Bass Fishing
Check out this cool new topwater lure
Everyone loves a good topwater bite, so knowing how to “walk the dog” is almost mandatory. But what if you could get even more action out of a lure while keeping it in the strike zone?[…]
News Breaker
Deer Hunting
Nikon Big Buck Photo Contest underway
The 2016-17 Nikon Big Buck Contest kicked off Saturday, offering a great opportunity to brag about your kill while also competing for monthly and grand prizes.[…]
Inshore Fishing
SC man arrested for guiding without a license, LDWF says
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a South Carolina man Thursday for alleged charter fishing guide violations in St. Bernard Parish.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
STAR’s West Division trout leader DQ’d for failing polygraph
The Louisiana Coastal Conservation Association’s STAR Tournament officially has a new first place speckled trout angler in the West Division — after the long-time leader was officially disqualified this week for failing a polygraph test.[…]
News Breaker
Melancon snapper letter ‘inaccurate,’ Florida agency head says
The ongoing turmoil at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries continued Thursday in the wake of its opposition to regional management of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico — but this time another state is involved in the dust-up.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney punches his way to Venice bass bite
With an incoming tide and dirtier-than-expected water to start the day Wednesday, it took a while for the bass bite to turn on down in Venice.[…]
Events & Announcements
Acreage increases on Peason Ridge, Tunica Hills WMAs
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission in September approved sizable acreage increases for both Peason Ridge and Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Areas.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney live from Venice on Facebook Wednesday morning
If you want to see what goes on behind the scenes while filming an episode of Sportsman TV, check out Louisiana Sportsman’s Facebook page all day Wednesday for live reports from Greg Hackney — who’s down in Venice to target bass at the Delta National Wildlife Refuge.[…]
Deer Hunting
Two men accused of spotlighting 4-point buck in Pointe Coupee Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for alleged deer hunting violations near Fordoche in Pointe Coupee Parish on Sept. 25.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish The Cove for consistent fall trout
Speckled trout fishermen don’t have to go far from the Quintana Canal Boat Landing to catch fish in Vermilion Bay this month.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Sac-a-lait fishing will only get better at Morgan City
When a hint of coolness starts staying in the air even during the day and football seasons are in full swing, you can bet there are sac-a-lait to be caught in the lower Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Common sense Cocodrie fishing
Some equations are simple common sense, and for fall trout anglers, Cocodrie makes plenty of sense because it produces many trout.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cane River’s bass show off
Fall is a popular time along Natchitoches’ Cane River, as it attracts visitors from all over the world to quaint bed and breakfasts like the one featured in the movie “Steel Magnolias.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix dazed
October gives us Delacroix at its finest, said Fishaholic Charter’s Capt. Nick Rando (504-281-8287).[…]
Bass Fishing
Fish are fattening up
“Springtime bassin’ bonanza” in the fall is the best way to describe what’s about to happen on Toledo Bend.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Louisiana’s speckled trout stock ‘biologically OK,’ LDWF says
Although some fisherman have voiced concerns about the quantity and quality of speckled trout caught across Louisiana’s coast this year — as well as increased fishing pressure on the species — a biologist with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said LA Creel data indicate more specks were actually caught in the first half of this year than in 2015.[…]