Field Reports
Massive cats from the Mississippi River bank
When the Mississippi River gets low and slow, it concentrates the fish. That inspires everything to bite, including monster catfish. […]
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King Kat Classic held on the Red River Waterway
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
As part of the Get Out and Fish! community fishing program, seventeen fishing sites will be stocked with adult sized channel catfish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Extensive fish kill reported at Lake Salvador, Bayou Gauche
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
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
Rocky Baker caught the new North Carolina state record blue catfish while fishing with Justin Clifton on the Roanoke River on July 10, 2021. […]
Catfish
LDWF Catfish Derby yields 17 winners
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
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
J.R. Watson of Converse hooked a 72-pound catfish on the trotline he’d strung near his house on Toledo Bend Reservoir. […]
Catfish
Don’t turn your nose up at fishing catalpa worms for catfish
Catalpa worms are unusual but great baits for bream and catfish. The worms are best this time of the year, fresh-picked off a catalpa tree. […]
Catfish
Denham Springs woman lands blue catfish that’s all-white
Katie Purvis Johns was fishing along the Bonnet Carré Spillway with her husband and daughter when she caught a 19-pound leucistic catfish. […]
Catfish
Species spotlight: Blue catfish
Blue catfish are highly adaptable and live in almost any type of freshwater; lakes, ponds, creeks, swamps or rivers. […]
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Rigging your catfish boat
Description: Want to rig your boat for frequent bouts with catfish? Here’s how to outfit and rig the hull to make fishing a breeze or a battle. […]
Catfish
Two catfish eat family of ducks
Nick Price has cleaned plenty of catfish in his life, but none of that prepared him for what he found cleaning two of his Dec. 12 catches. […]
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. […]
Fishing Reports
TomBigbee cat
Slidell’s Ethan Christoffer, 12, with a catfish caught on live brim while fishing the TomBigbee in Mississippi on Sept. 5, 2020.