Features
Beating the Cote Blanche Bay drums
Fishing in East and West Cote Blanche bays for saltwater fish tends to pick up later in the summer than some estuaries along the Gulf Coast.[…]
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Field Reports
Catch and cook: Giants from our favorite honey hole
In this Outside the Levees video, I fished for big drum with my Uncle Wimpy. Afterwards, I headed home to make smoked fish sandwiches.[…]
Fishing Reports
Hunter and Grayson’s big drum
Hunter and his son, Grayson Champagne, with a big drum caught in Vermillion Bay with shrimp on the bottom.[…]
Fishing Reports
Old fisherman catches old fish
Michael Boyne caught this old black drum on June 9, 2023 while fishing.[…]
Fishing Reports
Hopedale drum for Alex Bowling
Alex Bowling with a big black drum caught out of Hopedale.[…]
Features
Coastal Cornucopia
People can fish in the Gulf of Mexico, the rivers, around the islands, off the beaches and in the bays for many different species.[…]
Columns
Kayakers can go farther, stay longer
Wendell Dietz built a small house boat in order to maximize his fishing time and extend his kayak fishing range.[…]
Field Notes
Don’t overlook black drum
The black drum is an inshore and estuarine fish that doesn’t get the attention it rightly deserves, according to Joshua Bourg.[…]
Fishing Reports
Big Black Drum
Dalton 14 hauled in this 40 pound black drum for his personal best in the rigolets pass.
Field Reports
First big saltwater fish
Larry Rice was fishing with his friend Tyson Buras when he caught his first big saltwater fish, this black drum, on Aug, 17 out of Grand Isle.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Species spotlight: black drum
Black drum are plentiful and can be found in a variety of habitats. They eat a wide range of foods, and provide lots of enjoyment to anglers across the southeastern states.[…]
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Heads, reds and drum — Tips for catching Breton Sound’s sheesphead, redfish and black drum
You heard the one about the elite, big-fish speckled trout snob in Delacroix in March?
Well, there was this creek. And there was this paddle. The guy was up the creek: Aw heck, you know the rest.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF cites Galliano man for black drum, redfish violations
A 34-year-old Galliano man was cited Saturday for allegedly possessing 26 undersized black drum on the Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two cited for black drum violations in Lafourche Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents cited two fishermen for alleged fishing violations on Oct. 19 in Lafourche Parish.[…]