News Breaker
Red snapper season to open May 1, 2025
The 2025 private recreational and state charter red snapper season will begin on Thursday, May 1, 2025, in both state and federal waters.[…]
Fishing
Fishing Hotspots
Spring trout fishing at Calcasieu Lake
The key factors in the search for spring trout are water temperature, water quality, wind, moving water and locating baitfish.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Hit the cypress trees at Henderson Lake for sac-a-lait
If you’re hoping to get your hands on a mess of sac-a-lait this month, there are some hotspots to check out at Henderson Lake.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF to host Freshwater Commercial Fisheries Listening Session for Atchafalaya Basin
LDWF will hold a Commercial Fisheries Listening Session on March 10, 2025, in Room 2039 (The Cajun Room) of the LDWF office in Lafayette.[…]
Bass Fishing
The bass are biting at Bayou Lacombe
March is a very active month for bass fishing on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain as the fish are transitioning between spawn phases.[…]
Big Bass
Natchez angler takes advantage of second chance at huge Toledo Bend bass
Landon “Hunter” Despino of Natchez, La., holds the 12.15-pound Toledo Bend bass he got a second chance at on Feb. 27, 2025.[…]
Fishing
Muck Harvester Tall Boot
The Muck Harvester Tall Boot is ultra-comfortable and 100-percent waterproof.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend anglers prepare for the spawn
Anybody ready to go bass or sac-a-lait fishing in March, it’s looking like good times are ahead on Toledo Bend.[…]
Big Bass
Texas angler avoids crowds, bags huge Toledo Bend bass
Ford McGuffee, a retired 68-year-old angler from Hemphill, Texas, got a 11.62-pound Toledo Bend lunker on Feb. 24, 2025.[…]
Bass Fishing
February can produce giant bass
February can bring harsh conditions, but also the biggest bass. Anglers could catch larger fish on average.[…]
Columns
The River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp Project
The River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project is an opportunity to expand coastal habitat restoration to include forested swamps.[…]
Features
Flounder on the move
While few people leave the docks to intentionally target flounder, nobody likes to let one of these delicious fish go.[…]
Features
An angler’s guide to the MRGO
The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Channel is one of our nation’s most expensive, inadvertent speckled trout habitat construction projects.[…]
Crappie/Bream
The return of the Tickfaw River
The Tickfaw River is home to anglers who target bass, bream, and catfish. But its most prized possession may be the loyal sac-a-lait anglers.[…]
Bass Fishing
Second chance bass
If bass miss something, they don’t just disappear. Rather than throw the same bait again, follow up quickly with something entirely different.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF announces South Central Louisiana freshwater fishing survey
The LDWF sent an online survey to randomly selected freshwater anglers in the Atchafalaya River Basin region via email.[…]