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.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
Gamakatsu DuraScent baits
Gamakatsu has made some of the world’s best fish hooks for years, and finally, the company has come out with something to put on those hooks.[…]
Big Bass
After losing house to Ida, New Iberia angler catches monster bass on birthday
Johnathan St. Germain of New Iberia hooked a 9-pound, 13-ounce bass at Lake Dauterive on his 24th birthday.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie Masters crown means more than prizes to father-son duo
TJ and Alex Palmer won the Crappie Masters National Championship on Lake D’Arbonne and earned super-sized trophies and $30,000.[…]
Cobia
Species Spotlight: Cobia
Cobia are pelagic, living most of their lives offshore, but they enter estuaries occasionally. And they will eat just about anything.[…]
Bass Fishing
Flat Lake is top Atchafalaya spot for September bass
Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi looks forward to fishing Flat Lake in September, when bass start moving from the inside cypress trees to outside trees.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF providing big opportunity for red snapper anglers: 4-fish bag limit
For the first time in years, the recreational red snapper bag limit in Louisiana will double to four fish per person, per day.[…]
Big Bass
Ten-year-old angler lands trophy bass in private pond
Ten-year-old Landon Smith with the 12.05-pound largemouth bass he caught from a private pond near Atlanta, La., on July 18, 2021.[…]
Big Bass
Woods uses night light to wake Toledo lunker
Michael Woods of Many caught a 11.15-pound Toledo Bend lunker and entered it into the Toledo Bend Lake Association Lunker Bass Program.[…]
Bass Class
LSU-S pairing isn’t “stumped” in college tournament in Alabama
LSU-S’s Tripp Bowman and Blakely Young qualify for national college bass-fishing championship on New York’s St. Lawrence River.[…]
Columns
Mister Twister’s Sassy Stingum has Louisiana guide excited
Louisiana guide Charlie King said the Mister Twister Sassy Stingum will really put the crappie in the cooler.[…]
Fishing
MDMR allowing Louisiana charters to launch and land from Mississippi through 2021
Due to the impacts of Hurricane Ida, the MDMR is allowing Louisiana charter captains to launch from Mississippi ports through Dec. 31, 2021.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational red grouper and gray triggerfish seasons to close Sept. 15
LDWF announced that the seasons for the recreational harvest of red grouper and gray triggerfish will close on Sept. 15, 2021.[…]
Cobia
Sight-fishing for tasty ling
As we enter September, Capt. Adam Jaynes shares his best tips for sight-casting to cobia, aka ling, in southwest Louisiana.[…]
Fishing
Elmer’s Island will remain closed until further notice
Elmer’s Island on Grand Isle will remain closed until further notice due to damages sustained from Hurricane Ida.[…]
Bass Fishing
Major League Fishing 2022 opens on trio of Louisiana lakes
The 2022 Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour is opening with a six-day event on three small north Louisiana Lakes.[…]