Columns
Paddle up a winter redfish
A big, winter redfish can be a real opportunity — and a challenge — for kayak-bound Louisiana anglers this month.[…]
Field Reports
Christmas fishing chaos
Chas Champagne takes family out during the Christmas holidays for a full-on smash of speckled trout, redfish and bass.[…]
Field Reports
Christmas season specks
Chas Champagne showcases some of the items that will be in this month’s Matrix Bait Box to catch beautiful Lake Pontchartrain speckled trout.[…]
Field Reports
I can’t believe how I caught this redfish!
On this trip, the angler with the lightest fish had to switch to using an ultralight rod loaded with 4-pound mono.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents cite two adults and juvenile for migratory game bird violations
LDWF enforcement agents cited two adults and a juvenile for alleged migratory game bird violations in LaSalle Parish on Dec. 20.[…]
Field Reports
Speckled trout fishing in the Mississippi River
After an unsuccessful duck hunt, Jared Serigné goes speckled trout fishing in Venice and then shows us how he makes buffalo trout po’ boys.[…]
Deer of the Year
Crossbow hunter nails monster backyard buck
Ross Wigginton, of Ferriday, harvested a trophy 17-point buck in his back yard in Concordia Parish on Nov. 14.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents cite charter guide for violations in Plaquemines Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a Montana resident for alleged charter guide violations in Plaquemines Parish on Dec. 15.[…]
Deer of the Year
Trying for son’s first deer, Menard downs 16-point hammer
Kendra Menard took down a 16-point trophy buck on Dec. 4 with her Tikka 7mm.08 while hunting with her son in Winn Parish.[…]
Field Reports
BIG speckled trout school
The biggest school of speckled trout Marsh Man Masson has ever seen was turning white shrimp to protein. The action was simply incredible![…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents’ ‘No Shave’ charity effort given to cancer patient
The LDWF Enforcement Division and Louisiana Wildlife Agent’s Association raised over $13,000 for a cancer patient in “No Shave November.”[…]
Catfish
LDWF to host tagged fish derby at ponds throughout the state
LDWF will be hosting a tagged catfish derby at all of their Get Out and Fish! ponds between Saturday, Dec. 18, and Saturday, Dec. 25.[…]
Ducks
LDWF: It is still illegal to hunt in the Catahoula Lake Refuge
The LDWF is reminding hunters that it is unlawful to hunt in the Catahoula Lake Refuge, commonly called the “Refuge.”[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF thanks deer hunters for CWD sampling participation, encourages more testing
LDWF thanks deer hunters for participating in chronic wasting disease sampling and encourages hunters to get their harvest tested.[…]
News Breaker
Venting tools or descending devices required for fishermen targeting reef fish in federal Gulf waters
The DESCEND Act of 2020 was signed into law on Jan. 13, 2021 and will require fishermen to have a venting tool or descending device rigged.[…]
News Breaker
Body of West Monroe man recovered from Ouachita River
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents are investigating a single vessel boating fatality that occurred on the Ouachita River on Dec. 16 in Union Parish.[…]