Features
Seasonal diet changes drive trout behavior
Availability of bait causes seasonal changes in speckled trout behavior. Choose their favorite season foods and catch more fish.[…]
Features
Slidell guide sets trap for September specks
Adam Shields has a strategy to intercept a speckled trout’s transition this month by using travel routes and baitfish habits against them.[…]
Features
It’s teal time for Louisiana hunters
September teal season offers waterfowl hunters a chance to warm up on speedy birds that arrive early in migration.[…]
Columns
Speckled trout are here, there and everywhere
Don’t go looking for September speckled trout schools; scattered fish are going to be your primary targets.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Think out of the box for fall Louisiana crappie
When it comes to getting bites from crappie, this north Louisiana guide has some new ideas on catching them in the fall.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana’s best public offerings for deer hunters
Where should public-land hunters go for 2021-22 deer action? Biologists point deer hunters to a double-handful of Louisiana WMAs.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Look deep for September bull reds in Dularge area
Bill Lake will focus all his efforts this month targeting redfish in the deeper holes and channels around Dularge.[…]
Deer Hunting
OL’MAN Alumalite CTS climbing stand
One of the quietest stands on the market, the Alumalite CTS has a 21-inch wide, ComforTech net seat and weighs only 21 pounds.[…]
Newsletters
It’s time to talk teal
As blue-winged teal make their annual journey south from the plains, Louisiana hunters like Tibby Figueiredo of Ville Platte get ready.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF to close Elmer’s Island due to Tropical Depression 9
The LDWF announces the temporary closure of Elmer’s Island on Aug. 27, at 6:00 p.m. due to the anticipated impacts of Tropical Depression 9.[…]
Fishing Reports
Rustin’s 18-pound drum
Rustin Guidry of Larose caught this 18-pound drum out of the Fourchon Pass on July 17, 2021 with a cracked crab on the bottom.
Fishing Reports
Ethan’s amberjack
Ethan Defelice made a trip with his uncle, Brett Adams, to the SMI blocks and caught this amberjack.
Fishing Reports
Cary’s redfish
Cary “Honey” Brignac of Houma hooked this redfish at Lost Lake.
Fishing Reports
Venice trout slam
Abe Ibrahim and Haz Tuqan had a very successful fishing trip out of Venice on Aug. 2, 2021.
Fishing Reports
The Greco crew
The Greco crew went fishing out of Myrtle Grove with Capt. Max Martin from Drum and Co. on Aug. 19.
Fishing Reports
Arden’s biggest red
On July 31, 2021, Arden DeLany caught this bull red, which bottomed out the scale, at the Cameron jetties on live mullet with a medium action, speck spinning rod. She was fishing with family friend