Fishing Reports
Backyard bass
On Saturday, Oct. 18, 2020, 11-year-old Brayden Brown went fishing in his grandparents pond in Baton Rouge. He had a blast catching eight bass, all ranging in size from approximately one and a half to
Hunting Reports
Connor’s first deer
Connor Sullivan, 15, took his first deer with a crossbow while Tucker the dog tracked and found the buck for him on Oct. 18, 2020.
Bass Fishing
The jig Latimer loves to fish
FLW Tour pro Brian Latimer discusses why he still reaches for a swim jig when he’s fishing for bass in the fall.[…]
Fishing Reports
Father-son team
Father and son team Derek and Bryson Gros with a nice bull red they caught while fishing in Lake Catherine on Oct. 18.
Fishing Reports
Rare blue crab
Thane Aucoin of Morgan City caught this rare blue crab off his dock in Lake Palourde with leftover speckled trout bait from a recent fishing trip.
Newsletters
Black grouper weighs almost double the previous state record
Cole Thurman caught a giant black grouper with Down the Bayou Charters that weighed 106.3 pounds, nearly doubling the state record.[…]
Newsletters
Potential No. 2 mutton snapper in the state
On a September trip with Down the Bayou Charters, Lisa Schlitzkus hooked a 20-pound mutton snapper, the potential No. 2 in the state.[…]
Fishing
LDWF to bring Get Out and Fish! fishing program to Houma and Franklinton
The LDWF and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation have added two new parks to the Get Out and Fish! community fishing program.[…]
Field Reports
Hammering speckled trout under diving birds and jumping shrimp
Darren Digby and Capt. Adam Shields of Black Dog Charters head out for a fall afternoon fishing trip out of the Rigolets.[…]
Hunting Reports
8-point private land buck taken with .300 blackout
On Oct. 10, 2020, Anslie Blalock killed her first buck for the season and personal best buck to date while hunting on private land just outside of Jonesboro, LA. Anslie shot the 8-point buck from
Hunting Reports
Ashley Rivet’s first ever bow kill
On October 16, 2020, 25-year-old Ashley Rivet landed her first ever bow kill in Fordoche, LA (Area 2). She shot a doe at 6:00 p.m. and let her lay over night after three hours of
Hunting Reports
Primitive season 8-point buck taken in Allen Parish
A very impressive buck for the piney woods that he hunts in Allen Parish, Aaron Olivier shot this 8-point, 170 pound buck broadside using his CVA Scout .35 Whelan from 75 yards during a primitive
Fishing Reports
Bank-fisherman expands boundaries with kayak
Avid bank-fisherman Kevin McClary just bought an American made Crescent Kayak and can finally venture off further than just the water’s edge. His first time taking it out yielded six bass and a keeper 17-inch
Field Reports
The one dead giveaway for GREAT speckled trout action
Put yourself in an area to see diving birds, and you may hit pay dirt and get on a great autumn speckled trout bite.[…]
Field Reports
Matrix Shrimp is put to the test
On this episode of DockSide TV, Capt. Kris Robert tests the new Matrix Shrimp PROTOTYPE Carolina-rigged to catch trout in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Geese
How ‘bout 3 specklebellies?
Hunters chasing specklebelly geese will now have the opportunity to take up to three per person, up from the longtime daily limit of two.[…]