Fishing Hotspots
Pay attention to changing patterns for the best Delacroix trout action
The fishing in Delacroix this time of year can be really good, but the speckled trout patterns shift with the ever-changing weather.[…]
Newsletters
Deer of the Year
Big 9-point Richland Parish buck hard to bring down
Gordon Sorey finally took down a 9-point trophy buck that survived being grazed by an arrow and creased by a bullet in Richland Parish.[…]
Fishing
LDWF estimates inland fish kills following Hurricane Ida
Following Hurricane Ida’s landfall, LDWF staff estimate that approximately 280 million fish were killed in inland waters.[…]
Deer of the Year
Refurbished rifle takes first buck for Suggs
High school student Tommy Suggs downed a trophy 10-point buck on family land in Catahoula Parish on Jan. 15.[…]
Features
Legends of the Outdoors – Dale Bordelon
Dale P. Bordelon, the owner of Bayou Beast Duck calls, is one of six new inductees in the Louisiana Chapter Outdoor Legends Hall of Fame.[…]
Columns
What happens at deer camp, stays at deer camp
“What’s done in Vegas, stays in Vegas. ”What about hunting camps? Same rule, and that’s where this story takes us.[…]
Bass Fishing
A bass bait you can “stick” with every year
January is time for Louisiana bass anglers to “Go Rogue.” It’s time to get out that Smithwick Rogue and toss it in front of big largemouth.[…]
Bass Class
NSU’s Alyssa Taylor keeps bass fishing through the highs and lows
Tennessee native Alyssa Taylor, sophomore on the NSU Fishing Team, is at home in her Triton bass boat anywhere tournaments take her.[…]
Bass Fishing
New Matrix creation leaves bass, specks heads spinning
The Matrix Spin uses heavy wire that handles redfish but isn’t too heavy for the bass that inhabit the marsh across coastal Louisiana.[…]
Columns
My first recurve deer: The culmination of one year’s hard work
If you enjoy the process and challenge of bow hunting, traditional archery enhances both of these elements.[…]
Columns
January kayak fishing jackpot
Sheepshead are hard fighters, delicious, and can be caught around docks, pilings and rock piles using a simple bottom rig and dead shrimp.[…]
Hog Hunting
Washington Parish hunter downs hog with giant tusks
Ashton Corcoran nailed this 260-pound wild hog while he was deer hunting in Washington Parish this season.[…]
Deer of the Year
Thinking he missed three times, Holmes finds downed buck nearby
Cody Holmes was hunting on family land in East Feliciana Parish when he shot a big buck three times on Jan. 2.[…]
Fishing
SPRO pocket tail minnow
SPRO’s Pocket Tail Minnow is the latest innovative swimbait.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend bass preparing for the spawn
Bass are getting biologically ready for the spawn, which for the most part usually occurs in late January, February and March at Toledo Bend.[…]
Fishing
Wonder Lake fishing piers on Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA to be closed due to construction
The fishing piers and water control structure near the northeast corner of Wonder Lake on Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA will be closed Jan. 24, 2022.[…]