Fishing
Get the most out of braided fishing line
I love braid. It’s tough. It’s got zero stretch. It doesn’t have memory. It’s got a very small diameter. You feel every tap.[…]
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Fishing Tournaments
LaFosse leads STAR’s Ladies Only Division
The 7.28-pound speck Pam LaFosse caught during the Lake Charles Trout Shootout on June 6 could turn out to be a pretty valuable fish, indeed.[…]
Fishing
Spring shrimp season to close in majority of state inside waters effective June 19
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the 2015 spring inshore shrimp season will close in the majority of state inside waters at 6 p.m. this Friday, June 19.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF announces public comment period for State Wildlife Action Plan
For the first time since its creation in 2005, the public is invited to comment on the State Wildlife Action Plan, which is a blueprint for the conservation and management of Louisiana’s fish and wildlife resources.[…]
Bass Fishing
Follow postspawn bass for consistent bites
Perhaps the most-frustrating season for bass fishermen is that period between the end of the spawn and when fish settle into their deeper, summer patterns.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to mop up on bedding bream
Fishing beds is an extremely productive way to catch huge bluegills or shellcrackers, as it enables anglers to target the males guarding the beds.[…]
Fishing
Saltwater guides’ top equipment
When I began bass fishing back in the early ’90s, I made myself a pretty simple promise: I would NOT spend a lot of money on my rods and reels.[…]
Events & Announcements
Chili’s holds statewide benefit Tuesday for LDWF agent shot near Monroe
Chili’s restaurants across Louisiana will be hosting a fundraiser tomorrow, June 16, for the game warden shot in the back last month during a traffic stop on Russell Sage WMA.
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Inshore Fishing
Strong winds make redfish the main target out of Dularge
Strong south and southeast winds out of Dularge have dampened the speckled trout bite and forced fishermen to move into interior duck ponds to target redfish, according to a local guide.[…]
Bass Fishing
Laiche, Louisiana team win B.A.S.S. Nation Central Divisional
Overcoming a tournament handicap and applying angling ingenuity ranked ahead of a secret lure and technique for Jamie Laiche, overall winner of the B.A.S.S. Nation Central Divisional.[…]
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LDWF: No plans to increase daily red snapper limit for remainder of state season
With the closing on Wednesday of the 10-day federal recreational red snapper season in the Gulf of Mexico, the state currently has no plans to increase the daily snapper limit in Louisiana waters, according to the head of fisheries.[…]
Big Bass
Nighttime trip yields 11-pound hawg at Toledo Bend
Daniel Burnett Jr. obviously likes operating under the cover of darkness.[…]
Bass Fishing
Nicholls Bass Team couple to compete in College National Championship
For the second consecutive time in its brief two-year history, two members of the Nicholls State Bass Fishing Team will compete in the Bassmaster College Series National Championship.[…]
Big Bass
DeRidder angler lands 11.03-pounder at Toledo Bend
Keith Suire Jr. had always figured it was just a matter of time.
The 22-year-old DeRidder angler had been fishing Toledo Bend for quite a while looking for that elusive double-digit bass, but came up just short last year with a 9 ½-pounder.[…]
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Video: Coast Guard helicopter rescues four offshore fishermen 30 miles east of Venice
The U.S. Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter to rescue four fishermen 30 miles east of Venice Tuesday afternoon when their 28-foot boat started taking on water and sank in a matter of minutes, an official said.[…]
Catfish
Do stink baits really catch more catfish?
For many catfish anglers, at least those pursuing channels and blues, success follows those in the right place at the right time with the right smell.[…]