Features
Understanding shrimp migration helps anglers
Shrimp are a critical component of estuarine and offshore food webs, as both predator and prey and a favorite prey for many sport fish.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bayou Lacombe’s sac-a-lait bite is better than ever in November
While he fishes year-round, Jim Bates said there’s just something special about fishing for sac-a-lait on Bayou Lacombe in November.[…]
Ducks
Ducks stopping short
Changes in weather, habitat and agriculture practices have made hunting difficult for many Louisiana duck hunters.[…]
Features
Bike, don’t hike
Electric hunting bikes are bikes on steroids — with sturdy frames, heavy duty suspensions and fat tires for stability in varied terrain.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer hunting at Johnson-Vernon WMA
The Fort Johnson-Vernon WMA is home to one of the most unique and productive public hunting areas in the state of Louisiana.[…]
Features
2023-24 WMA Waterfowl Hunting Guide
Biologists give their reports for the annual WMA Waterfowl Hunting Guide. Giving Louisiana hunters the outlook for ducks.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Loading up on fresh shrimp
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné caught some shrimp for a nice feast where he cooked New Orleans style barbecue shrimp.[…]
Fishing Reports
Chef Pass tarpon
Parker Emery caught this tarpon using 8-pound line with his a bass rod on Oct. 14 out of Chef Pass. It was the first ever inshore tarpon he’s caught and was released after photos. Instagram
Fishing Reports
30-pound bull red
Ryder Wilkins caught this 30-pound, 42-inch bull red.[…]
Fishing Reports
Stewart Latour’s bull red
Stewart Latour, 9, and his father, Benjamin Latour, were fishing for big reds out of Bay Junop on Sept. 23, 2023.[…]
Hunting Reports
Hayes Firestone on a family duck hunt
Hayes hunted alongside of his dad, Camrin Firestone, Papaw, Keith Guillory, great uncle, David Guillory, and a few of his cousins.[…]
Hunting Reports
Hadley’s 2023 teal season
Six-year-old Hadley Firestone went on her first hunt of the season and refused to leave the duck blind.[…]
Hunting Reports
Charlie Morgan’s gator hunt
Charlie Morgan helped catch alligators at his family’s camp on Lake Bruin.[…]
Hunting Reports
Hank’s first dove
Hank Morgan, 6, killed his first dove at his house during his family’s annual dove hunt.[…]
Fishing Reports
Myrtle Grove black drum for Derek
Derek Stelly caught this 36-inch black drum in Wilkinson Canal near the mouth of Barataria Bay on Aug. 26.[…]
Hunting Reports
Alligator lottery season 2023
Eric Ferrington with an 11-foot 4-inch alligator taken Sept. 9, 2023 at Richard K Yancey WMA.[…]