Features
Flat out for flounder
Anglers who target flounder usually fish with live shrimp, minnows and other natural baits, but artificial temptations can catch flounder too.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
SPRO pocket tail minnow
SPRO’s Pocket Tail Minnow is the latest innovative swimbait.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend bass preparing for the spawn
Bass are getting biologically ready for the spawn, which for the most part usually occurs in late January, February and March at Toledo Bend.[…]
Fishing
Wonder Lake fishing piers on Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA to be closed due to construction
The fishing piers and water control structure near the northeast corner of Wonder Lake on Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA will be closed Jan. 24, 2022.[…]
Bass Fishing
Punch your ticket for Tchefuncte River bass
Late December and January is a great time to bass fish the Tchefuncte River. Get some tips from local angler Sam Jenkins.[…]
Field Notes
Toadfish shrimp tool
Toadfish’s shrimp peeling tool is the only high quality tool that can peel, devein and butterfly the shrimp in one smooth, easy motion.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Finding the pattern for Bayou Lacombe crappie
According to Forrest Green, the sac-a-lait are following their normal pattern for the month of January in Bayou Lacombe.[…]
Fishing
Daiwa J-Fluoro Samurai fluorocarbon
Daiwa has jumped into the market with its J-Fluoro Samurai fluorocarbon, which comes in 13 different sizes.[…]
Fishing
Study: 2020-21 hurricanes caused $579 million of damage to LA fishing industry
Hurricanes in 2020 and 2021 resulted in an estimated $579 million in losses according to a study by the LDWF, LSU and Louisiana Sea Grant.[…]
Fishing
LDWF announces annual Caney Creek Reservoir public meeting
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a public informational meeting on Caney Creek Reservoir.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopts ROLP Notice of Intent
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a NOI to make two key changes to the LDWF Recreational Offshore Landing Permit.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Cold means hot fishing in Chalmette
As the weather chills in these coldest months of the year, the speckled trout action out of Chalmette usually heats up.[…]
Fishing
Pogie buffer battle continues
The LWFC voted to amend a previous NOI, reducing Louisiana coastal buffer zones to Gulf menhaden harvest regulations.[…]
Fishing
Fishing piers adjacent to water control structure on Island Road at PAC WMA to be closed temporarily
Two fishing piers adjacent to the water control structure on Island Road at Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA will be closed due to construction work.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Redfish stack up at Sabine Lake
Redfish stack up thick in the winter at Sabine Lake. You can catch redfish cast after cast until your arms are sore.[…]
Bass Fishing
The lower Basin bass are in pre-spawn, spawn mode
When Bassmaster Elite Series pro Derek Hudnall wants to go bass fishing in January, he’ll turn to Lake Verret and the lower Atchafalaya Basin.[…]