Fishing Hotspots
The best month for Venice bull reds
According to Capt. Owen “Big O” Langridge, you can catch bull reds all year round in Venice, but in September you’ll catch a lot more of them.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
LDWF Secretary requests LWF Commission to consider expanding shark harvest
LDWF Secretary Madison Sheahan sent a letter to the LWFC requesting them to consider expanding opportunities for sharks.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Target trout on reefs below Marsh Island
Keo Khamphilavong starts looking for speckled trout in Vermilion Bay around The Cove, the Hammock and Blue Point in September.[…]
Bass Fishing
Try a Senko in September at Toledo Bend
Hydrilla beds stacked like they are now around Toledo Bend are thick enough and spread out enough to hold the fish.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 11
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through August 11.[…]
Features
The big trout formula
The factors governing successful fishing for big trout are the right time, the right spot, the right bait and the right presentation.[…]
Features
Don’t sleep on sheepshead minnows
Sheepshead minnows will become more of a speckled trout option for anglers as the north winds will begin to blow water out of the marsh.[…]
Features
Causeway redfish
There’s plenty of time to get out and take advantage of the stout redfish bite at the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge.[…]
Field Notes
The rivers of southwestern Louisiana
The Mermentau and Calcasieu rivers both hold fresh and saltwater species and both have interesting name origins.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Raising Cane’s Hotel Sid reef
Todd Graves of Raising Cane’s, with CCA Louisiana, the LDWF and others, gathered in Grand Isle to dedicate the Raising Cane’s Hotel Sid reef. […]
News Breaker
LDWF to open recreational red snapper season 7 days a week
The LDWF Secretary signed a Declaration of Emergency to reopen the recreational red snapper season seven days a week beginning Aug. 19.[…]
Columns
Coastal restoration priorities
Louisiana should look ahead to when Deepwater Horizon oil spill fines will no longer refill coastal restoration coffers.[…]
Columns
Kayakers should prepare for up-close encounters with sharks
If you kayak fish in coastal Louisiana, whether on purpose or by accident, you will likely encounter sharks.[…]
Fishing
Jetboil Flash Cook System
The Jetboil Flash Cook System is the fastest Jetboil on the market, and it’s so compact you can take it anywhere.[…]
Bass Class
Picou and Plaisance earn back-to-back Junior Anglers of the Year titles
Piers Picou and Jaxon Plaisance weighed in at least one keeper bass in 26 consecutive Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation tournaments.[…]
Fishing
LDWF accepting applications for two fall Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops
The LDWF and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation (LAWFF) are teaming up to present two Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops this fall.[…]