Features
Clean your catch
Borrowing ideas from several different cleaning tables to build a customized ergonomic fish and game cleaning station.[…]
Newsletters
Ducks
Hunters not allowed to shoot mottled ducks early; limits reduced
Mottled ducks will be off limits for the first 15 days of the season with a limit of one per day after that in both zones.[…]
Columns
Management of Louisiana’s great outdoors badly needs a makeover
Is it time for a serious, unbiased, comprehensive look at the way Louisiana manages and administers our great outdoor resources?[…]
Freshwater Fishing
BOTE Rackham Aero 12’ 4”
The BOTE Rackham Aero is a versatile piece of fishing gear, transforming from stand-up paddleboard, to kayak, to peddle-driven kayak.[…]
Columns
Bobby Garland Mayfly matches the hatch
The Bobby Garland Mayfly appeals to crappie or, as much of Louisiana calls them, sac-a-lait, because it looks like the things crappie eat.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Bass pro gets record gar
Bass pro Jake Ormond of Sterlington was fishing at Bayou Bartholomew Lake on July 17 when he hooked the new state record longnose gar.[…]
Field Notes
Out of State Destinations: Gulf Shores, Alabama
During a visit to Gulf Shores, Alabama, you can go fishing, lay on the beach, go shopping, eat fresh seafood or go to amusement parks.[…]
Deer Hunting
Pre-charged pneumatic devices can be powerful hunting guns
The state’s lawmakers passed a new law allowing pre-charged pneumatic devices to be used for deer hunting with the 2022-23 season.[…]
Inshore Fishing
ICAST 2023: Saltwater
Jon Miller brought back a report of the top items that caught his eye at ICAST 2023. Check out his top saltwater finds.[…]
Fishing
ICAST 2023: Freshwater
Jon Miller brought back a report of the top items that caught his eye at ICAST 2023. Check out his top freshwater finds.[…]
Field Reports
Bass from deep man-made canals
Chas Champagne stays close to home in deep man-made canals using the Matrix Fluke to catch bass off the inlets of Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Ducks
Conservation leaders give pre-season report on waterfowl outlook
Ducks Unlimited Canada and Delta Waterfowl Canada both feel Saskatchewan and Manitoba prairie lands are vital for Louisiana’s duck season.[…]
Bass Class
Rayne’s Guidry, Meyer, reach top spot in Angler of the Year race
Will Guidry, who attends Rayne High School, and Tanner Meyer, who goes to Midland High School, won the coveted Anglers of the Year title.[…]
Hunting
Sawyer Permethrin Fabric Treatment
Ward off ticks, mosquitoes and the diseases they carry with this Sawyer fabric treatment.[…]
Hunting
New book points out LSU football helped Branch survive hunting accident
Former college athlete Matt Branch wrote a book about the 2018 near death experience that resulted in the amputation of his left leg.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF increasing red snapper daily creel limit to 4 fish
LDWF Secretary signed a declaration of emergency to increase the daily creel limit for recreational red snapper from three to four.[…]