Big Bass
Toledo Bend gives up four 10-pound plus bass in two weeks
Toledo Bend has started giving up lunker bass this month. Four of them wound up being double-digit beasts.[…]
Fishing
Hooked Off-line Minder
Added to any fishing rod, this tool is great for cutting line and for storing hooks, lures and the tag end of fishing line.[…]
Hunting
Bamboozled by a Bobcat: Harris shares life stories in new book
Glynn Harris’ new book, ‘Bamboozled by a Bobcat: A Louisiana Boy’s Dirt Road Recollections’ is a story of Glynn’s life growing up.[…]
Columns
Lure Review: Live Roam’R
The Live Roam’R from Bobby Garland Crappie Baits can be rigged a number of ways to entice crappie to eat in late winter and spring.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LWFC modifies pogie buffer
Commercial menhaden fisheries will now have to adhere to a half-mile buffer on the Louisiana coast for the 2024 season.[…]
Field Notes
Out of State Destinations: St. Marks, Florida
If you like small coastal towns and accessible natural environments, you should take a look at what St. Marks, Florida, has to offer.[…]
Big Bass
Sabine River surprise
Terry Brack caught a 15-pound largemouth bass while fishing a LiveTarget Erratic Shiner on the Sabine River.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Smoked redfish dip
Jared Serigné took his wife Tia fishing down in St. Bernard Parish. Then he headed home and made a smoked redfish dip that she loves.[…]
Field Reports
Exploring Hopedale and finding what the fish want
Marsh Man Masson headed to Hopedale to a bayou that looked good to him on a map, and discovered it had far more depth than he expected.[…]
Field Notes
State’s premier fishing areas along the river are chock full of history
The marshes along the lower Mississippi River are full of fish. One could even argue that this area has the best fishing in Louisiana.[…]
News Breaker
Two people rescued from capsized vessel in Lake Palourde in St. Martin Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents responded to a capsized vessel in St. Martin Parish on Feb. 10.[…]
Hunting Reports
Grayson Edwards got his first deer
Nine-year-old Grayson Edwards took his first deer this year on Dec. 10, 2023 while hunting with his uncle in LaSalle Parish. The 8-point buck weighed 220 pounds. After waiting about 45 minutes they made there
Ducks
Leucistic gadwall is bonus for Franklinton hunter
John Jones of Franklinton shot a leucistic hen gadwall, a bird as rare as perhaps 1 in 30,000, on Dec. 30, 2023.[…]
Columns
Venison Zuppa Toscana
Zuppa Toscana is a hearty Italian soup that can be enjoyed year round. It is perfect for chilly winter evenings at home or the hunting camp.[…]
Columns
February kayak question
Kayak fishing lends itself to winter fishing, as anglers are moving slower and tend to give an area more time to produce before moving on.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana Operation Game Thief, Inc. issued monetary rewards
The Louisiana Operation Game Thief board reviewed 19 cases that included public tips and awarded $7,700 to the informants.[…]