Fishing Reports
Mimi’s bull red
Mimi Thomas, 14, of Abbeville holds up her 42-inch, 43-pound bull red caught in Vermilion Bay in September. We call this the “Cajun Power fishy!”
Fishing Reports
Beau’s Vermilion Bay speck
Beau Thomas of Abbeville caught this giant speckled trout back in September on Vermilion Bay.
Hunting Reports
First Louisiana deer
Although Jacques Holloway has taken several Texas deer, his first Louisiana deer was a spike taken on the opening day of the youth season in October 2021. A 100-yard shot sealed the deal.
Hunting Reports
Claiborne Parish 4-point
Ron caught this 4-point sneaking by him at 9 a.m. in Claiborne Parish on Oct. 29. It was redemption after missing the first two. Ron realized he needed a shooting stick and it paid off.
Fishing Reports
Lake Borgne speck
EJ Russell was having a rough morning under the Trestles on Nov. 7. The trout were eating all of the live shrimp and not making the legal length. The temp was around 44 and a
Deer Hunting
LWFC takes action in response to CWD-positive deer in Arkansas
The LWFC voted to implement a declaration of emergency to ban feeding and baiting in nearby Morehouse and Union parishes beginning Dec. 6.[…]
Deer of the Year
Smokey overcomes the fog to find Landreneau’s big buck
Chad Landreneau took a big 11-point buck at his lease along the Sabine River in Vernon Parish on a foggy morning Nov. 9.[…]
Deer of the Year
Monster-sized buck means happy Thanksgiving for Olla hunter
Terry Thorn killed a deer of a lifetime on Nov. 15 just six miles from his home in Olla in central Louisiana’s La Salle Parish.[…]
Field Reports
How to retrieve lipless crankbaits
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer shares how he fishes a lipless crankbait for bass. He also talks about location, size and color.[…]
Field Reports
Fishing intersections in this area is money
Right now, you can forget all about any other feature in the marsh. Intersections are where the speckled trout are holding.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents investigating fatal boating incident in Washington Parish
LDWF enforcement agents are investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred in Washington Parish on Nov. 29.[…]
Deer of the Year
Fidgety doe gives Union Parish trophy buck away
Randy Wall, a carpenter who lives in Downsville, took a trophy 10-point buck at his hunting club in Union Parish on Nov. 11.[…]
Fishing
Input from fishermen wanted on development of offshore wind energy projects
The BOEM is developing guidance to mitigate potential impacts from offshore wind projects on commercial and recreational fisheries.[…]
News Breaker
Three cited for migratory game bird violations in Rapides Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited three men for alleged federal migratory game bird violations on Nov. 28 in Rapides Parish.[…]
Big Bass
Caney’s lunker largemouths are on the move
Largemouth bass are on the move at Caney Lake with changing fall temperatures and anglers are taking advantage of it.[…]
Field Reports
Catching big catfish and camping on the Mississippi River
The area south of Venice produces a lot of trophy catfish. Jared Serigné and his buddies set trot lines and caught plenty big blue catfish.[…]