Field Reports
Catch and cook: Big fish from a roadside bayou
Jared Serigné went fishing with his Uncle Wimpy in a roadside bayou. They caught fish to cook up right then and there.[…]
Deer of the Year
Cook connects with 170-class Bienville Parish buck on first sighting
William Cook was hunting on his 400 acre lease in Bienville Parish on Dec. 2 when he shot a big 13-point buck.[…]
Field Reports
Tying drop-shot rigs this way resulted in tons of speckled trout
Capt. Justin Bowles has discovered a unique way of tying drop-shot rigs, and it’s been paying off with loads of speckled trout.[…]
Newsletters
Proposed redfish recovery plan snagged in political net once more
The LWFC amended a recent NOI dealing with redfish limits after a Legislative Oversight Committee kicked back the original NOI.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents cite three men for deer hunting violations in Webster Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited three men for alleged deer hunting violations in Webster Parish.[…]
Field Notes
New speck numbers
Large speckled trout are often found along rocky shorelines and jetties where mullet and croakers congregate.[…]
Hunting Reports
Opening day 2023 in Southeast LA
Opening day for the 2023 big duck season in Southeast Louisiana in the Mississippi River Delta marsh.
Fishing Hotspots
Diversify your fishing
Morgan City outdoorsman Bill McCarty knows you can catch some hefty redfish while fishing the lower Atchafalaya River near Morgan City.[…]
Hunting
Red Ryder BB Gun
The Red Ryder BB Gun is a true classic, and is among the most popular Christmas gifts of all time, and for very good reason.[…]
Deer of the Year
Son alerts Domingue of non-typical 22-point Beauregard Parish buck
On Nov. 22, Craig Domingue was hunting at his hunting club in Beauregard Parish when he bagged a giant 22-point buck.[…]
Field Reports
Trout from an industrial habitat
A high Mississippi River is not plaguing us in 2023 and consequently the speckled trout fishing is excellent right now.[…]
News Breaker
Governor Edwards presents LDWF agent with Carnegie Medal for Heroism
The Carnegie Medal was awarded to LDWF Sgt. Stephen Rhodes for his heroic actions where he saved nine people from a capsized vessel.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LWFC approves NOI to establish possession limits for multi-day charter boat trips
The LWFC passed a NOI to establish multi-day possession limits for trout and red drum while on a multi-day charter boat fishing trip.[…]
Hunting Reports
Start ’em young! But make it fun!
Brothers Connor and Cooper Causey after a successful hunt in Cameron Parish.
Hunting Reports
Blaze Frisch enjoys youth weekend in Venice
Blaze Frisch of Belle Chasse had a great youth weekend in Venice. By Blaze’s side was Remi to help.
Hunting Reports
Bentley Mahoney’s first buck
Bentley Mahoney, 12, scored his first buck, a nice 7-point, on the opening day of the youth hunt in Madison Parish on Oct. 28, 2023.