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May 16, 2025
/Southwest LA

Southwest LA

Features

Fishing family pulls up stakes, moves from Louisiana to Alabama

June 17, 2020 Don Shoopman

Long-time owners of Big Lake Guide Service, Jeff and Mary Poe, set up shop in Alabama after spending 35 years putting Louisiana anglers on plenty of fish.[…]

Fishing Hotspots

Target tripletail in June; they’re fun, tasty

May 26, 2020 Capt. Adam Jaynes

Tripletail fit the bill if you’re looking for tasty fishing action. The average fish caught in southwest Louisiana is in the 5- to 15-pound range.[…]

Flounder should be in the marshes around Lake Charles through June.
Fishing Hotspots

Hot bite: Lake Charles flounder

June 3, 2019 Dora Lambert

Jason Lewis and John Muller have been targeting flounder in the Lake Charles system for a few years and they are more than willing to give a few tips.[…]

Grant Henning, Lee Daughdrill, Cade Eskridge and Bill Daniels have a passion for specklebelly goose hunting that can only be described as an addiction.
Features

Specklebelly goose hunting

December 21, 2018 Jerald Horst

Tips, tactics and blind construction pointers to successfully hunt specklebelly geese in Southwest Louisiana. […]

Vudu Shrimp
Bass Fishing

Sabine River bass surprise

December 1, 2018 Jerald Horst

“We are very blessed,” Johnny Watkins said. “There are very few places where you fish bass on a shrimp pattern.[…]

The partially completed November aerial waterfowl survey shows the lowest number of birds on record for Southwest Louisiana.
Ducks

Partial aerial waterfowl survey: SW Louisiana shows fewest birds on record

November 7, 2018 Patrick Bonin

For the first time since 1969 when it began, the state’s November aerial waterfowl survey may not be completed this year due to inclement flying weather. […]

News Breaker

Top 7 features for trout kayaks

October 27, 2018 Jerald Horst

Sure, sure, it’s old news that kayaks are a deadly effective tool for slipping up quietly on redfish grazing for lunch is marsh ponds only a foot deep.[…]

Bass Fishing

Big time bass bite now at Lacassine Pool

October 3, 2018 Ann Taylor

If you thought the fishing season was over in the Lacassine Pool, think again.[…]

Phillip Zaunbrecher
News Breaker

Mowata hunter downs South American ringed teal

October 1, 2018 Patrick Bonin

Working on a rice farm in Acadia Parish definitely gave Phillip Zaunbrecher an advantage in keeping an eye out on the whereabouts of teal this season — but even his job didn’t prepare him for the special bird he knocked down on Friday, Sept. 21.[…]

Doug and Annabelle Guins
Bass Fishing

Chillin’ on the Calcasieu

September 27, 2018 Don Shoopman

Southwest Louisiana’s bass anglers were on Cloud Nine a few weeks ago because the Calcasieu River was in the best shape it has ever been going into September.[…]

Flounder

Sunday morning Hackberry kayak trip produces doormats

September 19, 2018 louisianasportsman

Cooler temperatures and a slight north breeze greeted us as we launched our kayaks last Sunday at 6 a.m. at Ellender Bridge just north of Hackberry on the Intracoastal Canal.[…]

Inshore Fishing

LeBleu Settlement man dies on Calcasieu River

September 18, 2018 From News Reports

A 24-year-old LeBleu Settlement man died Monday night after falling overboard while baiting a trotline in the east fork of the Calcasieu River, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]

Deer Hunting

WMAs

September 15, 2018 Jonathan Olivier

WMAs[…]

A good pair of snake boots are a must in the early season. With the summer heat lingering in September, snakes are still active.
Deer Hunting

Early-season gear list

September 15, 2018 Jonathan Olivier

Bow season cranks up early in Southwest Louisiana, and while conditions may not be all that pleasant, these items should make the experience better.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Night-fishing kayak trip in Hackberry produces

September 13, 2018 louisianasportsman

There was no moon, tons of mosquitoes and showers in the area when we launched our kayaks about 11 p.m. last Saturday into Kelso Bayou near Hackberry.[…]

Deer Hunting

Taking the heat

September 1, 2018 Jonathan Olivier

It takes a diehard deer hunter to brave the elements that are pervasive during Louisiana’s early bow season, which opens for most residents on Monday, Oct. 1. […]

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