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Follow the coast for fire-hot trout fishing, Dularge fishing guide says
Dularge fishing guide Capt. Marty LaCoste answered the phone laughing.[…]
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Events & Announcements
11-year-old dies in Big Lake boating accident
An 11-year-old Broussard boy operating a personal watercraft died Saturday afternoon after colliding with a 22-foot boat on Big Lake, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
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Bull red action heats up on Grand Isle
Grand Isle anglers will be seeing red this month — but that’s a good thing if reeling in hard charging, drag-screaming bull reds is what you’re after.[…]
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Rolling in the reds
While waiting for speckled trout to finish their transition from offshore to inland waters in south central Louisiana, specifically the Dularge area, saltwater fishermen don’t sit idle and their boats don’t collect dust.[…]
Crappie/Bream
It’s a grand time for Grand Bayou
Tracking down some grand crappie fishing in west central Louisiana this time of year is easy. Just head for Coushatta and make the short ride south to Grand Bayou Reservoir. Since filling up in 1996, the 2,700-acre lake is best known for big bass, but it has just as many — or more — big crappie. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Drain hopping at Morgan City
At a time when the lower Spillway gets crowded as it settles to a highly fishable level in late August and September, a Morgan City bass outdoorsman gets away from the maddening crowd to a few hotspots that attract bass and other gamefish.[…]
Bass Fishing
The sweet and sour of September
If summertime bass fishing like it has been extends very long into September, chances are good I will have all spinning rods on the deck of my bass boat until there is a definitive cool snap to chill the waters at Toledo Bend.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie catch ensured —almost
Jerry Mitchell is in the insurance business in Alexandria and he will insure almost anything for you — including catching crappie in the Red River South this month. […]
Events & Announcements
Elmer’s Island, Rockefeller Refuge to reopen on Friday
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will reopen most of Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Friday, Sept. 1, at sunrise, while all of Elmer’s Island will reopen to the public at 12 noon.[…]
Dove
LDWF cancels dove field hunts in DeRidder and Ragley
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cancelled its leased dove field hunts slated for this weekend in both DeRidder and Ragley due to excessive rainfall from Hurricane Harvey.[…]
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Red snapper fishing to continue through Labor Day weekend
Earlier this summer, it looked pretty bleak. Then it looked possible. Then it didn’t. Finally, the numbers started looking pretty good. […]
Deer Hunting
Dumb video: Man wrestles 11-point buck
There are many who have hunted for decades and never laid eyes on a true trophy buck. These poor guys sit in stands for months on end just hoping a massive deer will step out.[…]
Events & Announcements
Grand Isle sperm whale was third found on Louisiana coast in the last year
Biologists with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries haven’t yet determined the cause of death of a young adult female sperm whale found dead Saturday just off the Grand Isle beach.[…]
Bass Fishing
Dams at Vernon and Anacoco threatened by rising waters, Vernon Parish sheriff says
Dams on two Vernon Parish lakes are in danger of breaching because of heavy rains dumped on the region by the remnants of Hurricane Harvey, the Vernon Parish sheriff announced late yesterday. […]
Big Bass
Brothers catch pair of 11-pounders from Lacassine NWR
Brothers Darren and Joey Sexton have hunted Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge’s trophy bass for years, and the stars finally lined up earlier this month when they each caught an 11-pound bass.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
Gates opened to relieve pressure on Toledo Bend dam
As Hurricane Harvey vomited trillions of gallons of water onto the Houston region, Toledo Bend officials started running water through the dam to pull down the lake levels — just in case.[…]