Fishing
LDWF estimates inland fish kills following Hurricane Ida
Following Hurricane Ida’s landfall, LDWF staff estimate that approximately 280 million fish were killed in inland waters.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
LDWF announces new Boating Law Administrator for Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has appointed a new state Boating Law Administrator, Major Clarence Marques.[…]
Bass Fishing
A bass bait you can “stick” with every year
January is time for Louisiana bass anglers to “Go Rogue.” It’s time to get out that Smithwick Rogue and toss it in front of big largemouth.[…]
Bass Class
NSU’s Alyssa Taylor keeps bass fishing through the highs and lows
Tennessee native Alyssa Taylor, sophomore on the NSU Fishing Team, is at home in her Triton bass boat anywhere tournaments take her.[…]
Bass Fishing
New Matrix creation leaves bass, specks heads spinning
The Matrix Spin uses heavy wire that handles redfish but isn’t too heavy for the bass that inhabit the marsh across coastal Louisiana.[…]
Columns
January kayak fishing jackpot
Sheepshead are hard fighters, delicious, and can be caught around docks, pilings and rock piles using a simple bottom rig and dead shrimp.[…]
Fishing
Elmer’s Island Refuge to reopen on Feb. 4
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will reopen Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge on Friday, February 4, 2022.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF stocks rainbow trout at community fishing ponds across the state
Beginning the morning of Jan. 27, the LDWF will begin stocking 17 sites across Louisiana with adult-size rainbow trout.[…]
Features
Anglers stunned over fishing habitat destroyed by Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida’s 150 mile per hour-plus winds scoured and decimated Louisiana’s coastal marshes in ways not seen since Hurricane Katrina.[…]
Catfish
Lake Pontchartrain’s catfish provide a cold water bonus
Anglers will be able to catch blue catfish in Lake Pontchartrain with ease this month. Carl Schmidt of Abita Springs shares his best tips.[…]
Bass Fishing
Wrangling bass and bulls
In his time off, bass pro Brett Preuett focuses on several lakes, from Toledo Bend to lunker incubator Caney Lake to Iatt Lake.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Set up for crappie success
Crappie anglers like Dan and Sue Dannenmueller have an ever-changing amount of technology available to them to help catch more fish.[…]
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
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.[…]