Fishing Hotspots
Ring the dinner bell for redfish
Bill Lake found some deep holes holding redfish along Buckskin Bayou located just off Blue Hammock Bayou near Lake Mechant.[…]
Redfish
Features
Look for redfish on the rocks
Anglers fishing around rocks near deeper water often catch much larger redfish than one would likely find in shallow marsh ponds.[…]
Columns
Redfish decline a product of our disappearing coastal marshes
The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, a project to reconnect the river to Barataria Bay, is the best shot to stabilize our redfish population.[…]
News Breaker
New red drum regulations go into effect June 20
New red drum size and daily creel limits go into effect and will be enforced beginning June 20, 2024. Here are the new regulations.[…]
Features
Tempting big redfish with topwater baits
Few fishing experiences can compare with the brutal savagery of a large redfish smashing a topwater bait in shallow water.[…]
Field Notes
Spring redfish basics
April is a great time to get out to your favorite waterway and catch redfish. Live shrimp are one of the best baits to use.[…]
Columns
Coastal fishermen can color the month red
Louisiana has settled in on a redfish management plan that might check at least most of the boxes in a strategy to restore this species.[…]
News Breaker
LWF Commission amends NOI to modify red drum bag limits
The LWFC amended a Notice of Intent to increase the daily take and possession limit of red drum from three to four fish per day.[…]
Features
Pass up the shallows to score winter redfish
When the north wind wails its cold, angry screams and drives water southward, redfish and other marine creatures must find deeper refuges.[…]
Newsletters
Proposed redfish recovery plan snagged in political net once more
The LWFC amended a recent NOI dealing with redfish limits after a Legislative Oversight Committee kicked back the original NOI.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Diversify your fishing
Morgan City outdoorsman Bill McCarty knows you can catch some hefty redfish while fishing the lower Atchafalaya River near Morgan City.[…]
Features
The Biloxi Marsh is superb for winter redfish
The Biloxi Marsh, also called the Bayou Biloxi Marsh, contains some of the best redfish habitat in the country.[…]
Features
Redfish stocking
The LDWF issued the state’s first-ever permit to stock hatchery-raised redfish. The initial stocking will be limited to Calcasieu Lake.[…]
Columns
Bull reds are fun? Who woulda thunk it
On a recent trip, Capt. Shane York and Todd Masson made the journey to the edge of Barataria Bay for bull reds.[…]
Columns
New regulations won’t hinder exciting Louisiana kayak tradition
Will proposed new regulations end the iconic Cajun Sleigh Ride, a highly revered right of passage for coastal Louisiana kayak anglers.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Venice fishing heats up as the October temperatures bring relief
While the oppressive temperatures drop and we move into October, Venice fishing not only heats up but continues to sizzle.[…]