Bass Class
Long fishing career paying dividends for Lake Charles teen
Wade Roberts of Lake Charles, a junior at Barbe High School, has the right temperament, experience and know-how to succeed at the next level.[…]
Newsletters
Crappie/Bream
June is a great crappie-fishing month on Grand Bayou Lake
According to Nick DeWolf, Grand Bayou Lake is a “buyer’s market” — a good time to bait your hook and make an offer to some big crappie.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Avian-X G-Blind
The Avian-X G-Blind is a portable, take-down blind that can seat four hunters, be set up in just minutes and provides overhead cover.[…]
Newsletters
Keep moving for Delacroix reds
According to Capt. Cory Gradwohl of Hook & Reel Charters out of Delacroix, the redfish seem pretty scattered out.[…]
Deer Hunting
Mounting a scope on your deer rifle; how to do it correctly
Your rifle’s accuracy, to a large extent, depends on how the scope, rifle and mounts fit. Here’s how to mount a scope on your deer rifle.[…]
Bass Fishing
After late spawn, Toledo Bend bass fishing is back to normal
June’s shaping up to be the normal, transitional month it is. High water should put bass in Toledo Bend’s shallows.[…]
Bass Fishing
Birthday bass caught in Clinton pond
On June 6, the day after Ally Welch turned 7 years old, she hooked into a 6.8-pound bass in her grandparent’s pond in Clinton.[…]
Big Bass
Bass on bass: An incredible story of a 7-year-old’s 13-pounder
CJ Colvin, 7, reeled in a 13-pound bass in a private lake in Ouachita Parish while fishing with his dad and a family friend.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout bite starting a little late this year
Speckled trout are a month late this year getting big bite started south of New Orleans. Here’s how to fish Bay Eloi.[…]
Field Notes
PFDs: What the labels tell you
When it comes to PFD’s, look for size labeling behind the neck of the wearer or sewn inside the device. Never trust the labeling.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Amended Pogey Bill, HB 535, back in House of Representatives for concurrence vote today, June 8
HB 535, a bill that would create exclusion zones along the Louisiana coast passed with amendments in the Senate.[…]
Bass Fishing
Two men cited for contest fraud after bass tournament in Caddo Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two Louisiana men for alleged contest fraud in Caddo Parish on May 29.[…]
Field Notes
PFDs: How to choose the right size
Because humans come in all shapes and sizes, there is no one-size-fits-all PFD, and it’s necessary to check the fit of each device.[…]
Fishing
Red Piranha found in University Lakes in Baton Rouge
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has verified that a Red Piranha was caught in University Lakes in Baton Rouge.[…]
Columns
Hard-plastics make June an epic month for speckled trout
Hard-plastics tend to deliver bigger speckled trout than soft-plastics on average, and that’s particularly true during June.[…]
Hunting
Irish Setter MudTrek Snake Boots
If you’re a hunter tromping the swamps and hillsides, Irish Setter’s MudTrek Snake Boots offer a light, comfortable snake boot.[…]