Bass Class
Bassin’ hot streak for Oak Hill fishing team
Garrett Hooker of Gardner and Sam Rachal of Elmer, both 17 and Oak Hill High School Bass Fishing Club team members, are riding a hot streak.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: This bait + cypress = crappie!
When the cypress trees are awash in spring green, you can bet that below their gnarly limbs are crappie conducting their annual spawn.[…]
News Breaker
Woodworth Shooting Range to be closed April 13-14
The Woodworth Shooting Range will be closed April 13-14, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Bass Fishing
Break out the kayak and tie on the topwater lures
Whether you kayak fish inshore saltwater or freshwater species, now is the time to break out the topwater lures.[…]
Columns
Creamy wild turkey chili
This super simple turkey chili recipe incorporates one half of a wild turkey breast and ingredients that you can commonly find in your pantry.[…]
Columns
Vudu’s HOT Mullet
Vudu’s HOT Mullet is the perfect imitation of a small finger mullet, a sought-after food source along any coast for inshore fish.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF officials encouraged by performance of shoreline protection system at Rabbit Island
LDWF Restoration Program staff are encouraged by the initial performance of a shoreline protection feature at Rabbit Island.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Plenty of trout for a feast
Marsh Man Masson is joined by Dustin Jones to target a variety of fish, including speckled trout, and they had a feast in the marsh![…]
Bass Fishing
Tchefuncte River bass action heats up
According to Sam Jenkins of Abita Springs, a bass tournament competitor, now is the time to seize the moment at the Tchefuncte River.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
West Cove is where the specks stack up
Kirk Stansel of Hackberry Rod and Gun knows the potential this time of year for West Cove. It’s a gold mine for speckled trout.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Penn Spinfisher VII
The Penn Spinfisher VII is one of the smoothest and toughest reels on the market.[…]
Hunting Reports
Brayden Stanford’s first deer
Brayden Stanford got his first deer on Oct. 28, 2023 during the Sherburne WMA youth lottery hunt.
Hunting Reports
Lab on the bayou
Marsh, a 9-month-old Silver Lab, enjoying a very icy duck hunt on the Choupique Bayou.
Hunting Reports
Brittany Sykes gets Livingston Parish buck
Brittany Sykes killed this nice buck on Dec. 16, 2023 in Livingston Parish Area 4.
Hunting Reports
Tristan Laurent’s spike
Tristan Laurent was all smiles after harvesting this spike with his paw paw’s .444 Marlin.
Hunting Reports
Keller Clouatre’s buck
Keller Clouatre of Lafayette nailed this 230-pound buck on his first hunt with his brand new .243 Savage bolt action with a Bushnell scope at his grandfather’s lease near Port Hudson. He dropped it in