Field Reports
Marsh fishing out of Shell Beach
Marsh Man Masson returned this week to Shell Beach and found the fishing to be just as good as the last time he was there.[…]
Columns
Our fishing would not be great without the Mississippi’s highs and lows
In the short term, a high Mississippi River causes a period of pain, but we don’t get to the great days of a low river fishing without it.[…]
News Breaker
LWFC approves resolution requesting that federal funding for hunter education in schools not be restricted
The LWFC wants the U.S. Department of Education to reverse its decision to restrict federal funding to schools implementing hunter education.[…]
Columns
Red Snapper “Lox”
With the increased daily bag limit and a successful fishing trip, you’re sure to have plenty of red snapper to try new recipes.[…]
Bass Fishing
Daiwa Tatula 300
This lightweight, oversized baitcasting reel is a dream for bass anglers.[…]
News Breaker
Wildlife affected by extended heat wave, drought in Louisiana
According to the NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System 90% of Louisiana is currently experiencing drought conditions.[…]
Fishing Reports
Lake Pelto Redfish
Bubba Himel with a redfish caught and released May 26 on Lake Pelto using live croaker on a Carolina Rig.[…]
Fishing Reports
Mid-summer bass fishing for Jase
Jase LeBlanc with a bass he caught on the Tangipahoa River slow retrieving a Wacky Rig 4″ YUM Dinger Worm in Watermelon Red Flake.[…]
Hunting Reports
Waiting for the ducks!
Fifteen-year-old Jacob and his best friend Max watching the ducks at Bayou Sauvage.[…]
Fishing Reports
After long fight, Jennifer reels in big red!
Jennifer Langlinais of Mouton Cove fought this bull red at Cheniere Au Tigre for over 20 minutes.[…]
Fishing Reports
Nicole’s 28-pound red
Nicole Morello caught this 28-pound redfish on a bucktail jig fishing south of Terrebonne Parish in July.[…]
Fishing Reports
11-year-old bass master
Eleven-year-old Braiden caught his first monster bass on July 7, 2023 using a Rapala jointed minnow on Ivan Lake. It weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces.
Fishing Reports
Kelli Chauvin Belanger’s redfish
Kelli C. Belanger with a redfish she caught that was around 28 pounds.[…]
Field Notes
Mastering process puts arrows in the bullseye for Charli Long
Charli Long finished middle school by grabbing the overall female champion title in the National Archery in Schools Program Eastern Nationals.[…]
Columns
First voted down; now voted “up,” speckled trout proposal moves forward… maybe
It appears we’re getting close to a resolution on new speckled trout regulations, maybe. The new regs will be discussed on Sept. 21.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Eating whatever I catch from a roadside ditch
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné used a dip net and a cast net to catch shrimp from a roadside ditch.[…]