Field Reports
Can you believe where we caught all these fish?!
There’s a certain zone in Southeast Louisiana, very close to New Orleans, that’s become a wintertime fishing Mecca in recent years.[…]
Features
Shell Beach guide has answers to February fishing questions
Shell Beach guide said a good fishing clinic, involving redfish and speckled trout, can cure anything that’s ailing you in February.[…]
Bass Fishing
The Great 8: Lake Fausse Pointe’s trophy bass
Louisiana’s Lake Fausse Pointe showed out as a trophy bass destination in 2020, with eight bass weighing more than 7 pounds.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: Redfish
Red drum, commonly referred to as redfish, are one of the most popular species of saltwater fish throughout the southeast.[…]
Deer Hunting
Plant food plots late, love them year-round
Winter grasses, clovers and chickory planted late in the winter can give your deer herd a jump-start on spring growth.[…]
Fishing
Spro Gouken Fluorocarbon Line
The folks who have brought you great SPRO fishing lures for years now bring you something to spool on your reel and tie on those fat, little crankbaits.[…]
Fishing
Gamakatsu G-boxes
The Gamakatsu G-Box gives fishermen the ability to make boxes with the size of the lures and terminal tackle that need a home.[…]
Catfish
Rigging your catfish boat
Description: Want to rig your boat for frequent bouts with catfish? Here’s how to outfit and rig the hull to make fishing a breeze or a battle.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Try live crawfish when you target slab crappie
Don’t forget crawfish for late-winter and early spring crappie. Crawfish and crawfish-colored lures start working best in February.[…]
Hunting Reports
Hudson’s first deer
Hudson Griffith, 7, shot his first deer with Remington .270, in DeSoto Parish, Grand Cane, on Nov. 25, 2020.
Hunting Reports
Big weekend in Tensas Parish
Allie Hubbard took these deer on the same day on a lottery deer hunt in Tensas Parish the first weekend in January.
Hunting Reports
Weston gets Webster Parish buck
Weston Duck, 10, used a 6.5 Creedmoor to down this Webster Parish buck on Nov. 19, 2020.
Hunting Reports
West Baton Rouge Parish buck
Bradley Leveron, 11, of St. Amant took full advantage of an opportunity to harvest his first buck on Jan. 2, 2021 in West Baton Rouge Parish. He made an excellent shot on the 8-point with
Hunting Reports
“Ice breaker” buck
Easton Roszell, 6, killed this 8-point on family land in Louisiana. In his first hunting season, Easton set out to kill the buck he named “Ice breaker,” as he hoped this was to be
Hunting Reports
Chauvin duck hunt
Gavin Vincent, 15, of Lafayette after a successful Chauvin hunting trip back in December 2020.
Hunting Reports
Plaquemine youth scores big
Ten-year-old Mason Pierre of Plaquemine shot his first 9-point buck in West Baton Rouge Parish hunting with his dad and little sister on Jan. 9, 2021 at 5:36 p.m. Mason let a 6-point walk