Field Reports
Specks in the marsh
Marsh Man Masson fished a pattern that is always good this time of year, and it delivered absolutely incessant speckled trout action.[…]
Big Bass
Louisiana man wins Big Bass Splash at Toledo Bend by one ounce
Ryan Hanson of Bernice won the Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash on Toledo Bend with his 10.64-pound lunker bass.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Pollock man arrested for fishing contest fraud
LDWF enforcement agents arrested a Pollock man for alleged bass fishing contest violations on May 23 in Sabine Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Overdue boater successfully rescued in Vermilion Parish
Search and rescue teams successfully completed a rescue mission on May 22 in Vermilion Parish. Authorities were alerted of an overdue boater.[…]
News Breaker
Woodworth Shooting Range to be closed May 31-June 1, 2024
The Woodworth Shooting Range will be closed May 31-June 1, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced.[…]
Big Bass
Late-afternoon invite turns into surprise Cotile Lake lunker
On May 14, Taylor Gardner, 17, of Elmer caught an 11-pound, 7-ounce bass on Cotile Lake while fishing with his friend, Garrett Hooker.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Using bluegill to catch big fish
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné used bluegill as bait to catch bigger fish, like catfish, for supper.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational gag grouper season to open Sept. 1
The state recreational fishing season for Gulf gag grouper begins on September 1 instead of June 1 in order to match the federal season.[…]
Bass Fishing
Doodle-socking
Doodle-socking is an old technique for catching bass that is unlike the high end technology laden bass fishing that we are used to today.[…]
Features
Tempting big redfish with topwater baits
Few fishing experiences can compare with the brutal savagery of a large redfish smashing a topwater bait in shallow water.[…]
Features
How to “fix” the speckled trout game in your favor
While rigs exist to produce fuel, for Drake Morvant of Victory Bay Charters, these platforms exist to point him to the speckled trout.[…]
Features
Lake Charles is true “City Limits” speckled trout mecca
Lake Charles fishing for speckled trout and redfish is very accessible and so are things to do after a day on the water.[…]
Features
Try something different to catch red snapper
Louisiana’s early opening to the season has afforded anglers options on catching red snapper at different depths and on different structure.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF schedules drawdown for Saline Lake (Natchitoches and Winn Parishes)
The LDWF has scheduled a drawdown of Saline Lake for giant salvinia control, organic reduction, and fish habitat improvement.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Loading up on fish, crabs in Louisiana swamp
Something is always biting in the swampy marshes of South Louisiana, and this week, Marsh Man Masson went out to see what he could catch.[…]
Ducks
The man who has tuned a million calls
Hired in 1968, by the late Paul “Dud” Dudley Faulk, Art LeJuene has tuned over a million duck calls for Faulk’s Game Calls.[…]