Newsletters
LWFC adopts NOI to modify hooked passive fishing gear regulations
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a Notice of Intent to modify rules regarding freshwater passive fishing devices.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Events & Announcements
Bowie’s Super Booth
Bowie Outfitters will have a big inventory on a lot of stuff at the Louisiana Sportsman Show this year, including hunting items.[…]
Fishing
CCA STAR time
If you are fishing for saltwater species in Louisiana this summer, participating in the 28th annual CCA Louisiana STAR is a simple choice.[…]
Events & Announcements
Great music, Kids Zone and Fetch-N-Fish are a bonus for Louisiana Sportsman Show attendees
The Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival is a unique event, but there’s more than just sporting goods and outdoor equipment.[…]
Events & Announcements
Louisiana Sportsman Show & Festival returns June 17-19
The Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival is back! The 42nd annual show will be held Father’s Day weekend, June 17-19, at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. This year’s show is presented by Shell. The
Inshore Fishing
Artificial fish structure added to Four Bayous
Another artificial reef will provide anglers who fish Four Bayous annually with a new option to search for trout, redfish and sheepshead.[…]
Bass Fishing
Livesay claims $100,000 prize as Bassmaster Elite champ
Lee Livesay turned in a four-day total of 113 pounds, 11 ounces to win the Simms Bassmaster Elite event at Lake Fork in Quitman, Texas.[…]
Fishing
Montoucet offers insight into LDWF plans, issues
LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet took time to answer a few questions recently and provided some insight into some hot outdoor topics.[…]
Fishing
Legislature considering air rifles for deer; legalizing noodling and bream traps for bait
The Senate is expected to give final passage to a pair of bills that would create new ways for sportsmen to hunt and fish in Louisiana.[…]
Big Bass
Hinton looks for calm spot and finds Bussey toad
Jeremy Hinton of Bastrop was fishing Bussey Brake on May 9 when he tossed a June Bug tube style creature bait and landed a 11.10-pound bass.[…]
Newsletters
Turkey hunters in Louisiana report 2,846 birds harvested
The numbers show this was the best turkey hunting season Louisiana has ever had since harvest reporting began in 2009.[…]
Newsletters
Record tripletail
Brett Plummer landed a 31.6 pound tripletail that will be No. 8 in the state while with Capt. Rich McCloskey out of Venice on April 25.[…]
Events & Announcements
Natchez area hosts spring “Grand” and nearly 800 retrievers
A total of 767 of the top retrievers participated in the Hunting Retriever Club International Spring Grand in Vidalia and Natchez, Miss.[…]
Fishing
How much is a dolphin worth?
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wants to make it easier for the state to collect restitution fines.[…]
Big Bass
Baton Rouge angler catches Bussey brute
Hunter Hamilton played hooky from school on May 2 and ended up catching a 12.63-pound bass at Bussey Brake.[…]
Big Bass
Lost phone? No sweat. As long as that Toledo Bend lunker wasn’t lost
Shaston Isbell lost his cell phone on April 22 at Toledo Bend Reservoir – and he didn’t care. He had hooked a 10.26-pound bass.[…]