Deer Hunting
Millennium Q200 Buck Hut
The Millennium Buck Hunt is perfect for bowhunters who want to stand to shoot, but it fits sit-down hunters with guns and crossbows.[…]
Newsletters
News Breaker
LDWF captures black bear in Port Allen
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries personnel captured an euthanized an adult male Louisiana black bear in Port Allen on April 27.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Longnose gar
Longnose gar are found almost everywhere. They are one of the most prehistoric fish swimming in North American waters.[…]
Bass Fishing
Quantity over quality on East Pearl River in May
Bass fisherman Eric Ciko only needs to go a couple minutes from the launch to find fast bass action in the Pearl River Delta.[…]
Field Notes
A tandem-shrimp rig for flounder
Flounder are an often-overlooked inshore saltwater species, but they’re plenty worth of attention. A tandem-shrimp rig does the trick.[…]
Newsletters
LDWF certified 123 boaters during “Boating Education Lagniappe Day”
The LDWF certified 123 boaters statewide during its 10th annual “Boating Education Lagniappe Day” on April 24.[…]
Catfish
Denham Springs woman lands blue catfish that’s all-white
Katie Purvis Johns was fishing along the Bonnet Carré Spillway with her husband and daughter when she caught a 19-pound leucistic catfish.[…]
Bass Fishing
B.A.S.S. Nation Championship returns to Ouachita River in 2021
Louisiana’s Ouachita River will once again be the host of the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on November 3-5, 2021.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie smashes into truck windshield
Barry Poff was driving his Ward Transport and Logistics truck on I-73 crossing Randleman Lake near High Point, N.C. when a crappie smacked into his windshield.[…]
Flounder
Kayak angler having good spring flounder run
On April 18, Tony Menard of Iota, fishing from a kayak, caught a beautiful 18-inch flounder in West Cove Marsh near Hackberry.[…]
Hunting Reports
Young hunter killed opening day bird for third-straight season
Hayden Johnson, 7, killed a turkey for the third-straight season on opening morning of the youth hunt weekend in Jackson Parish.[…]
Columns
Trout ignore structure? Better notify the Trestles
The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles show anglers exactly how speckled trout can use a piece of structure effectively.[…]
Bass Class
Drive to compete is key to ULL fisherman’s tournament success
Hayden Pinho was a three-time national high-school bass-fishing qualifier and now fishes for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.[…]
Field Notes
Modern fishing lines 101: Braided
Today’s braided fishing lines offer anglers more choice in line characteristics than ever. Here’s what you need to know.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational greater amberjack season reopens May 1, 2021
The Gulf of Mexico greater amberjack recreational fishing season reopens at 12:01 a.m., local time, on May 1, 2021.[…]
Field Notes
Modern fishing lines 101: Monofilament and fluorocarbon
Fishing lines are divided into three major types. Here’s what fishermen need to know about nylon monofilament and fluorocarbon.[…]