Hunting
Louisiana YHEC teams win team and individual awards at national competition
Louisiana’s two Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) teams won numerous team and individual awards last week.[…]
Newsletters
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Catfish every cast
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné caught catfish in alligator-infested waters. Afterwards, he headed home to grill them up.[…]
Bass Fishing
Punchin’ and froggin’ at Toledo Bend
John Dean said punchin’ tactics as well as a hollow body plastic frog bite should be on for bass big time this summer at Toledo Bend.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Black Lake angler has the right formula for summer crappie
Calvin native Holden Higgs has cracked the code to the hot summer crappie bite on Black Lake in Natchitoches Parish.[…]
Catfish
Atchafalaya catfish
Ernie Roe shares his best tips for fishing for big blue catfish and flathead catfish in the Atchafalaya River.[…]
Columns
The Pope and Young Club
The Pope and Young Club keeps records of all 29 North American big game species, but that’s not all they do.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF constructs new oyster reef in Morgan Harbor
The LDWF has completed the construction of a 288-acre oyster reef in Morgan Harbor to increase oyster habitat and fisheries production.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: I found where the best blue crabs are
In this video, Jared Serigné went to catch blue crabs in the perfect place. Afterwards, I headed home to make crab-stuffed baked potatoes.[…]
Hunting
NOCS Provisions Waterproof Binoculars
With nitrogen-sealed O-rings, scratch-resistant lenses and a wide field of view, these binoculars are ready for any outdoor adventure.[…]
Field Notes
Out of State Destinations: The Elk River
Louisiana sportsmen might catch three wild freshwater trout species in the Elk River where none should exist.[…]
Fishing
Drawdown announced for Bayou D’Arbonne Lake
The LDWF has confirmed a drawdown for Bayou D’Arbonne Lake in Union Parish. The drawdown is scheduled to begin on Sept. 3.[…]
Newsletters
Baton Rouge man catches huge cubera snapper in “Jurassic Park”
Matt Leerkes of Baton Rouge hooked up and landed a 94.2-pound cubera snapper that should be No. 7 in the Louisiana record books.[…]
Catfish
Jugging for cats
If you want to experience an exciting type of catfishing, try your hand at jug lining. Quite often you will catch large catfish.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: We found the fish
Gage Ulmer is fanatical about fishing, and he recently joined Marsh Man Masson to try and catch some redfish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure Review: The Comida SI
Mister Twister decided a full year ago there was a need for re-engineering the original, ultra-popular Comida.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF’s fish hatcheries stocked 4.2 million freshwater sportfish statewide this spring
The LDWF hatcheries produced and stocked approximately 4.2 million freshwater sportfish during the spring 2024 stocking season.[…]