Fishing Tournaments
Bowfishing Championship set for Bossier City
The U.S. Open Bowfishing Championship, the largest event of its kind in the fast-growing sport of bowfishing, is coming to Bass Pro Shops in Bossier City in April.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Outdoor Updates
Will spillway openings hurt April trout bite?
Even though the Bonnet Carré Spillway on the Mississippi River continues to pour out the remnants of a long, wet winter, the speckled trout bite should still be much better than it was in 2018.[…]
Big Bass
Caddo birthday bass fine with Harwell
Corey Harwell got a late birthday present with this 10.50-pound largemouth bass out of one of his favorite fishing holes, Caddo Lake.[…]
Bass Fishing
Kayak bass fishing’s biggest event of 2019
Kayak Bass Fishing’s 2019 National Championship, presented by Torqeedo, will take place around Shreveport-Bossier City on March 28-30, 2019.[…]
Fishing
Sidelined by Mother Nature
Port Eads Marina, located at the southernmost point of Louisiana and the last stop before hitting the Gulf of Mexico, has closed indefinitely. […]
Outdoor Updates
The Beasts of Venice Show Up
Trophy tuna are finally showing up on the lumps and the good news is they should remain there for the entire month of March.[…]
Dove
LDWF looking for landowners and farmers to lease land for dove season’s opening day
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is seeking private landowners and farmers from throughout the state who would lease their land on opening day for dove hunting. […]
Fishing
AG urges Supreme Court to protect public access to Catahoula Lake
With the rights of thousands of Louisiana sportsman on the line, Attorney General Jeff Landry is asking the Louisiana Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision in Cooks & Crooks v. Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Dirty 30 big speckled trout club
An exclusive club that honors anglers who land a benchmark 30-inch speckled trout.[…]
Breaking News
Monster 328-pound sword landed Saturday out of Venice
Eric Hebert, Alex Negulescu and Chris Negulescu caught a massive 328.4-pound broadbill swordfish out of Venice.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Record fly-rod redfish?
On Super Bowl Sunday, Phillip “Flip” Frank of New Orleans braved the fog with Capt. Rich Waldner to catch a red that weighed 45 pounds and easily tops the current Louisiana and world records for fly-rod reds.[…]
Fishing
State pledges to help repair, fill Cheniere Lake
Cheniere Lake was basically emptied when flooding in 2016 washed away the bridge and spillway that impounded the 3,600-acre lake.[…]
Other Hunting
Hunters in Carolinas kill 149 coyotes in weekend
Hunters from across the Carolinas competed this past weekend in the sixth annual Carolina Coyote Classic. Together, they killed 149 coyotes.[…]
Big Bass
DeRidder angler finally lands elusive Toledo Bend lunker
Jim Miers of DeRidder weighed in this 10.96-pounder, the 20th fish entered in the 2018-19 Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program season, on Feb. 4.[…]
Big Bass
Pirogue angler lands 11-pound Toledo Bend monster
Jared Sattler, of Greenwood, reeled in a 11.41-pound bass on the north end of Toledo Bend. […]
Deer of the Year
170-class buck downed in December near Sicily Island
Benji Nelson took a risky shot on a big Catahoula Parish buck in late December – and wound up with the deer of a lifetime that stretched the tape to more than 170 inches of bone. […]