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May 19, 2022
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Fishing

Legislature considering air rifles for deer; legalizing noodling and bream traps for bait

May 14, 2022 Jeremy Alford

The Senate is expected to give final passage to a pair of bills that would create new ways for sportsmen to hunt and fish in Louisiana. […]

Catfish

Catfish Piccata

May 9, 2022 Nathan L. Judice

Not only are catfish fun and relatively easy to catch, but they also make for excellent table fare. Try out this Catfish Piccata recipe. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Reconnecting Bayou Lafourche is goal of massive restoration effort

April 7, 2022 Chris Macaluso

This Bayou Lafourche restoration project helps improve the connection of the Mississippi River and the Lafourche basin. […]

Field Reports

Catch and cook: Catfish jug lines for big fish

February 17, 2022 Jared Serigne

Jared Serigné and his buddy set out jug lines for catfish. Afterwards, Serigné shares his catfish almandine recipe. […]

Catfish

Kayaks and catfish?

February 13, 2022 Chris Holmes

Kayak anglers are realizing that kayaks are quite suited for catfishing. Catfish can be caught in almost any freshwater river, lake or pond. […]

Catfish

Lake Pontchartrain’s catfish provide a cold water bonus

January 24, 2022 Keith Lusher Jr.

Anglers will be able to catch blue catfish in Lake Pontchartrain with ease this month. Carl Schmidt of Abita Springs shares his best tips. […]

Catfish

LDWF to host tagged fish derby at ponds throughout the state

December 17, 2021 From News Reports

LDWF will be hosting a tagged catfish derby at all of their Get Out and Fish! ponds between Saturday, Dec. 18, and Saturday, Dec. 25. […]

Field Reports

Massive cats from the Mississippi River bank

November 11, 2021 Todd Masson

When the Mississippi River gets low and slow, it concentrates the fish. That inspires everything to bite, including monster catfish. […]

Catfish

King Kat Classic held on the Red River Waterway

November 8, 2021 From News Reports

The King Kat Tournament Trail closed out the 2021 season on the Red River Waterway. Catfish anglers from 14 states traveled to Natchitoches. […]

Catfish

LDWF to stock adult catfish later this month for a Halloween treat

October 15, 2021 From News Reports

As part of the Get Out and Fish! community fishing program, seventeen fishing sites will be stocked with adult sized channel catfish. […]

Bayou Gauche
Freshwater Fishing

Extensive fish kill reported at Lake Salvador, Bayou Gauche

September 9, 2021 Will Martin

A big fish kill at Lake Salvador, Bayou Gauche is occurring due to effects from Hurricane Ida earlier this month. […]

Fishing

Central Lafourche High School athletics holds fishing tournaments

July 13, 2021 Will Martin

Central Lafourche High School athletics department hold two fishing tournaments to raise money to recover from 2020. […]

Catfish

New North Carolina state record blue catfish

July 12, 2021 Brian Cope

Rocky Baker caught the new North Carolina state record blue catfish while fishing with Justin Clifton on the Roanoke River on July 10, 2021. […]

A young angler shows off a tagged catfish during the 2021 Tagged Catfish Derby.
Catfish

LDWF Catfish Derby yields 17 winners

June 28, 2021 From News Reports

A total of 17 winners reported catching a tagged channel catfish during the LDWF Get Out and Fish! catfish derby. […]

Field Notes

Bait shop bonanza

June 17, 2021 Andy Douglas

Local bait shops are great, one-stop shopping areas. There is likely one at your favorite lake near the entrance or boat launch. […]

Catfish

Man wrestles 72-pound catfish into boat

May 27, 2021 Will Martin

J.R. Watson of Converse hooked a 72-pound catfish on the trotline he’d strung near his house on Toledo Bend Reservoir. […]

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