Bass Fishing
Four Louisiana lakes among nation’s top fishing spots
The Bassmaster Magazine’s “Top 100 Lakes” for 2022 includes four lakes managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lower speckled trout limits?
Anglers enjoying recreational fishing for Louisiana’s speckled trout may face changing requirements on length and daily bag limits.[…]
Bass Fishing
SPRO Outsider Crankbaits
Bass anglers will love the casting distance and accuracy of these SPRO Outsider crankbaits.[…]
Fishing
LDWF schedules drawdown on Spring Bayou; Creel limits reduced to half during drawdown
A drawdown has been scheduled for Spring Bayou for nuisance aquatic vegetation control, organic reduction, and fish habitat improvement.[…]
Field Reports
Duck Camp Dinners: The meat haul continues
Blake Ittmann shares a family recipe, Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois smokes ducks, and the crew heads out on a wild boar hunt.[…]
Bass Fishing
Poverty Point striped bass
Fishermen flock to Poverty Point seeking the likes of slab crappie, bream, catfish, largemouth bass and striped bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Put bass in the boat on Toledo Bend
Vertically jigging an A-Rig does a really great job of putting bass in the boat at Toledo Bend in September.[…]
Alligator
Alligator Egg Rolls
Alligator meat is tasty, low in fat, and sustainable. This recipe for alligator eggrolls is sure to get your taste buds popping.[…]
Field Reports
A simple drop shot technique for grass
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer shares how he fishes a drop shot in isolated clumps of grass, like hydrilla, milfoil or eelgrass.[…]
News Breaker
Agents cite Lafayette man for charter guide violation in Jefferson Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a Lafayette man for an alleged charter guide violation in Jefferson Parish on Aug. 27.[…]
Fishing Reports
Summer Delacroix redfish
Justin Webb was sporting his lucky Louisiana Sportsman hat when he landed this redfish with beautiful spots on July 23, 2022 in Delacroix.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF offering free seminar on squirrel hunting skills on Sept. 17
The LDWF Hunter Education Section will hold a free beginner’s squirrel hunting seminar Sept. 17 in Baton Rouge from 9 a.m. to noon.[…]
Fishing
Boothville man cited for commercial fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a Boothville man for alleged commercial fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish on Aug. 23.[…]
News Breaker
Pearl River WMA to close Sept. 1 due to flooding, LDWF announces
The LDWF will close the Pearl River WMA in St. Tammany Parish when the Pearl River flood gauge reaches 16.5 feet.[…]
Columns
The Womack Journal: Forced into our boats
Warren Womack explains why having a good backpack makes carrying your field quartered deer out of the woods so much easier.[…]
Dove
LDWF to offer dove lease fields in DeRidder and Colfax on Sept. 3
The LDWF will have lease fields available in DeRidder and Colfax for the opening day of dove hunting season on Sept. 3.[…]