Fishing Reports
Beau Barnhart’s Larto Lake crappie
Beau Barnhart after a successful trip to Larto Lake on Jan. 2, 2025.[…]
Alligator
Alligator Piccata
The alligator tail is pounded thin, lightly pan-fried and served with a buttery lemon and caper sauce over angel hair pasta.[…]
Deer of the Year
Grant Parish hunter downs elusive buck
Lacy LaGrange was hunting on Nov. 1 when she shot a big 11-point buck at her hunting club in Grant Parish.[…]
Columns
Protecting your hunting dog from danger
We invest a lot of time, money and effort in our four-legged friends, so keeping an eye on them during hunting season is important.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF Enforcement Division to start accepting applications for next academy on Dec. 1
The LDWF Enforcement Division is looking for interested candidates for their next Enforcement Academy, which will start in March 2026.[…]
Bass Fishing
LDWF announces Statewide Black Bass Angler Survey and requests participation
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries invites Louisiana bass anglers to take part in the Statewide Black Bass Angler Survey.[…]
News Breaker
Agents cite Clifton man for fishing violations in Rapides Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a subject for alleged fishing violations in Rapides Parish.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Bank fishing and cooking on the Mississippi River
Fresh bait, fresh fish, and a little shoreline cooking — that’s the kind of simple river living that keeps Jared Serigné coming back.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Cold river slabs
December offers some of the best sac-a-lait fishing. These fish are now moving into the deeper areas of the main rivers and dead-end canals.[…]
Field Notes
Fontainebleau State Park
Fontainebleau State Park works to conserve the history of the area as well as its bountiful natural beauty within its boundaries.[…]
Features
Ask the duck hunting experts
Sitting down with a diverse group of Louisiana duck hunters in order to discuss calling tactics, decoy tips, scouting and strategy.[…]
Features
Bypass Canal redfish
For those willing to chase redfish through the winter, there’s a man-made canal just off the Intracoastal Waterway called Bypass Canal.[…]
Hunting Reports
Kolton Legnon’s first deer
Six-year-old Kolton Legnon got his first deer on youth opening day Franklin, La.[…]
Fishing Reports
Jasper Broussard’s gar
Jasper Broussard of Loreauville with the gar he caught at his family’s camp on Big Lake in Lake Charles.[…]
Hunting Reports
Success after failure
Autumn Hebert, 11, was on her first deer hunt on Oct. 11 in Red River Parish.[…]
Hunting Reports
Gator hunt in Delacroix Island
Left to right: John Procell, Cathy Procell and Scott Dennis (guide) after a successful alligator hunting on Sept. 7 in Delacroix Island.[…]