Crappie/Bream
Pumpkin spices crappie jigs — why not?
Pumpkin spice starts showing up everywhere when fall arrives. Even crappie will savor a little pumpkin spice on their dinner tables.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caddo Lake bass keying on shad as fall arrives
Long-time guide Paul Keith said bigger bass are keying on shad that have grown to full size in October at Caddo Lake.[…]
Ducks
Avian X PowerFlight Mallard
Avian-X, which has brought to the market some of the most-realistic decoys, has added a spinning-wing version, the PowerFlight Mallard.[…]
Hunting
Black Bear Report gaining momentum
The Louisiana Black Bear Report Facebook group was developed to call attention to the growing black bear problem.[…]
Field Reports
Baits to use for bass feeding on ultra small baitfish
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer shares his list of the top baits that will catch stubborn bass that are feeding on really small shad.[…]
Hunting
Fort Polk-Vernon WMA to be closed Oct. 30-31 due to military training
The LDWF will close Fort Polk-Vernon Management Area for the weekend of Oct. 30-31 due to military training by the U.S. Army.[…]
Hunting Reports
Ty’s first deer of the season
On Oct. 16, 2021, Ty Thompson, 10, of Bluff Creek killed his first deer of the season with the new crossbow he bought himself. The doe was at 15 steps when he took the shot
Hunting Reports
Melanie’s 11-foot gator
Melanie Niehaus and her team with the 11-foot gator she shot and tagged at Richard K Yancey WMA.
Hunting Reports
Monterey duck hunt
Kenneth St. Romain Jr. with his first duck taken during the 2020-21 season in Monterey, La.
Fishing Reports
Grace’s red snapper
This red snapper was caught about 60 miles out of Cypremort Point by Grace Landry on Oct. 9, 2021.
Fishing Reports
Lake Catherine redfish
Taylor Valois releases a red caught while sight fishing in the Lake Catherine area. The water was extremely high and pushing shrimp all throughout the marsh.
Events & Announcements
2021 Louisiana Legends Hall inducts six; presents three special outdoor awards
Six prominent Louisiana outdoor personalities were inducted into the Louisiana Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame.[…]
Hunting Reports
Rhett’s Area 2 deer
Rhett Broussard, 7, of Glenmora killed his first deer on Oct. 12 in Area 2 on a youth hunt. He was shooting a Palmetto State Armory/ Wise arms 300 blackout. It was an intense hunt,
Fishing
LDWF to remove unstable fishing pier at Lake Bistineau
The LDWF is scheduled to begin removing the fishing pier located at the Lake Bistineau spillway on Oct. 25.[…]
Field Reports
We SLAMMED the fish out of Shell Beach!
Matthew Isbell, better known as Bama Beach Bum, joined Marsh Man Masson and Capt. Ty Hibbs on a fishing trip out of Shell Beach.[…]
Hunting
LDWF recreational hunting, fishing licenses now on LA Wallet
The LDWF has partnered with LA Wallet to bring digital hunting and fishing licenses to Louisiana citizens.[…]