Fishing Hotspots
Target tripletail in June; they’re fun, tasty
Tripletail fit the bill if you’re looking for tasty fishing action. The average fish caught in southwest Louisiana is in the 5- to 15-pound range.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Hackney Goes Pond Fishing
Professional angler Greg Hackney got his start fishing for bass in ponds. In this segment of Sportsman TV, Hackney has a good time, talks about pond management, and shows his favorite bait for fishing ponds.[…]
Field Reports
High Winds Drive Miller to the Passes for Bull Reds
Capt. Travis Miller of Miller Time Fishing Charters loves to chase trout in the summertime with his clients. The recent rash of high winds won’t quit however, and Miller needs a solid backup plan for times when the open water is too rough to fish trout. That’s when Miller heads to the deep passes for bull reds[…]
Catfish
Tchefuncte River Bream Update 5-22-20
Recent rains and muddy water are subsiding in the Tchefuncte River and this weekend will be great for bream and catfishing according to angler Todd Oalman. Bream can be found in clear water in dead end canals around trees and catfish can be caught with worms around the trees and in the deep holes.[…]
Fishing
LDWF: Fishing license sales soar during COVID-19 shutdown
Louisianans purchased thousands more fishing licenses during the first month and half of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order than they did in 2019.[…]
Big Bass
Reader Report: Back-to-back lunker bass
Lake D’Arbonne give up two big lunker bass for lucky angler Blake Burnett of Eros, La., on back-to-back days back in March.[…]
Field Notes
Affordable Father’s Day gifts dad will love
Here are five reasonably priced gifts that a fishing or hunting Dad would love to unwrap this Father’s Day on June 21, 2020.[…]
Fishing
BlackJack 256 Coastal
BlackJack Boats has added a new center console model to it 2020 line, the 256 Coastal, which is sure to be a hit among inshore and nearshore fishermen.[…]
Fishing
Millennium Spyderlok rod tree
Millennium Marine’s Spyderlok Rod Tree is made for fishermen who want to separate baits they’re trolling or drifting.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Sam Rayburn Sac-A-Lait bite on fire
Louisiana Bass Pro Tour Angler Gerald Spohrer is keeping his craft in tact as professional tournament fishing is in a temporary shutdown due to Coronavirus restrictions.[…]
Field Reports
Terrebonne Bay Trout Biting on Plastics
Captain Tommy Pellegrin and his crew hit Terrebonne Bay again and this time plastics were the bait of the day.[…]
Cobia
Anglers catch unique cobia out of Freshwater City
Jack Romero, Mark Christenson, and Larry Richard were fishing out of Freshwater City on April 9, and the three friends caught a unique-colored cobia.[…]
Big Bass
The biggest Lake Fausse Pointe bass of 2020
Wesley Verret Jr.’s Alabama bass fishing tactics paid BIG dividends on a trip May 16 to Lake Fausse Pointe, the lake he grew up bass fishing.[…]
Newsletters
Is overfishing of menhaden a threat to speckled trout?
Dr. Jerald Ault has documented a grave threat to the speckled trout fishery along Louisiana’s coast: commercial fishing of menhaden.[…]
Features
Has Louisiana experienced its last trophy trout run?
Does Louisiana have another big splurge of trophy trout? Take tips from these trophy trout masters in case Louisiana has a run of big specks this year.[…]
Bass Fishing
Make a topwater Splash with post-spawn bass
Bass pro Greg Hackney of Gonzales likes the KVD Splash for post-spawn bass in May. He said the topwater will be effective anywhere he fishes now.[…]