Hunting Reports
Grady’s first turkey
Grady Hill, 9, killed his first turkey in West Feliciana Parish on April 3, 2021, while hunting with his grandpa, Bruce Dodd. The gobbler had an 11-inch beard and 1-inch spurs.
Fishing Reports
Larto’s finest eating!
Victor Cox shows off some of Larto Lake’s finest eating!
Field Notes
5 gift ideas for the outdoors-loving mother
We asked our friends at Puglia’s Sporting Goods in Metairie for great great gift ideas for the outdoors-loving mothers in our lives.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Rectifire offers choke tubes for turkey hunters’ shotguns
Rectifire has shotgun choke tubes for any turkey hunter’s needs.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents investigating fatal incident in St. Tammany Parish
The female boater, who was found alive after spending a night in the Tchefuncte River, was pronounced dead at the hospital.[…]
Field Reports
Spring fishing at the Twin Span
Chas Champagne gets away from the Trestles traffic and showcases one of his other favorite bridges to fish, the I-10 Twin Span Bridge.[…]
News Breaker
Pearl River WMA could close April 13 due to flooding
The LDWF will close the Pearl River WMA in St. Tammany Parish when the Pearl River flood gauge reaches 16.5 feet, which is expected April 13.[…]
Field Notes
Fix your boat and trailer before anything breaks
April is a favorite month for many anglers, and it’s also a month when a lot of people break down, either with a flat or a stalled motor.[…]
Field Reports
This dude accused me of SPYING while FISHING!
Marsh Man Masson was recently on a trip to Crystal River, Florida, and took the kayak out with his son, Joel, to fish.[…]
News Breaker
Homeward bound: One pelican’s journey from catastrophe
A victim of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010, a brown pelican returned to Louisiana last month to Queen Bess Island in Barataria.[…]
Fishing
What’s in store for the Bonnet Carré Spillway this year?
Will the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers open the Bonnet Carré spillway this year? If current trends continue, they won’t have to.[…]
Alligator
South Carolina gator gives up surprising stomach contents
A South Carolina alligator harvested on April 8, 2021 showed a sampling of what it had been munching on throughout its lifetime.[…]
Newsletters
Spring trout fishing is strong on Lake Pontchartrain
Chas Champagne, owner of Matrix Shad, caught a 6-pound, 25-inch speckled trout on Tuesday, April 6, in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Saltwater fishing report for April 9
Capt. Marty LaCoste reported on the Dularge speckled trout and Capt. Jack Payne reported on the Delacroix redfish.[…]
News Breaker
Online ordering for oyster hatchery larvae
Beginning April 12, the LDWF will be opening its online ordering portal to provide the oyster industry with hatchery reared oyster larvae.[…]
Field Reports
Two lure colors for catching speckled trout
Which lure colors should you be stocked up on for catching speckled trout? In this video, Devin Denman details what it is you need.[…]