Field Reports
Speckled trout wouldn’t stop hitting this redfish bait!
Marsh Man Masson really wanted to catch a big bull redfish in the marshes around Hopedale, but the speckled trout wouldn’t stop biting.[…]
Newsletters
Bass Class
LSU Senior Heath Pinell makes off with bass like a “Bandit”
Heath Pinell has fished since he was a diapered toddler in a boat. Now he is a veteran member of the LSU Bass Fishing Team.[…]
Newsletters
Record tripletail
Brett Plummer landed a 31.6 pound tripletail that will be No. 8 in the state while with Capt. Rich McCloskey out of Venice on April 25.[…]
Bass Fishing
Urban kayak oasis
With no motorboat traffic, Bayou St. John is a great, safe place for new and experienced kayak anglers alike.[…]
Field Reports
Big speckled trout in deep holes
This is the time of year speckled trout fill their bellies on juvenile croakers in winding bayous deep in the marsh.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agent performs CPR to revive young girl after boat capsizes
A LDWF enforcement agent with the help of some good Samaritans successfully rescued nine people after their boat capsized in Jefferson Parish.[…]
Catfish
Catfish Piccata
Not only are catfish fun and relatively easy to catch, but they also make for excellent table fare. Try out this Catfish Piccata recipe.[…]
Events & Announcements
Natchez area hosts spring “Grand” and nearly 800 retrievers
A total of 767 of the top retrievers participated in the Hunting Retriever Club International Spring Grand in Vidalia and Natchez, Miss.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bushley Bayou’s spring bass
As May rolls around, you will find Harrisonburg native Jacob Cater getting back on the water to chase some post-spawn bass at Bushley Bayou.[…]
Hog Hunting
Bullet HP Bluetooth Game Call
Kill predators with the Bullet HP Bluetooth Game Call from Convergent Hunting. It is the highest-quality sounding e-caller on the market.[…]
Fishing
How much is a dolphin worth?
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wants to make it easier for the state to collect restitution fines.[…]
Bass Fishing
Let the birds help you find bass at Lake Verret
According to Logan Latuso, the key to catching Lake Verret’s bass is getting your lure wet at or just before sunrise.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF to hold public hearings May 27-28 on CWD NOI affecting Franklin, Madison, Tensas parishes
The LDWF will conduct public hearings on a NOI that bans supplemental feeding and cervid carcass export from the CWD control area.[…]
Big Bass
Baton Rouge angler catches Bussey brute
Hunter Hamilton played hooky from school on May 2 and ended up catching a 12.63-pound bass at Bussey Brake.[…]
Big Bass
Lost phone? No sweat. As long as that Toledo Bend lunker wasn’t lost
Shaston Isbell lost his cell phone on April 22 at Toledo Bend Reservoir – and he didn’t care. He had hooked a 10.26-pound bass.[…]
Field Reports
Hammering speckled trout at the Trestles in Lake Pontchartrain
In this video, you’ll learn what makes the Trestles in Lake Pontchartrain such a great fishing spot for speckled trout.[…]