Features
The Boxcar is loaded with bull reds
Gerrit “T Blu” Landry knows that late summer is prime time to catch bull reds on The Boxcar, a popular reef in Vermilion Bay.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Huk Rogue Wave Boots
Designed for all-day wear under the worst conditions, Huk’s Rogue Wave fishing boots will keep you comfortable.[…]
Fishing Reports
Ethan’s Grand Isle bull red
Ethan Guidry, 10, caught his first bull red off of Grand Isle on Friday, July 16.
Fishing Reports
Traffic trout
While waiting in traffic on LA 1 on the way to Grand Isle, Carter Gremillion, 12, of Maringouin caught these trout. His aunt, Kristin Jewell, snapped the photos.
Field Notes
Give bowfishing a shot
Jeremy Cable and his family operate Lite ’em Up Bowfishing, a charter service that specializes in nighttime fishing excursions in Cocodrie.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Perseverance is key to trout success at Venice
A group of high-school football players and their fathers headed home from a fishing trip to Venice with enough trout to feed the whole team.[…]
Fishing Reports
Brady’s bull red
Brady Farlow caught this big 39-inch bull red on dead shrimp in Three Mile Pass on July 18, 2021.
News Breaker
Red snapper landing estimates through July 11
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through July 11.[…]
Fishing Reports
Megan’s bull red
Megan Guidry with a bull red caught out of Fourchon using squid on the bottom.
Fishing Reports
Henderson Lake sac-a-lait
Greg Tracy with a 14-inch sac-a-lait caught at Henderson Lake on July 10, 2021.
Fishing Reports
Penny’s first speck
Penny, 5, reeled in her first speckled trout on her own using live shrimp Carolina rigged. She was fishing rigs near the island out of Cocodrie shortly after high tide. She is already asking to
Fishing Reports
Krieger’s first Hopedale redfish
On June 12, Krieger Alcon, 11, caught her first redfish out of Hopedale with her friend Gator. Also on board were Capt. Lee, her dad, Chip, and her Pop Pop, Clyde.
Field Notes
Pogeys on the menu at Sabine Lake
Menhaden, aka pogeys, can make an excellent bait choice when chasing speckled trout and other species at Sabine Lake.[…]
Fishing
Drawdown scheduled for Henderson Lake
The St. Martin Parish Government has scheduled a drawdown for Henderson Lake in St. Martin Parish to manage aquatic vegetation.[…]
Fishing
LDWF schedules drawdown for False River
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has scheduled a drawdown for False River to begin after Labor Day, 2021.[…]
Hunting
Hunting rules, regulations and season schedules for 2021-22
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2021-22 hunting regulations pamphlet online at the LDWF website.[…]