News Breaker
Gulf may hold three times as many red snapper as previously estimated
According to a study released on March 24, there are about three times as many red snapper as previously estimated in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Fishing
Big Bass
Bass clubbers double up on double-digit bass on Caney
On March 20, Caney Lake Bass Club members Mark Hodge and Brice Jones mined Caney Lake for bass that tipped the scales in excess of 10 pounds.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: Shellcracker
The redear sunfish, aka shellcracker, chinquapin or yellow bream, is identified most easily by the colorful edge around it earflap.[…]
Field Reports
You’ve never cooked trout this way, but you will now
Todd Masson developed a stuffed speckled trout recipe that utilizes those bigger fish over about 18 inches.[…]
Field Reports
Use topwater baits for top-shelf spring trout
Speckled trout are found roaming shallow water areas in the marsh, and they will destroy a topwater lure when it walks by them.[…]
Big Bass
Jennings angler boats big Toledo Bend bass, breaks rod next day
Jeffrey Tall of Jennings landed a 10.81-pound Toledo Bend bass on March 18 and entered it in the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program.[…]
Big Bass
ULM duo captures B.A.S.S. state title
ULM’s Jacob Andrews and Connor Nimrod came in first place in the B.A.S.S. Nation Louisiana College Championship on Caney Lake.[…]
Big Bass
Pineville man boats Toledo Bend lunker
Gaven Shelton of Pineville caught a huge Toledo Bend bass on March 13 during a Bass Busterz Bass Club tournament with partner Casey Clark.[…]
Big Bass
Big fish anchors a big-bass day
Bart Blakelock caught a 10.61-pound Toledo Bend bass that hit a small crankbait on a trip with Joe Norris on March 12.[…]
Big Bass
Stewart “bugs” record Bussey bass into biting
Tyler Stewart caught the new Bussey Brake Reservoir record largemouth bass, a 12.74 giant, with a Googan Bandito Bug on March 16.[…]
Field Notes
A good fish-cleaning table helps perfect the process
A big pile of fresh fish filets is a whole lot easier to manage with an organized approach to fish cleaning.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Fishing with a crappie master
Murphy Royer breaks down the best techniques for catching crappie along with the best baits and rod and reel combo.[…]
Fishing
LDWF participating in “Spring Aboard” boating safety campaign
The LDWF is encouraging boaters to enroll in a boating education course prior to the kickoff of the boating season.[…]
Big Bass
Big bass trifecta on Toledo Bend
Three new entries in the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program in just over 24 hours. It’s big bass time on Toledo Bend.[…]
Field Reports
Big speckled trout already crowding this bridge!
Marsh Man Masson, Joel Masson and Capt. Justin Bowles head to the railroad bridge over Lake Pontchartrain to catch speckled trout.[…]
Fishing
Boating fatalities rising; LDWF urges the use of life jackets
The LDWF Enforcement Division is once again reminding all boaters to practice safe boating as we approach the spring boating season.[…]