Field Reports
Speckled trout success in Cocodrie
Devin Denman did some pre-trip planning and then tried his hand at catching summer speckled trout out of Cocodrie.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF accepting applications for Wildlife Enforcement cadet positions
The LDWF Law Enforcement Division will begin training up to 30 cadets in January of 2022 to increase the number of agents it deploys.[…]
News Breaker
Pearl River-Honey Island Shooting Range to be closed for renovation work
The Pearl River-Honey Island Shooting Range located on the Pearl River WMA will be closed beginning Aug. 11 for renovation work.[…]
Fishing
Berkley’s Gilly steals the 2021 ICAST show
Nearly 1,000 manufacturers and businesses displayed fishing gear at the ICAST annual show. Here are a few of the writer’s favorites.[…]
Field Reports
Grand Isle summer speck action
Tommy Vidrine and his buddies caught some beautiful speckled trout before heading out to Grand Isle 9 to target redfish and mangroves.[…]
Fishing
Lake D’Arbonne launch fees approved
The Lake Commission has approved a boat launching fee structure to maintain and improve D’Arbonne Lake and its facilities.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents investigating triple fatality boating incident in Toledo Bend
LDWF enforcement agents are investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred in Sabine Parish on July 30.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish to reopen Aug. 1
The Gulf of Mexico recreational gray triggerfish season will open concurrently with federal waters on Sunday, August 1.[…]
Field Reports
Will marsh fish CRUSH this awesome bait? We test it
In recent weeks, Joel Masson has cashed checks fishing a shaky head. See how this setup performs in the marshes of South Louisiana.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana has reached 50 percent of its 2021 private recreational red snapper allocation
The LDWF announced that 50 percent of the state’s annual private recreational red snapper allocation has been harvested.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Atchafalaya Basin angler talks late-summer sac-a-lait
Shane Stelly has been fishing the Atchafalaya Basin for sac-a-lait since he was a small boy. Here are some of his fishing tips for summer.[…]
Field Reports
Fish Terrebonne Bay oil rigs for summer trout
The inshore oil and gas rigs can provide food for trout in cooler water, so fishing the bottom around these rigs is a great strategy.[…]
Fishing Reports
London’s drum
London Osbon caught this 21-pound drum on the side of a gravel road leading to Elmer’s Island using cracked crab on a Carolina rig. She was with Chris G.
News Breaker
Construction to begin on portion of Spring Bayou Road at Spring Bayou WMA
Road construction will begin Aug. 16, weather permitting, on a portion of Spring Bayou Road on and approaching the Spring Bayou WMA.[…]
Fishing Reports
Three generations of Paul Hord
Paul Hord Sr., Paul Hord Jr. and Paul Hord III all had a heck of a month in July. Paul Senior landed his big red out of Lake Catherine Marina. Paul Jr. went on down
Hunting Reports
Connor’s 11-point buck
Connor Campbell shot his first buck, an 11-point with an 18 ½-inch inside spread, with his Savage 7mm-08 at 75 yards in Southeast Kansas. The buck scored 143.