Field Reports
How to find clean water for specks in the dead of winter
Chas Champagne shares a great technique to put fish in the boat at Lake Pontchartrain during the toughest months of the year.[…]
Hunting Reports
Coll Sledge’s limit of wood ducks
Coll Sledge and his German Shorthaired Pointer, Gus, picked up a quick limit of wood ducks before school started one morning this season in the Tangipahoa River swamp. Coll, 12, is a sixth grader at
Hunting Reports
Owen Weimer’s first specklebelly
Owen Weimer of Thibodaux with first specklebelly shot at the Wax Dec. 26, 2022.
Events & Announcements
The 2023 Louisiana Sportsman Show & Festival
The 43rd annual Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival will be held March 17-19 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tyler Rivet claims first Bassmaster Elite Series victory at Lake Okeechobee
Tyler Rivet of Raceland had the location and game plan to win the SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee.[…]
Field Reports
Crawfish season is officially here
Jared Serigné gets crawfish from Today’s Ketch Seafood & Restaurant in Chalmette to cook them up three ways at a Mardi Gras parade.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Giant swamp rats
Jared Serigné used an airboat to hunt invasive nutria rats then cook them up into street tacos for a delicious catch and cook meal.[…]
Big Bass
Herrington lands new Bussey Brake record bass
Todd Herrington of Bastrop was fishing at Bussey Brake on Feb. 14 when he hooked a 13.58-pound bass that broke the 2-year-old lake record.[…]
Columns
Be choosy with your fishing ’yak attacks this time of the year
If you play your cards right, February can provide some good weather days and fantastic fishing for kayak anglers.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Mossberg 500 Turkey .410
Mossberg’s 500 Turkey .410 is the perfect gun for turkeys or squirrels.[…]
Features
Turkey troubles
A better understanding of wild turkeys, their breeding cycle, nesting habits and other factors could help Louisiana turkeys thrive.[…]
Features
Mullet ring the dinner bell for trout
The most important thing to know about mullet is that they are a favorite food for speckled trout in the spring.[…]
Catfish
Overlooked monster catfish
Catfish is an underutilized resource. All the big rivers throughout Louisiana hold big blue and flathead catfish as well as channel cats.[…]
Field Notes
LDWF “Get Out and Fish!” program gives anglers shot at stocked trout
The LDWF launched its Get Out & Fish! program where channel catfish are stocked in the spring and fall, and rainbow trout in the winter.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bush league bass
After a complete renovation, Bussey Brake Reservoir in Morehouse Parish is producing some of the biggest bass in the state.[…]
Features
Rounding up migrating sheepshead
Mark Sagerholm and Kevin Dean specifically target sheepshead in both inshore and offshore waters. Here are their March tactics.[…]