Fishing Hotspots
Ring the dinner bell for redfish
Bill Lake found some deep holes holding redfish along Buckskin Bayou located just off Blue Hammock Bayou near Lake Mechant.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Punchin’ and froggin’ at Toledo Bend
John Dean said punchin’ tactics as well as a hollow body plastic frog bite should be on for bass big time this summer at Toledo Bend.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Black Lake angler has the right formula for summer crappie
Calvin native Holden Higgs has cracked the code to the hot summer crappie bite on Black Lake in Natchitoches Parish.[…]
Fishing
LDWF schedules 2024 drawdown for Henderson Lake
The St. Martin Parish Government has scheduled a drawdown for Henderson Lake to manage aquatic vegetation and improve fisheries habitat.[…]
Catfish
Atchafalaya catfish
Ernie Roe shares his best tips for fishing for big blue catfish and flathead catfish in the Atchafalaya River.[…]
Field Notes
Out of State Destinations: The Elk River
Louisiana sportsmen might catch three wild freshwater trout species in the Elk River where none should exist.[…]
Bass Fishing
Don’t pass on Venice bass
Nick Liebel of Belle Chasse, who learned to bass fish on the Mississippi River, said August marks the beginning of prime-time bass fishing.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Gray’s Creek bream on the fly
Fly fisherman Terry Aucoin shares how he targets bream in small creeks near his home in Denham Springs. One is Gray’s Creek.[…]
Features
Offshore fishing adventures
Whether going after red snapper, casting to cobia or trolling for tuna, try different things to make your offshore outing a memorable one.[…]
Features
Burns Point Park bank fishing
Burns Point Park rests on East Cote Blanche Bay. For quite some time, families have gone there to both camp and bank fish.[…]
Features
Look for redfish on the rocks
Anglers fishing around rocks near deeper water often catch much larger redfish than one would likely find in shallow marsh ponds.[…]
Fishing
LDWF schedules drawdown on False River
The LDWF, in conjunction with the False River Watershed Council and Pointe Coupee Parish, has scheduled a drawdown for False River.[…]
Fishing
Drawdown announced for Bayou D’Arbonne Lake
The LDWF has confirmed a drawdown for Bayou D’Arbonne Lake in Union Parish. The drawdown is scheduled to begin on Sept. 3.[…]
Newsletters
Baton Rouge man catches huge cubera snapper in “Jurassic Park”
Matt Leerkes of Baton Rouge hooked up and landed a 94.2-pound cubera snapper that should be No. 7 in the Louisiana record books.[…]
Catfish
Jugging for cats
If you want to experience an exciting type of catfishing, try your hand at jug lining. Quite often you will catch large catfish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure Review: The Comida SI
Mister Twister decided a full year ago there was a need for re-engineering the original, ultra-popular Comida.[…]