Big Bass
Texas angler catches second 12-pound Toledo Bend bass
Some days nothing goes right on the water — and that’s when most of us throw in the towel and head home. But perhaps we sholud just ignore all the problems and go fishing.[…]
Big Bass
9.3-pounder breaks New Orleans City Park bass record
After years of coming so close — including catching an 8.3-pounder just three weeks ago — Broc Corcoran got the shock of his life Monday afternoon when he reeled in a certified 9.3-pound lunker near Scout’s Island that broke the record and became the biggest largemouth bass ever caught in New Orleans City Park.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Frigid winter likely means delayed trout transition
Unlike the last couple of years with relatively mild winters, Mother Nature brought her full force down on South Louisiana this time — and the speckled trout that endured those frigid conditions likely will take a little longer to transition out of the marsh this year.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caney Lake gives up 36-pound stringer
In the span of about 30 minutes on a dreary, drizzly morning last Monday on Caney Lake, Hunter Freeman and Corey Harris experienced a bite so epic most bass anglers’ wildest dreams probably wouldn’t even come close to what actually happened out on the water.[…]
News Breaker
Bonnet Carré Spillway to open Thursday
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday announced that because of high water on the Mississippi River, the Bonnet Carré Spillway will be opened Thursday morning at 10 a.m.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: On a mission for more topwater speckled trout, redfish
What do you do when winds are roaring behind a cold front, and you want to go fishing? Well, you go fishing.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Score big with Henderson Lake sac-a-lait
If anglers want to catch sac-a-lait in March at Henderson Lake, they should go to the borrow pits along the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Head outside from Hopedale
Capt. Sal “Gotcha Hooked” Fontana (504-812-7773) said he heads outside this month out of Hopedale to hunt both specks and reds in deeper water.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Destination Delacroix
Capt. Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) is trying to think positive after this year’s brutal winter.[…]
Bass Fishing
Catching Bass on Cypress Trees with Greg Hackney
This episode of Sportsman TV will be sure to get bass fanatics fired up for the spawning season. Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney and Gator Tail owner Kyle Broussard got together for a fishing trip in the Atchafalaya Basin and despite less than ideal conditions, the duo put together a nice bag and a very informative show.[…]
Events & Announcements
Game warden shooter gets 60 years without parole, LDWF says
The Monroe woman convicted of attempted first degree murder of a police officer for shooting LDWF Senior Agent Tyler Wheeler in 2017 was sentenced to 60 years in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday in Morehouse Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF officially bans supplemental deer feeding in three Northeast La. parishes
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday approved a declaration of emergency to cease supplemental deer feeding in East Carroll, Madison and Tensas parishes effective Monday, March 5.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Transition trout in Dularge
Want to find and catch speckled trout in the Dularge area in March?[…]
News Breaker
‘Zombie’ reds invade Delacroix marshes
Some zombies have invaded the marshes of Delacroix recently — but not the walking dead variety. […]
News Breaker
Marsh Man Masson vid: More topwater trophy trout in entirely new area
After boating some bruisers a few days earlier in Hopedale, I had topwater-trout fever, so I did some map study at home, and identified three areas that I suspected would hold some big ones.[…]
Fishing
Gamakatsu Light Hooks
OK, I’ll admit it: I can’t fish with circle hooks. I mean the danged things take all the fun out of fishing, since setting the hook almost always results in a miss.[…]