Bass Fishing
Bossier duo sets five-fish high school bass tournament record
High school bass anglers Mason McCormick and Alexis Virgillito caught five bass weighing 37.13 pounds March 18 at Caney Lake.[…]
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Field Reports
Fishing falling tides at Lake Pontchartrain bridges
Bridge season is now here so this is a great video on tips fishing one of the bridges in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Field Notes
Northwood’s Waits aims for bullseye on targets and in classroom
Northwood High School senior Emily Waits of Lena is focused on her last semester academically and on the archery range.[…]
Columns
Keep a first aid kit handy for your hunting dog
A well-stocked first aid kit is good insurance and can prove invaluable in the field should your hunting dog need it.[…]
Columns
Snow Goose Confit Banh Mi
Snow Goose Confit Banh Mi is a complex dish to make, but it’s a great way to use late season geese in a recipe.[…]
News Breaker
Tunica Hills WMA to be closed several weekends for turkey lottery hunts
Tunica Hills WMA will be closed to the public for all activities on the final weekend of March and all weekends in April.[…]
Big Bass
Reynolds boats his second Toledo Bend 12-pounder of 2023
Tater Reynolds of Florien landed his second 12+ pound bass at Toledo Bend during a Game Changers tournament on March 18, 2023.[…]
Field Reports
Bridge fish clobbered this retrieve technique!
Todd Masson and Capt. Justin Bowles set out on Lake Pontchartrain to see if speckled trout have begun their spring run at the train trestle.[…]
Deer Hunting
Winners announced in 2023 Louisiana Sportsman Show Big Buck Contest
While the number of entries at the 2023 Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales was somewhat low compared to past years, the quality of bucks entered was excellent.[…]
Field Reports
Clear river loaded with fish
A, couple times of year, Marsh Man Masson joins Joe Lavigne in a short aluminum skiff upstream for a day’s worth of reeling in spotted bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Launch the kayak!
The time is now for kayak bass fishing in Louisiana. Largemouth bass generally spawn in Louisiana from January through March.[…]
Bass Fishing
Nation’s oldest freshwater fishing tournament scheduled for March 25 in New Orleans
The LDWF and New Orleans City Park Conservancy are hosting the 74th annual Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival in New Orleans City Park on March 25.[…]
Alligator
California’s alligator ban defeated
Judge for the Eastern District of California has sided with Louisiana in a lawsuit challenging California’s ban on alligator products.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend’s March magic
All bass don’t spawn at the same time, so there could be several weeks of peak spawning season on Toledo Bend. […]
Big Bass
Trio of big bass add to project numbers… and we’re still counting
Three more double-digit bass were boated, bringing to 41 the number of fish qualifying for the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Check out Black Lake this March
March is a prime time to check out Black Lake, a close neighbor of Calcasieu Lake. It gives up speckled trout, redfish and flounder.[…]