Bass Class
Haughton teen is no cupcake on high-school bass circuits
High school angler Jase White of Haughton has an appetite for snacks that is matched only by his appetite for catching bass.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
Okuma releases Hakai DT Low Profile Baitcast Reels for 2022
This year Okuma introduces the Hakai Low Profile Baitcast Reels and it will change the fishing game forever.[…]
Bass Fishing
The Boy Howdy is back
Cotton Cordell’s tail-weighted Boy Howdy, a discontinued topwater bait that was dusted off and redesigned and reintroduced last year.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The LWFC adopts NOI to add coastal buffer zones to Gulf menhaden harvest regulations
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a Notice of Intent to add coastal buffer zones to Gulf menhaden harvest regulations.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Dularge back in business after Ida
A month and a half after Hurricane Ida’s landfall, Marty LaCoste of Absolute Fishing Charters in Dularge is back to doing what he does best.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Guide gives plenty of ‘love’ for October at Calcasieu Lake
Anglers can take advantage of changing October weather putting speckled trout and redfish on feeding binge at Calcasieu Lake.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational and commercial seasons for lane snapper to close on Oct. 18
The recreational and commercial seasons for lane snapper in Louisiana waters will close on Oct. 18, 2021, and will remain closed until Jan. 1.[…]
News Breaker
Federal charter fishing for red snapper to reopen Oct. 15
The federal for-hire season for red snapper will reopen on Oct. 15, 2021, and will remain open through Nov. 6, 2021.[…]
Big Bass
Anacoco bowhunter lands monstrous largemouth at Vernon Lake
Ricky Sharbeno, a 37-year-old oilfield worker from Anacoco, hooked a 12.50-pound monster largemouth bass at Vernon Lake.[…]
Crappie/Bream
$250,000 crappie catch at Red River
Jeff Larch and Jared Fyock of Arkansas were winners of the three-day Crappie Classic on the Red River out of Shreveport this past weekend.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fall drawdown concentrates big bass on Lake Bistineau
North Louisiana’s Lake Bistineau is a fantastic location for October bass fishing. Concentrate on the channels during fall drawdown.[…]
Bass Fishing
Get over the hump for fall largemouths
One place bass will gang up in October to fill their bellies are underwater humps. Here’s how one angler attacks them.[…]
Features
You can “rig” the trout game by knowing your oil and gas rigs
Nearshore, inshore oil and gas rigs along Louisiana coast provide speckled trout with places to fatten up around productive structure.[…]
Features
Jean Lafitte’s redfish: Barataria estuary’s fall currency
Redfish now preside over Jean Lafitte’s old stomping grounds in the Barataria estuary. Here’s how to put them in your treasure chest.[…]
Columns
October is prime time to “cork” a trout
A soft-plastic shrimp fished under a cork is the best thing you can offer a speckled trout on the Gulf Coast in October.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Sabine anglers need to watch birds to find trout quickly
Egrets, gulls can lead anglers to great fishing on Sabine Lake and Big Lake. The birds can lead you to shrimp and gamefish.[…]