Columns
Improving your hunting dog’s social skills during the off-season
With a good four months until early teal season, keeping our dogs tuned up physically and mentally is a good distraction until opening day.[…]
Newsletters
Bass Class
Teen reflects on successful high school bass fishing career
After graduating in May from Summit Christian Academy, Travis Meche Jr. plans to fish pro bass fishing circuits such as Major League Fishing[…]
Field Reports
Perfect marsh is loaded with fish!
It’s been a least a decade since Marsh Man Masson has seen this section of marsh look this good, and nature has filled it with fish.[…]
Bass Fishing
The Black Label Piglet
The Black Label Custom Soft Plastics Piglet is a soft plastic creature bait Cliff Pace put on the market approximately three years ago.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF Secretary Bosworth increases red snapper bag limit to five fish for Memorial Day weekend
LDWF Secretary Tyler Bosworth has increased the red snapper bag limit to 5 fish per person per day for Memorial Day weekend.[…]
Newsletters
Chuck Jones’ new YouTube series
Chuck Jones’ Expert Collective is a brand new YouTube hunting and fishing series that is different from the majority of outdoor shows.[…]
Columns
Topwater fishing for spring trout
Kayak anglers that do not use topwater lures are missing out on some of the most exciting kayak fishing there is.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Redfish chasing bait in the Mississippi River Delta
The weather didn’t deter the anglers gathered at Mike Frenette’s Redfish Lodge of Louisiana in Venice Marina.[…]
Alligator
LDWF gets approval from LWFC to conduct recreational alligator season
Through a lottery, LDWF will draw for 5,000 recreational permits, allowing the holder to harvest two alligators, for an Oct. 1-31 season.[…]
Hunting
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approves 2026-28 hunting regulation NOI
The LWFC approved a NOI for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 hunting seasons, 2026-27 general and WMA hunting seasons and rules and regulations.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Huge alligator gar lands young angler in state record book
Nathan Boquet, 16, was fishing the Atchafalaya Delta WMA with his buddies when he landed the new No. 2 alligator gar in the state.[…]
Columns
Wild Turkey Noodle Soup
With turkey season wrapping up around the state, this Wild Turkey Noodle Soup recipe is a good way to utilize your harvest.[…]
Field Reports
What’s biting on the east side of Lake Pontchartrain?
Want to spend your day fighting speckled trout, redfish, black drum, flounder, blue catfish and more? This is the place you need to be.[…]
Bass Fishing
Choose Chicot Lake in May
Brad Romero said it’s game on for bass fishing at Chicot Lake near Ville Platte when the calendar flips from April to May.[…]
Columns
Keeping a tab on bills that could impact menhaden operations off Louisiana’s coast
Four bills that aim to control the take of menhaden off Louisiana’s coast passed the House Natural Resources Committee.[…]
Bass Fishing
Spring fishing at Toledo Bend
If Toledo Bend’s pool level stays around 168 feet, Matthew Loetscher expects pretty good fishing success for both bass and sac-a-lait.[…]