Columns
Grandaddy of the Kayak
Mike LaFleur of Baton Rouge went from fishing school to schooling fishermen. At 80 years old, he remains an avid kayak fly fisherman.[…]
Fishing
Big Bass
Firefighter’s Lake Martin fishing trip yields 11.1-pound largemouth
Lafayette City firefighter Brandon Kidder was fishing on March 7 at Lake Martin when he hooked a bass weighing 11.1 pounds.[…]
Fishing
Agents cite subject for commercial fishing violations in St. Charles Parish
LDWF Enforcement agents cited a subject for alleged commercial fishing violations on March 14 in St. Charles Parish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Give bass a Gilly
The variety of sizes and natural colors of the Gilly just add to its versatile applications for bass anglers.[…]
Big Bass
DeQuincy angler scores Toledo Bend double-digit bass
Caleb Hollingsworth of DeQuincy was bass fishing at Toledo Bend when he boated a 10.93-pound lunker on March 4.[…]
Big Bass
Angler snares 10-plus pounder at Toledo Bend
Mitchell Martin of Washington was fishing at Toledo Bend on March 3 when he caught a 10.58-pound bass on a watermelon red Senko.[…]
Fishing
Out-of-control gas prices cut charter captains, guides deep
Gasoline prices are skyrocketing and while it hits everybody, every day, sportsmen are really feeling the pinch when it comes to fishing.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Putting Vermilion Bay reds in the boat
Fishermen like Brooks Amy make the most of weather conditions during March to catch redfish in the Vermilion Bay area out of Cypremort Point.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie school is in session at Lake Claiborne
Crappie can be found from the edges of deep creeks and humps all the way up to the cypress and flats around Lake Claiborne this month.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend bass need more water in prime spawning spots
March and April should be a banner period for getting 10-plus-pound bass on the business end of your fishing line at Toledo Bend.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Another Bussey Brake slab crappie
Adams gets second chance, puts 3.57 crappie in the livewell Crappie fisherman Steve Adams got the monkey off his back. Or, to be more specific, he got the record crappie in his livewell. Adams had
News Breaker
Update to LDWF’s Recreational Offshore Landing Permit system requires action from permit holders
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is designing a new Recreational Offshore Landing Permit (ROLP) website.[…]
Big Bass
Baker angler hauls in Toledo Bend lunker bass
Paul Norwood of Baker was fishing at Toledo Bend on March 2 when he caught an 11.65-pound largemouth bass. with a Bandit 200 crankbait.[…]
Big Bass
Caney Lake yields monster bass during tournament
Dusty Nomey caught a monster 13.21-pound largemouth bass on a Strike King chatterbait from Caney Lake on Feb. 27.[…]
Flounder
LWFC adopts NOI to set annual commercial and recreational closed season for flounder
The LWFC adopted a NOI to set an annual closed season for the harvest of Southern Flounder from Oct. 15 through Nov. 30 each year.[…]
Big Bass
Caney Lake strikes again
Lake Charles fisherman Jared King and Denham Springs angler Michael LaGroue both landed 10-pound-plus Caney Lake bass on Feb. 26.[…]