Bass Fishing
Try West, Middle Pearl for fall bass fishing
With fall upon us, Slidell angler Todd Knight targets the West Pearl and Middle River for a consistent bite waged by largemouth bass.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
LDWF working to re-introduce beneficial native vegetation to Saline-Larto Lake Complex
Biologists with the LDWF are working to restore native aquatic vegetation to the Saline-Larto Lake Complex.[…]
Features
The Calcasieu Estuary is a favorite for fast fishing action
The wintertime pursuit of saltwater fish within the Calcasieu Estuary can produce a variety of species of fish.[…]
Features
The Biloxi Marsh is superb for winter redfish
The Biloxi Marsh, also called the Bayou Biloxi Marsh, contains some of the best redfish habitat in the country.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappieholics
Getting tips from crappie anglers to understand why they think like they do. We dive head-long inside the minds of three Crappieholics.[…]
Columns
It’s beginning to look a lot like…well, it doesn’t really look like Louisiana
Louisiana is supposed to be green and lush even in late fall and winter — well, at least some green and a dash of lush. We’re not.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Nov. 5
The LDWF released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates with LA Creel through Nov. 5, 2023.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Hopedale fishing is hot
According to Capt. Don Maille of Peter’s Nets Charters, the keys to finding speckled trout this month are birds, reefs, and moving water.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Dularge anglers won’t have to run as far for keeper speckled trout
Capt. Lloyd Landry welcomes November with open arms. He finds speckled trout stacked up in the interior lakes of Dularge this month.[…]
Newsletters
Thibodaux diver catches unbelievable spiny lobster clinging to Gulf rig
Elliott Boudreaux of Thibodaux found a big Caribbean spiny lobster weighing 11 pounds while free-diving about 65 miles south of Grand Isle.[…]
Columns
Suited for kayaks
The trout have moved into the marsh as they transition to their fall patterns and kayak fishing is particularly suited for these times.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend thrills
The fall bite can’t come soon enough on Toledo Bend. It’s past time for the topwater bite to thrill so many bass anglers.[…]
Flounder
Young angler lands large flounder way up the Mississippi River
Six-year-old Joel Campo was fishing on the Mississippi River just north of St. Francisville when he caught a big flounder.[…]
Bass Fishing
LDWF Fisheries Biologists assist Red River Waterway Commission with stocking bass in Red River
LDWF Biologists examined a variety of Florida Largemouth Bass fingerlings and assisted in placing the fish in suitable habitats.[…]
News Breaker
New speckled trout regulations go into effect Nov. 20
The new speckled trout size and daily creel limits go into effect and will be enforced beginning November 20.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bass or crappie on Bayou Black
Raceland Bassmaster Elite angler Tyler Rivet grew up fishing for sac-a-lait and bass in the Bayou Black area.[…]