Field Notes
How to properly net a fish
Netting a fish properly isn’t too difficult, as long as you follow a few simple rules. These tips will help.[…]
Newsletters
Bass Class
Walker duo set to engineer bass success at LSU
Tyler Covington and Brantley Tate made a big splash in high school bass fishing and both will now fish competitively with LSU Bass Fishing.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Friends form fishing team to give back
Five New Iberia area women know how to put the fun in fundraising, whether organizing benefit events or participating in one.[…]
News Breaker
Public asked to participate in LDWF’s Wild Turkey Population Online Survey
The LDWF would like to ask the public to continue to participate in the Wild Turkey Population Survey throughout the year.[…]
Field Reports
Summer schools on the Trestle
Chas Champagne has had a surprisingly strong run on speckled trout and white trout on the bridges. It seemed June was better than the spring.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF to allow limited bass and crappie fishing tournaments at Bussey Brake WMA
The LDWF has developed guidelines for fishing tournaments at Bussey Brake WMA to optimize the potential for the public.[…]
Newsletters
Record of not, Metairie angler thrilled with huge bottomfish
Ben LeBeouf of Metairie caught a 33.13-pound speckled hind while fishing with CoCo Charters out of Cocodrie.[…]
Columns
Anglers adjust to new regulations for popular fish species
What we learned in the five-year-long fight over speckled trout helped by pushing new redfish rules through much more quickly.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Kinny Haddox, beloved Louisiana Sportsman editor and prolific writer, passes away
Louisiana Sportsman Editor William Kinnison “Kinny” Haddox launched his boat into the still waters of eternity on Monday, July 1, 2024.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Scooping up shrimp at a flooded highway
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné went out during Tropical Storm Alberto to scoop up shrimp on the extreme high tide.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF congratulates Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports Team National Championship victory
The Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports Team won the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championship in Grand Island, Nebraska, last week.[…]
Bass Fishing
Duck Lake bass
Bubbie Lopez is counting the days until he can fish one of his favorite spots, Duck Lake, which is just east of the Atchafalaya River.[…]
News Breaker
Red snapper season to close on July 7 and reopen as weekends-only season
To provide opportunity throughout the summer months, the red snapper season will close on July 7, 2024 and reopen as weekends-only,[…]
Bass Fishing
You can’t beat Caddo Lake for bass fishing
While most lakes become less productive in the heat of the summer, Caddo Lake tends to continue producing bass consistently.[…]
Bass Fishing
Summer bassin’ at Toledo Bend
The way Toledo Bend is setting up, June’s bass fishing action will continue to be good, but July hookups should be even better.[…]
Hunting
Hunting rules, regulations, season schedules for 2024-25 now available
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2024-25 hunting regulations pamphlet online at the LDWF website.[…]