareaux.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Target bream on Tchefuncte River in August
The Tchefuncte River is a great place to target tasty panfish, and local angler Jeff Bruhl knows the river like the back of his hand.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Atchafalaya Basin angler talks late-summer sac-a-lait
Shane Stelly has been fishing the Atchafalaya Basin for sac-a-lait since he was a small boy. Here are some of his fishing tips for summer.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Long-lining with the Duck Dynasty’s crappie wizard
Duck Dynasty’s John Godwin knows his stuff when it comes to crappie fishing, and one of his favorite ways to catch them is long-lining.[…]
Features
7 tips to keep fish, bait alive in summer
Increasing dissolved oxygen in a livewell or bait tank is the best of several ways to keep fish alive longer in the summer heat.[…]
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.[…]