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Turkey callers from across the country compete in Hammond
The Louisiana State and U.S. Open Turkey Calling Championships provide a platform for callers to showcase their abilities.[…]
Outdoor Updates
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Addis angler wins Blue Marlin Gulf Cup with 609-pounder
Jaselyn Berthelot, a 22-year-old LSU graduate from Addis, caught a 609-pound blue marlin while fishing in the Green Canyon block.[…]
Big Bass
Bustin’ bass at Toledo Bend
William Lipps of Many caught an 11.16-pound bass on July 13 and Alexandria’s Pat Dion landed an 12.33-pound bass at Toledo Bend on July 17.[…]
Hunting
LDWF accepting applications for deer and waterfowl lottery hunts on WMAs
The LDWF is accepting applications for deer and waterfowl lottery hunts on LDWF WMAs for the 2025-2026 hunting season.[…]
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LWFC meeting presents results of Commercial Menhaden Fishery Bycatch Study
At the LWFC meeting, LGL Ecological Research Associates presented the results of a comprehensive commercial Menhaden fishery bycatch study.[…]
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Venice guide puts customers on giant Warsaw grouper
Andrew Bateman, a fishing guide with Paradise Outfitters in Venice, put his clients on a giant Warsaw that weighed in at 269 pounds.[…]
News Breaker
New recreational wahoo regulations effective June 20
The new wahoo regulations will go into effect on June 20, establishing a five-fish per-person recreational bag and possession limit.[…]
Big Bass
Florien youth bags big double-digit Toledo Bend lunker
A Toledo Bend lunker was caught June 5, 2025 by 16-year-old Ayden Sparks of Florien. It weighed in at 11.02 pounds.[…]
Fishing
Bowfishing is hot topic at June LWFC meeting
The bowfishing community viewed the LWFC June meeting discussion as another attempt by some to make bowfishing illegal.[…]
Newsletters
Lake Borgne’s trout treasure trove
When June arrives, Chas Champagne will be running from rig to rig on Lake Borgne, looking for a mother lode of speckled trout.[…]
Outdoor Updates
LDWF announces the addition of two new WMAs
In partnership with Trust for Public Land, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will be establishing a new 426-acre Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Allen Parish. […]
Newsletters
Venice charter boat wins battle with enormous Warsaw grouper
Andrew Bateman of Paradise Outfitters and his crew boated a 275-pound Warsaw grouper fishing around a West Delta rig out of Venice on May 12.[…]
Deer Hunting
McPherson wants spotlight on CWD-contaminated deer pens
Former commissioner Joe McPherson charged LWF commissioners to ask Department of Agriculture officials about CWD-contaminated deer pens.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Eleven-year-old girl bags huge Bayou Bienvenue crab
Arabi’s Hayden Davis, 11, caught a large blue crab while crabbing with family on April 19 at Bayou Bienvenue.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Monster gar propels teen into the Louisiana state record book
Baylor Allen, 15, of Morgan City was fishing with his grandfather on April 22 when he caught this 152-pound gar.[…]
Big Bass
Toledo Bend spits out two more lunker bass
John Buffalow of Milam, Texas, and Karden Cooley, 13, of DeRidder, La., sacked huge bass on April 24 at Toledo Bend.[…]