Big Bass
Anacoco bowhunter lands monstrous largemouth at Vernon Lake
Ricky Sharbeno, a 37-year-old oilfield worker from Anacoco, hooked a 12.50-pound monster largemouth bass at Vernon Lake.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Big Bass
After losing house to Ida, New Iberia angler catches monster bass on birthday
Johnathan St. Germain of New Iberia hooked a 9-pound, 13-ounce bass at Lake Dauterive on his 24th birthday.[…]
Alligator
Baldwin hunter gets 11 ½-foot gator during Sherburne WMA lottery hunt
Maria Ellis, 35, of Baldwin killed an 11 ½-foot alligator with one of the tags she won for the Sherburne WMA lottery hunt.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie Masters crown means more than prizes to father-son duo
TJ and Alex Palmer won the Crappie Masters National Championship on Lake D’Arbonne and earned super-sized trophies and $30,000.[…]
Newsletters
Cool fronts made for more challenging teal season
As Louisiana’s early teal season wrapped up, hunters in the southwest saw a productive season, while southeast hunters had spotty success.[…]
Alligator
Hunters wrestle big alligator into boat during Sherburne WMA lottery hunt
On a hunt with his friend, Matt Aymond, Cody Stelly of Plaisance got an 11 ½-foot alligator on his first lottery hunt at Sherburne WMA.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer hunters, taxidermists can win gift card prizes by helping LDWF monitor for CWD
Deer hunters and state taxidermists will be entered into a contest when they submit a sample from a buck harvested in the 2021-22 season.[…]
Big Bass
Ten-year-old angler lands trophy bass in private pond
Ten-year-old Landon Smith with the 12.05-pound largemouth bass he caught from a private pond near Atlanta, La., on July 18, 2021.[…]
Big Bass
Woods uses night light to wake Toledo lunker
Michael Woods of Many caught a 11.15-pound Toledo Bend lunker and entered it into the Toledo Bend Lake Association Lunker Bass Program.[…]
Fishing
MDMR allowing Louisiana charters to launch and land from Mississippi through 2021
Due to the impacts of Hurricane Ida, the MDMR is allowing Louisiana charter captains to launch from Mississippi ports through Dec. 31, 2021.[…]
Bass Fishing
Major League Fishing 2022 opens on trio of Louisiana lakes
The 2022 Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour is opening with a six-day event on three small north Louisiana Lakes.[…]
Newsletters
LDWF efforts to save birds impacted by oil spill at Belle Chasse refinery continue
The LDWF continues efforts to rescue oiled birds at the site of an oil spill near Alliance Refinery at Belle Chasse.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Extensive fish kill reported at Lake Salvador, Bayou Gauche
A big fish kill at Lake Salvador, Bayou Gauche is occurring due to effects from Hurricane Ida earlier this month.[…]
Newsletters
Redfish with rope attached hooked in Vermilion Bay
Donald Gilbert caught a bull red with a rope tied around its neck in Vermilion Bay near the mouth of Boston Canal on Aug. 21.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tulane professor lands big gar at Mardi Gras Pass
Dr. Grant McCall caught a 6-foot-6 alligator gar while fishing on the Mississippi River near Mardi Gras Pass on Aug. 22.[…]
Inshore Fishing
A revolutionary way to fish: the increasingly capable personal watercraft
Jock Smith of Lacombe has been catching fish from a personal watercraft for 3 years. He shares the pros and cons of fishing from a jet ski.[…]