Bass Fishing
Cliff Crochet’s versatile bass bait
Bass pro Cliff Crochet uses the Spike, a soft-plastic, stickbait-style worm, year-round, but especially during the prespawn and spawn.[…]
Field Reports
Video trail cam captures buck shedding antler
Justin Hoffman of Ontario, Canada found a shed antler at the base of his trail camera, and the camera captured the antler dropping on video.[…]
Field Reports
Catching redfish from a public road
Referred to as the redfish jubilee, anglers line up along the roads on either side of the bayou between Shell Beach and Hopedale.[…]
Bass Class
Bass Class: SLU’s Dawson Andrews and Wyatt Ensminger talk fishing
Southeastern Louisiana University bass-fishing stars Dawson Andrews and Wyatt Ensminger plan to head to the professional ranks.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caddo lunker
Joshua Whitt shows off the 11.06-pound bass he caught while fishing a Jan. 1 tournament on Caddo Lake. […]
Features
Hard baits for speckled trout. Which ones to use?
Twitchbaits, jerkbaits and stickbaits belong in the tackle boxes of speckled trout fishermen. Here’s how to choose and use them.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie on a different plane
Planer boards allow fishermen to slow-troll their baits and lures in extremely shallow water as prespawn crappie move toward the bank.[…]
Bass Fishing
On cold days, fish sun-soaked wood for bass
On a late-winter or early spring day, bass will flock to the warmest water around, and that’s often next to sun-soaked wooden cover.[…]
Bass Fishing
Single, isolated pieces of cover will often hold big bass
A single, isolated piece of cover will often be a spot where a big, prespawn or post-spawn bass is hanging out.[…]
Catfish
Species spotlight: Blue catfish
Blue catfish are highly adaptable and live in almost any type of freshwater; lakes, ponds, creeks, swamps or rivers.[…]
Bass Fishing
Duckett Triple Threat Spinnerbait
Duckett Fishing has added a handful of “Pro Driven” baits to the line this year, and the Triple Threat spinnerbait is one of them.[…]
Bass Fishing
Take a jig for a swim; tie on a swim jig
A swim jig is the perfect lure for bass when it seems like nothing else is working, and it doesn’t take a pro to tie one on and catch fish.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agents providing transportation for essential workers
The LDWF Enforcement Division has been providing transportation for essential workers who are trapped by unsafe driving conditions.[…]
Fishing Reports
Kreiger’s first trout
Kreiger Alcon, 10, was fishing with her dad, Chip, when she caught her first trout out of Shell Beach on Dec. 30, 2020.
Field Reports
Fishing for suspended specks
Chas Champagne heads out before the Big Freeze of 2021 with one more run on big speckled trout using the Matrix Minnow suspended jerkbait.[…]
Fishing Reports
Fun fishing in Grand Isle
Patrick Blazer had a very fun fishing trip to Grand Isle last year.