Fishing Hotspots
Head to Black Bay, Bay Eloi and Breton Sound for August trout
The speckled trout will move into the various islands and structures in Black Bay, like Stone Island, Lonesome, Iron Banks and more.[…]
Newsletters
Newsletters
Teams around the globe compete in Blue Marlin World Cup Championship
The winner-take-all Blue Marlin World Cup is held each year on July 4. Entrants fish for 8 hours in their chosen time zone.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery now open
The Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery is now open to hunters through Aug. 28. The hunt will be held Dec. 5-20, 2026.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
As late summer water temperatures rise, go deeper at Golden Meadow
According to Eddie Berthelot, Jr. with Spots & Specks Charters, speckled trout go into the larger, deeper bays and lakes in August.[…]
Bass Fishing
Summer bass tactics for Toledo Bend
August fishing techniques and patterns for bass and crappie on Toledo Bend aren’t much different than in July.[…]
Columns
Former LDWF Secretary Robert Barham looks back on his time in the Army
Robert Barham served as the head of the LDWF. That came after his time as an Army medic, years in farming then being in the Louisiana Senate.[…]
Fishing
LDWF agents now need reasonable suspicion to stop boaters
LDWF enforcement agents will no longer be able to randomly stop and board boats in Louisiana waters without reasonable suspicion of a crime.[…]
Deer Hunting
Anatomy of a deer skull
The head of the deer receives all the sights, sounds and smells on the landscape and processes this information in a matter of seconds.[…]
Field Notes
Los Adaes National Historic Site
The Los Adaes State Historic Site covers approximately 60 acres. People can visit a small museum and walk the trails.[…]
Bass Fishing
NetBait HexTek Bull Bream
Many bass anglers are getting bit consistently on the American Baitworks Co. NetBait BaitFuel HexTek Bull Bream Creature Bait.[…]
Field Notes
Tips on how to extend your hunting career
You have to want to hunt badly enough, enduring some pain and other setbacks, to ultimately achieve the goal of hunting later into your life.[…]
Field Notes
Lightning can strike anyone, anywhere at anytime
Weather can change rapidly on the Gulf Coast. If a thunderstorm begins building, head for shelter or in a safe direction away from the storm.[…]
Newsletters
Reader Report: Snowy grouper surprise
Troy Kirgan of Illinois hooked a giant 67-pound snowy grouper out of Venice while on board Joey Coco’s 34-foot Freeman.[…]
Newsletters
Belle Chasse angler catches potential state-record grouper
Steven Vicknair of Belle Chasse was fishing the Blue Boot Rodeo out of Grand Isle on July 10 when he caught a 48-pound yellowedge grouper.[…]
Field Reports
Lake Pontchartrain marsh fish biting like crazy
Donny Steilberg is a schoolteacher. That means his summers are wide open, and he’s used this one to dial into a marsh bite.[…]
Hunting
LDWF releases 2026-27 hunting regulation online pamphlet
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2026-27 hunting regulation pamphlet online at the LDWF website.[…]