News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through June 1, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 251,911 pounds, or 28.2%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]
Fishing
News Breaker
New recreational wahoo regulations effective June 20
The new wahoo regulations will go into effect on June 20, establishing a five-fish per-person recreational bag and possession limit.[…]
Columns
Fishermen; Know your limits (and other things)
Other states boast about their fishing, but Louisiana is far ahead of keepable numbers of saltwater species than other Gulf Coast states.[…]
Big Bass
Florien youth bags big double-digit Toledo Bend lunker
A Toledo Bend lunker was caught June 5, 2025 by 16-year-old Ayden Sparks of Florien. It weighed in at 11.02 pounds.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
New artificial reefs installed in Kincaid Lake to boost recreational fishing
In partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, LDWF biologists, recently deployed new artificial reefs in Kincaid Lake near Alexandria.[…]
Bass Class
College bass anglers make an impressive duo
LSU students Devan Perkins and Kade Palmer are hitting the books in search of degrees and wetting a line in search of bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Heddon Super Zara Spook
Dustin Elder of Hot Springs, Ark., redesigned the new look for the Super Zara Spook from Heddon Lures, on the market in mid-October 2024.[…]
Fishing
LWFC adopts NOI to modify the special bait dealer’s permit
The LWFC adopted a NOI to amend the existing permit rules to allow the sale of live bait from the vessels of fishermen.[…]
Fishing
Bowfishing is hot topic at June LWFC meeting
The bowfishing community viewed the LWFC June meeting discussion as another attempt by some to make bowfishing illegal.[…]
Bass Fishing
Broussard angler knows the right formula for Henderson Lake bass
Whether Henderson Lake is up or down in June, Broussard bass fisherman Jeremy Girouard has a plan to hook and reel in bass.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
You can’t go wrong at the MRGO rocks
According to Capt. Mike Callahan, June is one of the very best months of the year for inshore fishing at Shell Beach and Hopedale.[…]
Fishing
SITKA Radiant Sun Hoodie
The SITKA Radian Sun Hoodie just might be the most well-thought out hoodie on the market.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Add Toledo Bend to your summer fishing plans
There’s good reason for anglers to be excited about fishing for bass, crappie and bream in June at Toledo Bend.[…]
Fishing
LDWF plans a Get Out & Fish! event at Oil and Gas Park on June 7
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Oil and Gas Park (I-10 Park) invite you to Get Out & Fish! with us on June 7th.[…]
Fishing
Louisiana’s annual Free Fishing Weekend to be held June 7-8
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries invites you to take part in its annual Free Fishing Weekend on June 7 and June 8.[…]
Newsletters
Lake Borgne’s trout treasure trove
When June arrives, Chas Champagne will be running from rig to rig on Lake Borgne, looking for a mother lode of speckled trout.[…]