Inshore Fishing
Okuma DTR Custom Inshore Rods
Okuma designers worked with a Venice-based captain to design a series of inshore rods, it named the series “DTR.”[…]
Hunting Reports
Drake’s early birthday buck
Drake Stelly harvested his first deer, a beautiful Beauregard Parish 8-point buck, on Oct. 29, 2021. It was just two days before his 6th birthday.
Hunting Reports
First deer on Halloween
Eight-year-old Charlie Duhe of St. Amant killed his first deer, a spike, on Halloween day in Walker. It weighed 110-pounds. After tracking blood with a few adults, he stumbled upon his own deer.
Fishing Reports
Russo’s great trout run
Chris Russo with a pair of specks caught under the birds at Toenail Reef. Chris Russo and Jeffrey Bell show off a great speckled trout catch from Lake Anastasia.
Hunting Reports
Two 2021 bucks for Grant
Lance Grant was able to track down the two biggest bucks he had on camera all year within five days of each other. The bottom buck is an 8-point killed in Vernon Parish the evening
Fishing Reports
Bob Breck’s flounder
Bob Breck shows off a beautiful Shell Beach flounder.
Fishing Reports
Peyton’s 31-inch redfish
Peyton Landry caught a 31-inch redfish on Nov. 3, 2021 in Vermillion Bay on a lipless crankbait.
Hunting Reports
Sabine WMA 10-point
Michael Brooks Fruge killed this 10-point on Nov. 6, 2021 at Sabine WMA.
Hunting Reports
Sabine Parish buck
Evan Campbell harvested this Sabine Parish buck on Nov. 5, 2021.
Hunting Reports
Lake Bruin gator
Charlie Morgan, 10, Marley Hearald, 8 and Hank Morgan, 4, helped catch this alligator on Lake Bruin.
Hunting Reports
Colt and Patrick 2021 teal
Colt Leger and Patrick Benoit of Lake Charles with a nice limit the opening weekend of teal season 2021.
Fishing Reports
Noah’s first speckled trout
After waiting almost 14 years, Mark Joffrion was finally able to take his son, Noah Joffrion, fishing for speckled trout. They picked up their new boat two days before and made a trip to Cypremort
Field Reports
Massive cats from the Mississippi River bank
When the Mississippi River gets low and slow, it concentrates the fish. That inspires everything to bite, including monster catfish.[…]
Field Notes
Boat-ramp etiquette 101
Plan your time at the boat ramp; use it wisely and considerately. For the sake of others, don’t fail boat ramp etiquette 101.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF, LSU conducting damage survey for commercial seafood industry
The LDWF has teamed up with LSU to develop a survey of commercial business losses from 2020/21 hurricanes.[…]
Deer Hunting
Leesville hunter harvests rare “unicorn” 9 pointer
Jared Phillips of Leesville bagged a 9-point buck with a unique unicorn antler on his hunting club in Vernon Parish.[…]