Freshwater Fishing
Slidell man ticketed for allegedly stealing crabs in Lake Pontchartrain
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 68-year-old Slidell man for alleged crab trap theft on Aug. 21.[…]
News Breaker
Cobia
Cobia show up early south of Dularge
Capt. Bill Lake isn’t known for offshore forays, but he decided to head into the Gulf and catch a few red snapper.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black giving up lots of bass
Think catching dozens of bass in a day sounds fun? Don’t want to make long boat runs to do it? Then you need to launch your boat at Bob’s Bayou Black Marina. Now.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Sportsman subscriber lands STAR-tagged redfish in Breton Sound
James Bryan was in search of speckled trout Saturday morning while fishing the Central Rig Facility Field in Breton Sound.[…]
General
Texas man arrested after fatal tubing accident in Calcasieu Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a Texas man Sunday who was allegedly driving a boat when an 8-year-old boy died in a tubing accident on the Old Sabine River near Niblett’s Bluff Park in Calcasieu Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Tuna time out of Venice
With the clock ticking down and his team behind the eight ball, Capt. Zach Lewis knew desperate times called for desperate measures. […]
Inshore Fishing
Buras man arrested for alleged shrimping violations, battery on an officer
A 52-year-old Buras man was arrested last week after allegedly scuffling with game wardens who had boarded his shrimp boat in Bastian Bay, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Basin bream are swarming
Temperatures are soaring and thunderstorms pop up every day, but that hasn’t slowed the bream bite in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Hunting
Youth Hunters of the Year honored in Natchitoches
Kindal Tonn of Lacassine and Seth Gottardi of Slidell were honored as the 2016 Louisiana Female and Male Youth Hunters of the Year at the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association banquet in Natchitoches on Aug. 12.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Bank on Lafitte redfish this month
Lafitte is known for great fishing, but its prime speckled trout month isn’t exactly August.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Cameron jetties are a magnet for fish
August is the prime time to target speckled trout and redfish on the rocks — well, around the rocks.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Bite not always early at Buras
Virtually every magazine or online fishing article about south Louisiana speckled trout fishing in the summertime involves the need to set a very early alarm clock.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
It’s catfish time on Lake D’Arbonne
Noted historian William Camden wrote, “The sea hath fish for every man.” If he were around Lake D’Arbonne this month, he would need to say, “The lake hath catfish for every man. Plenty of catfish.”[…]
Fishing
Give your plastics a nose job
For a long time, one of Bassmaster Elite Series pro Aaron Martens’ secret weapons was a Scrounger. A Scrounger is a jighead with an oblong bill that served two purposes; a weedguard and an action enhancer.[…]
Fishing
Land more fish with a stinger hook
Fishing a swimbait is one of the more productive methods of landing trout, redfish and bass because of their realistic appearance and swimming action. However, because form sometimes comes before function, a few tweaks are needed to increase your hookup ratio.[…]
Bass Fishing
Louisiana waters off limits for 2018 Sabine Elite Series tournament
The Bayou State’s ongoing battle over public access to tidal waters got nationwide attention Thursday, when Bassmaster’s tournament director decided that competitors in the upcoming 2018 Elite Series event on the Sabine River next spring will not be permitted to fish in Louisiana waters.[…]