Fishing
LDWF fishing course series announces additional classes
LDWF’s Fishing Course Series program will have several upcoming courses over the next months, including the new Beginner Bass Fishing course.[…]
Field Reports
Big trout crushing topwater in the fog
Chas Champagne heads out for big speckled trout and finds them exploding on the Matrix Mullet from Matrix Shad.[…]
Deer Hunting
Winners announced in 2023 Louisiana Sportsman Show Big Buck Contest
While the number of entries at the 2023 Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales was somewhat low compared to past years, the quality of bucks entered was excellent.[…]
Field Reports
Clear river loaded with fish
A, couple times of year, Marsh Man Masson joins Joe Lavigne in a short aluminum skiff upstream for a day’s worth of reeling in spotted bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Launch the kayak!
The time is now for kayak bass fishing in Louisiana. Largemouth bass generally spawn in Louisiana from January through March.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to remove illegal nutria pet from owners, plans to turn it over to Baton Rouge Zoo
A family’s pet nutria is set to be removed from the home of a New Orleans couple and moved to the Baton Rouge Zoo.[…]
Bass Fishing
Nation’s oldest freshwater fishing tournament scheduled for March 25 in New Orleans
The LDWF and New Orleans City Park Conservancy are hosting the 74th annual Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival in New Orleans City Park on March 25.[…]
News Breaker
Agents cite LaSalle Parish residents for deer hunting violations
LDWF enforcement agents cited four subjects in two different cases for alleged deer hunting violations in LaSalle and Catahoula parishes.[…]
News Breaker
Agents cite subject for possessing over the limit of black bass in Morehouse Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a man for alleged recreational fishing violations on March 3 in Morehouse Parish.[…]
Alligator
California’s alligator ban defeated
Judge for the Eastern District of California has sided with Louisiana in a lawsuit challenging California’s ban on alligator products.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend’s March magic
All bass don’t spawn at the same time, so there could be several weeks of peak spawning season on Toledo Bend. […]
Big Bass
Trio of big bass add to project numbers… and we’re still counting
Three more double-digit bass were boated, bringing to 41 the number of fish qualifying for the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Check out Black Lake this March
March is a prime time to check out Black Lake, a close neighbor of Calcasieu Lake. It gives up speckled trout, redfish and flounder.[…]
Bass Fishing
Chef Pass bass
Avid angler Chris Macaluso loves to target Chef Pass bass this month, and he bases his whole approach on the weather conditions.[…]
Columns
“March” must be outdoor code meaning time to go fishing; or maybe not
When it comes to fishing all waters covering our beloved Sportsman’s Paradise, March goes through its lions-to-lamb scenario many times.[…]
Hunting Reports
Tucker and Striker with a limit of ducks
Tucker Canik, 11, and Striker got their limit of ducks in Grand Chenier, La.