Crappie/Bream
A favorite sac-a-lait “search and enjoy” spot
Judge Tommy Duplantier said his favorite sac-a-lait fishing holes in April are off Bayou Cheramie, particularly Logan’s Canal.[…]
News Breaker
Agents cite Evangeline Parish man for turkey hunting violations
LDWF enforcement agents cited a Turkey Creek man for alleged turkey hunting violations on March 25 in Evangeline Parish.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF hosts successful guided youth turkey lottery hunt at Peason Ridge WMA
The LDWF hosted its guided youth turkey lottery hunt at Peason Ridge WMA in Vernon Parish on March 25 and four hunters harvested birds.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Cocodrie trout hangouts
The movement of speckled trout can be tough for some anglers, but Cocodrie guide Capt. Tommy Pellegrin uses this time to his advantage.[…]
Fishing Reports
Lisa Lowman with Hopedale redfish
Lisa Lowman with some of the redfish she caught out of Hopedale. The first one on Dec. 9 and the second one on Dec. 28. Facebook
Big Bass
“Bubble Gum” does the trick for 10-pound bass
It took her 10 years, but Jacy Cobb landed the fish of a lifetime on Monday, Feb. 27. The big bass weighed 10.4 pounds.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Millennium Ground Blind Chair
The best seat in the house is outdoors, especially when it’s the Millennium Ground Blind Chair.[…]
Deer Hunting
Jimmy Blake, Robert Dukes winners of LDWF CWD Sampling Contest for 2022-23 hunting season
Jimmy Blake, Jr. of Lake Charles and Robert Dukes of Hineston were the winners of the LDWF chronic wasting disease sampling contest.[…]
Big Bass
Louisiana teen boats one of five Toledo Bend lunkers taken this past week
On March 25, Brendon Sonnier pulled in a 10.44-pound largemouth bass to his father’s boat on Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]
Big Bass
Boyce youngster gets bass of a lifetime
Benton Humphries, 11, was fishing with Hunter Sims of Mayhem Fishing when he caught a 10.28-pound bass on Feb. 26 at Kincaid Lake in Boyce.[…]
Field Reports
Flipping hooks Part I
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer says he increased his hook-up ratio fishing with this hook. He gives tips and tricks for using it.[…]
Columns
The Duck Commander: There’ll never be another one like him
There will never be another Duck Dynasty. There will never be another Phil Robertson. The show made West Monroe famous.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
74th annual Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival winners
New Orleans City Park hosted the 74th annual Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival, with almost 500 anglers competing for the championship title.[…]
Field Reports
Ferocious topwater explosions — It’s that time!
This is the time of year the March Man Masson catches his biggest speckled trout, and he does it throwing topwater baits over grassy flats.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF Enforcement Division welcomes 19 new agents at graduation
The LDWF Law Enforcement Academy graduated its 35th class of cadets into the ranks of LDWF Enforcement Division agents.[…]
Bass Fishing
Canadian pro holds on for historic Bassmaster Classic victory
Canadian pro Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson won the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota on the Tennessee River.[…]