Features
Anglers can find exciting action out of Fourchon Marina
Hays Burleigh, who runs All Fins Fishing Charters and co-owns Fourchon Marina, shares his tips for bottom fishing for red snapper.[…]
Fishing
Crappie/Bream
Bream fishing with a beetle spin
At just 16, Austin Dabdoub, who fishes local ponds around Lacombe, has already learned the power of the Beetle Spin for bream.[…]
Features
Fishing at the Mandeville Lakefront
The Mandeville Lakefront stands as a hidden gem among some of the Northshore’s more popular fishing options.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through May 4, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 6.7 percent of Louisiana’s 2025 red snapper allocation have been harvested during the opening week of the season.[…]
Newsletters
Venice charter boat wins battle with enormous Warsaw grouper
Andrew Bateman of Paradise Outfitters and his crew boated a 275-pound Warsaw grouper fishing around a West Delta rig out of Venice on May 12.[…]
Bass Class
High school bass angler Hunter Holland has terrific four-year run
Walker High School Fishing Team member Hunter Holland, 19, wants to complete his four-year run as a high school bass angler on a high note.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF announces recreational gag grouper season to open Sept. 1, 2025
The state recreational fishing season for Gulf gag grouper will begin on Sept. 1 instead of June 1, in order to match the federal season.[…]
Fishing
Muck Boots Muckster Lite Clog
The Muckster Lite Clog is the perfect shoe for warm-weather fishing, or just kicking around the yard.[…]
Fishing
LDWF Enforcement Division participating in “National Safe Boating Week” May 17-23
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division will be participating in “National Safe Boating Week” from May 17-23.[…]
Columns
Louisiana kayakers have a wide variety of lesser-known species to target
The vast bounty that is Louisiana fishing provides ample opportunities to catch a wide variety of less popular, but equally fun species.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toad Thumper’s Sway Glide
The Toad Thumper Lure Co. Sway Glide is a versatile glide bait that will give you that large gizzard shad profile at an affordable price.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bream fishing is best in May
Bream fishing is best during the month of May, when you don’t have to worry about keeping up with a jacket, gloves and long pants.[…]
Fishing
Magellan Outdoors Pro 36 Can Cooler
Here’s a lightweight cooler that keeps ice for days, has plenty of extras, and won’t break the bank, or your back.[…]
Columns
Shrimp in the spotlight
The springtime push of brown shrimp into our marshes comes near the time when trout and redfish are moving from the interior marshes.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Oyster Lake redfish
Trevor Huval shares tips for fishing for redfish at one of his favorite places, Oyster Lake in Marsh Island.[…]
Fishing
Free Fly Topo Shorts
The Free Fly Topo shorts are ultra-comfortable, fit great, and offer plenty of storage pockets.[…]