Fishing Hotspots
Trout showing up inside at Hopedale, Shell Beach
It’s been a tough year for trout chasers, but that’s in the past. Speckled trout are showing up inside at Hopedale and Shell Beach in big numbers.[…]
Newsletters
Crappie/Bream
Get ready for the big crappie move
As fall progresses, crappie head from their shallower, fall spots toward the deeper water. Here’s how a Louisiana crappie pro follows them.[…]
Columns
Kayakers have great access to MRGO structure
Point your kayak towards the rock dam on the MRGO in Hopedale. It has easy access and consistently provides great fishing opportunities.[…]
Ducks
Louisiana duck guide works with a Wink and a smile
Morehouse Parish guide Johnny Wink shares his almost 50 years of duck-hunting know-how to help hunters kill more ducks this season.[…]
Features
Louisiana’s waterfowl eyes in the sky
How does LDWF know how many ducks will be in-state for hunting season? Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how the numbers get crunched.[…]
Deer of the Year
Claiborne Parish hunter downs velvet brute
Parker Bailey of Haynesville took a gnarly mossy-horned velvet buck on Oct. 26 in Claiborne Parish after waiting out the rain.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper season to reopen for weekends only
LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet signed a declaration of emergency to reopen the recreational red snapper season on weekends only.[…]
News Breaker
Possible new No. 2 tripletail in state
Joshua Jorgensen, the creator of the online fishing series BlackTipH, was with Blake Rigby of Tripletail Charters when he caught a 39.3-pound tripletail.[…]
Deer of the Year
Late afternoon bow hunt produces big 10-point
Andy Harrison killed a Union Parish 4 ½-year-old buck on October 17 that was scored by Buckmaster official scorer, Greg Hicks, with 148 inches of antler.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass are biting like it’s fall, sort of
Pro bass angler Greg Hackney was surprised at how many other boats were fishing the marsh and how the bass reacted to his fall fishing tactics.[…]
Big Bass
Plaquemine angler lands Toledo Bend lunker
Wesley Miller, 26, of Plaquemine, hooked a 10.06-pound lunker bass on Monday, Oct. 14 during his first-ever trip to Toledo Bend.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big Bienville Parish 9-point goes down
Caleb Guin killed a big Bienville Parish 9-point buck on Oct. 11 near Castor and enjoyed an LSU win at Tiger Stadium that same weekend.[…]
Newsletters
Trout in transition months
Capt. Charlie Thomason has spent many years following speckled trout through this transitional period in the fall and he has some key concepts.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caddo Lake producing healthy largemouth bite
With football and hunting in full swing, the fishing pressure at Caddo Lake is gone and the lake is producing some good catches of quality, healthy bass.[…]
Deer of the Year
Smith hunts veteran’s weekend, votes, and downs 10-point
J.D. Smith of Farmerville hunted the morning of Oct. 12 on the special weekend reserved for military veterans and downed a beautiful 10-point buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
High school senior sticks stud Grant Parish 8-point
High school senior Hunter Greer, 17, of Creola, shows off the big 8-point buck he stuck on Oct. 9 near his home in Grant Parish.[…]