News Breaker
Recreational greater amberjack season to reopen May 1
The LDWF announced on April 28 that the recreational greater amberjack season will reopen in Louisiana and federal waters on May 1, 2020.[…]
Fishing
Features
Sight-fishing for redfish requires a plan, and this guide has one
There’s a talent to the popular technique of sight-fishing for reds back in the marsh. This veteran guide shares his expertise.[…]
Columns
Matrix X-Shad
The Matrix XShad is the exact mold of the Matrix Shad, except it gives anglers the opportunity to rig it weedless or on an open-faced jighead.[…]
Bass Fishing
Species Spotlight: Largemouth bass
Bass are the nation’s No. 1 gamefish because of their existence in such a wide variety of water types. They also eat just about anything.[…]
Bass Fishing
Don’t ignore Caney’s ‘normal-sized’ bass
Caney Lake is monster bass country, but it’s also a great place to “just” go fishing in May. It isn’t all “go big or go home.”[…]
Bass Fishing
When walking in May, bass pro Freeman chooses Salmo Rattlin’ Stick
Hunter Freeman, a bass pro from Monroe, has the perfect answer to ringing up big bass in May. Salmo Rattlin’ Stick is a great post-spawn bass bait.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bussey Brake fishermen doing rain dance
LDWF ready to open renovated Bussey Brake Reservoir, a 2,200 acre man-made, water-supply reservoir in Morehouse Parish, when rain fills it up.[…]
Fishing
Grand Isle beach reopens with restrictions
Grand Isle’s beach was reopened with a few restrictions April 20 after being closed because of the coronavirus pandemic since March 23.[…]
Events & Announcements
Shimano’s Facebook Live “Redfish School”
This week’s Shimano’s Facebook Live school is all about onshore redfish techniques with noted Louisiana redfish expert Capt. Jason Catchings from Venice.[…]
Newsletters
Catching trout on points with Capt. Charlie Thomason
In this Sportsman TV video, Captain Charlie Thomason breaks down how to properly fish points in the marsh for speckled trout.[…]
Catfish
Reader Report: Jacob Howat’s catfish
Jacob Howat was running catfish lines along the batture of the Mississippi River when he caught a leucistic catfish that weighed 5 pounds, 1 ounce.[…]
Bass Fishing
Reader Report: Corey Harwell’s lunker bass
Corey Harwell caught this 10.2-pound lunker, which was 25 inches long and 191/2 inches in girth, on March 21, fishing out of Tucker’s Camp on Caddo Lake. […]
Freshwater Fishing
External problems threaten Lake Martin access
Lake Martin has been widely touted as a fishing mecca, yet plagued with border and access feuds that have recently escalated to new heights.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Mangrove snapper are big Cocodrie draw
Mangrove snapper can be found anywhere from Venice to Grand Isle to Cocodrie, with Cocodrie perhaps the best-known mangrove snapper destination.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Influx of river water may push Delacroix fish to the middle
Capt. Chad Dufrene said that anglers who venture out should be able to find some fish in the mid-zone middle of the Delacroix area.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney’s April attack hinges on his Hack Attack swim jig
Greg Hackney, one of the most successful and recognizable Louisiana bass pros, plans to be swimming a jig for bass this month.[…]