News Breaker
Buras man sentenced for harassing hunters in Plaquemines Parish
A Buras man pled guilty to several criminal charges on April 14 involving harassment of duck hunters in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Field Reports
Schooling specks at a major suction zone
In this video, Chas Champagne finds the speckled trout staged up at the mouth of a major pass in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
News Breaker
Prairieville man cited for WMA violation in St. Bernard Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a Prairieville man for an alleged WMA alleged violation in St. Bernard Parish on April 6.[…]
Inshore Fishing
CCA leads effort to take pogie battle back to legislature
CCA Louisiana is undertaking a government relations campaign targeting the menhaden fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Choupique
Jared Serigné and Trey Landry go fishing for choupique. They set out to prove it’s good to eat despite its reputation as a trash fish.[…]
Events & Announcements
Volunteers, boats needed for LDWF’s Atchafalaya Basin Litter ‘Round-Up on the Water’ event
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will host the Atchafalaya Basin Litter Round-Up on the Water on Friday, April 22.[…]
Hunting Reports
Braxton’s West Feliciana Parish gobbler
Braxton Hill with the gobbler he killed while hunting with his dad, Ray Hill, and grandfather, Bruce Dodd, in West Feliciana Parish on March 27, 2022.[…]
Field Notes
Grow your own baits
Growing your own bait is easy and really doesn’t require much effort. Save yourself time and money on your next fishing trip.[…]
Columns
The other live bait
One way for inshore kayak fishermen to up their odds in April is to fish with the other live bait — cocahoe minnows.[…]
Bass Fishing
Figure out the spawn pattern at Caney land the bass of a lifetime
Jacob Wheeler, the reigning MLF Angler of the Year, said a jerkbait will still work this month at Caney Lake.[…]
Columns
Aunt Lucy’s pond – Where my adventures in the great outdoors all began
Kelly, Louisiana, is where Kinny Haddox’s grandparents used to live and where learned his first lessons of the outdoors.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Sailfish
Sailfish are members of the billfish family and fisheries biologists believe they are the fastest swimming fish in the world.[…]
Field Reports
Big crabs from the bayou for dinner
Jared Serigné’ joins family to catch blue crabs from the bayou and to discuss Spanish culture and the coastal erosion problems in Delacroix.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents arrest Lake Charles man on drug, firearm and wildlife violations
LDWF enforcement agents arrested a Lake Charles man for alleged firearm, drug and wildlife violations in Calcasieu Parish.[…]
Big Bass
Vincent enjoys landing Toledo Bend lunker bass a second time
Cody Vincent of Lake Charles hooked this huge 10-pound bass for the second time on April 6 at Toledo Bend.[…]
Field Reports
Big speckled trout on topwater baits!
John McQueen invited Marsh Man Masson to join him in targeting trophy speckled trout with hard-plastic lures.[…]