Field Reports
Reds, specks right where they’re supposed to be!
For Marsh Man Masson, fall kicks off when keeper speckled trout move into the marshes and slot-sized redfish seem to be everywhere.[…]
Fishing Reports
Mitchell Brien’s tarpon
Capt. Evan Matherne of Cajun Resorts of Louisiana down in Leeville sent this photo in of Mitchell Brien[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Set your sights on Delacroix’s reds and transition trout
Capt. Sean Thornton, a 9-year veteran guide in the Delacroix marshes and coastal waters, said September is a transition month.[…]
Hunting Reports
Jake McConnell with a gator
Jake McConnell, 10, of Natchitoches, La., with a gator caught in Natchitoches back in September 2024.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fish smarter, not harder at Toledo Bend
September bass fishing can try the patience of even experienced anglers because of the inevitable turnover that happens this time of year.[…]
Hunting
YETI Camino Carryall Tote
The YETI Camino Carryall Tote Bag is the bag you’ll reach for all year long.[…]
Dove
It’s time to focus on doves
Dove season offers a fantastic opportunity to introduce children to hunting. In the right spot, action can come fast.[…]
Fishing Reports
Maurice Terrebonne’s big speckled trout
Maurice Terrebonne caught this big trout in late June off of Elmer’s Island.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 17, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 720,127 pounds, or 80.5%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Making Cajun crab dip with Louisiana blue crabs
A lot of people know blue crabs from Maryland, but a lot of seafood restaurants get their blue crabs from Louisiana.[…]
Field Reports
20-inch redfish all of a sudden everywhere
Where they came from, no one really knows, but redfish between 18 and 21 inches are suddenly all over the Louisiana marsh.[…]
Columns
The next five years for waterfowl hunters
What happened during the August LWFC meeting will govern how duck hunters spend their time for the next five years.[…]
Fishing Reports
Jasmine Hammontree’s record fish
This is 8-year-old Jasmine Hammontree. She loves exploring the outdoors and has a passion for fishing. From a 41-inch redfish at Grand isle to a 40-pound alligator gar on the Sabine River[…]
Big Bass
Baton Rouge angler catches double-tagged fish at Toledo Bend
Henry Boudreaux of Baton Rouge caught this 11.21-pound bass on Aug. 21 and weighed it in at Buckeye Marina on Toledo Bend Lake.[…]
Alligator
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge to temporarily close for alligator harvest on Sept. 3-10
The LDWF will close Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 3-10 until noon each day to hold its annual controlled alligator harvest.[…]
Hunting Reports
Kennedi Leblanc’s first deer
Kennedi Leblanc killed her first deer on private land in St. Mary Parish on Feb. 16, 2025 using a crossbow.[…]