Freshwater Fishing
Jimmie Davis State Park closed after direct hit from tornado
Tornadoes and torrential rainfall caused considerable damage resulting in the closure of Jimmie Davis State Park on Caney Lake near Chatham.[…]
Fishing
Field Notes
Fun at the beach begins with sightseeing
Beaches are among the most productive of summertime destinations for speckled trout anglers, but they can also be the most intimidating.[…]
Fishing
Angler lands 7-foot shark in spillway
When out on an excursion in the Bonnet Carre Spillway in Norco, Josh Chauvin landed a real whopper: a seven foot, 130-pound bull shark.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black maps show private bayous
When the Louisiana High School Bass Fishing Association planned a tournament on Bayou Black, they used maps created by Media Bass showing restricted areas.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Big Lake flounder run
Mike Malone, president of the Elite Kayak Club, is a firm believer in Berkley Gulp’s chartreuse Swimming Mullet when he wants flounder at Big Lake.[…]
Field Notes
Catching live bait with a cast net
If live bait is what you want to fish with these days, you’re probably going to have to go out and get it yourself, especially if you want to fish with anything other than live shrimp.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
7 tips for May success at the MRGO rocks
In the experience of Capt. Jacques “Jakamo” Laboureur, speckled trout season always starts up at the Rocks at the end of the MRGO.[…]
Apex Predator
Sight-fishing crabs and reds at the same spot
There are many ways to catch crabs and redfish but sight-hunting both on the same trip from a tiny dingy really takes marsh fishing up a notch.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Des Allemands: Crappie Psychic reveals a pattern that delivers in late spring
For many anglers, sac-a-lait are seasonal fish. But for Clyde Folse, the owner of Crappie Psychic, sac-a-lait are a staple 12 months a year.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: Swordfish
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), often referred to as broadbills or broadbill swordfish, are highly sought-after by offshore anglers around the world.[…]
Big Bass
Lizard works on 10.98-pounder during Toledo Bend Oilman’s Classic
John Gillard caught a 10.98-pound bass on April 27 during the Toledo Bend Oilman’s Classic. The lunker bit in the San Miguel area.[…]
Fishing
Are you trespassing?
Louisiana’s trespassing law is relatively straightforward. With few exceptions, if someone enters another’s property without express permission, that person has committed trespass.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Are Louisiana’s speckled trout overfished?
The results of the latest Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries study on speckled trout was surprising to some, but not shocking to most coastal fishermen.[…]
Big Bass
Big bite not done yet: Toledo Bend yields 11-pounder
Eddie Jarrell caught an 11.15-pound largemouth bass on April 16 at Toledo Bend on a Carolina-rigged watermelon red 7-inch Zoom Magnum Trick Worm.[…]
Fishing
LDWF attempts to collect salvinia in Lake Bistineau
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has deployed 1,800 feet of floating boom which is being used in an experimental way to help aid in giant salvinia control efforts.[…]
Bass Fishing
Marsh bass: Where is this Louisiana resource headed?
Scientists can’t believe what’s happening to South Louisiana marsh bass. Anglers could be in for double-digit catches in next few years.[…]