Bass Fishing
LDWF’s fish hatcheries complete 2025 spring Florida Bass stockings
The LDWF Inland Fisheries Section stocked approximately 5.3 million freshwater sportfish into 56 waterbodies statewide.[…]
Newsletters
News Breaker
Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery to open July 28, 2025
The Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery will open to state hunters July 28 and run through Aug. 28, the LDWF announced.[…]
Field Reports
Scratching the marsh-fishing itch
Marsh Man Masson took Nolan McNeil into the nearly boiling water of the South Louisiana coast, where they found an area loaded with fish.[…]
Hunting
LDWF accepting applications for deer and waterfowl lottery hunts on WMAs
The LDWF is accepting applications for deer and waterfowl lottery hunts on LDWF WMAs for the 2025-2026 hunting season.[…]
News Breaker
Thomas “Tommy” Tuma appointed as new Assistant Secretary of the Office of Wildlife
Long-time LDWF employee Thomas “Tommy” Tuma appointed as the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Wildlife by Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry.[…]
Field Notes
High school archer keeps making strides and improving his performance
Fourteen-year-old high school archer Andrew Hebert’s target shooting scores are trending up after four years in the sport.[…]
Fishing
LDWF schedules drawdown for Lake Bistineau
The LDWF has scheduled a drawdown of Lake Bistineau, located in Webster, Bossier, and Bienville parishes, to help control giant salvinia.[…]
Hunting
Hunting rules, regulations, season schedules for 2025-26 now available
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2025-26 hunting regulations pamphlet online at the LDWF website.[…]
Field Notes
Hang your deer stand now
July is the perfect month to hang your deer stand, for numerous reasons.[…]
Columns
Getting your duck dog ready
Switching a dog from a mark to a blind can be tough simply because you’re pulling a dog off a mark it can see and onto another it can’t.[…]
Field Reports
Roped a 6-foot alligator gar into the boat
Catching giant alligator gar and sharks with live bait along the floodwall in Louisiana is as raw and real as it gets.[…]
Columns
Venison and Chorizo Pupusas
Venison & Chorizo Pupusas are grilled corn masa pockets filled with wild game and melty cheese, topped with avocado crema and a curtido slaw.[…]
Fishing
Berkley Catch ‘N Cook Fillet Kit
With the Berkley Catch ‘N Cook Fillet Kit, you’ll have almost as much fun cleaning your fish as you have catching them.[…]
Hunting
LWFC approves NOIs for changes to LDWF Nuisance Wildlife programs
The LWFC approved NOI for changes to the LDWF Nuisance Wild Quadrupeds and Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators (NWCO) program.[…]
Newsletters
LWFC meeting presents results of Commercial Menhaden Fishery Bycatch Study
At the LWFC meeting, LGL Ecological Research Associates presented the results of a comprehensive commercial Menhaden fishery bycatch study.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Want reds? Fish this stuff!
Every now and then, a project gets implemented that actually attracts fish and makes things easier for anglers.[…]