Freshwater Fishing
On fire – Poverty Point gives up potential No. 4 crappie Thursday
For the third time in eight days, Poverty Point Reservoir State Park has yielded a potential Top 5 crappie for the Louisiana record books.[…]
Statewide LA
News Breaker
Yellowfin action hot out of Venice
March may have come in like a lamb, but tuna fishing on the East Lump has definitely been more like a lion lately. […]
Columns
We got gar – Louisiana has four species
In a state laced with streams, rivers, bayous, lakes and marshes, pretty well anyone who spends time outdoors knows that Louisiana has a lot of gars.[…]
Big Bass
Ragley angler reels in Toledo Bend 12.25-pounder on Buck Creek
Toledo Bend is much more than the No.1 bass fishery in the United States: It’s also a camper’s paradise with scenic pines and hardwoods situated along its shorelines.[…]
News Breaker
Potential new No. 4-ranked mako shark caught on East Lump Monday morning
After an epic day of fishing Monday on the East Lump, Capt. Peace Marvel’s 31-foot AmeraCat returned to Cypress Cove Marina in Venice almost 800 pounds heavier than when it left seven hours earlier — thanks to two stud yellowfin tuna and a huge shark that potentially could become the new No. 4 mako ever caught in Louisiana waters.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Poverty Point yields potential No. 3 white crappie Wednesday evening
If this all looks very familiar, you’re not seeing double or reading the same story twice: The Hosea brothers — identical twins — are rewriting the white crappie record books for both Poverty Point Reservoir State Park and the state of Louisiana.[…]
News Breaker
Three cited for alleged duck hunting violations in Acadia Parish
Three men were cited for migratory bird violations on Feb. 20 in Acadia Parish after wildlife agents allegedly watched them shooting ducks on Bayou Nezpique, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Big Bass
Bossier City angler lands Toledo Bend 12.12-pounder in Palo Gaucho
Chad Poulsen was definitely on the fish in Palo Gaucho during a club tournament last weekend on Toledo Bend.[…]
Big Bass
Lake Charles angler catches 12.90-pound Toledo Bend hammer
A father-son outing on Toledo Bend turned into the trip of a lifetime Saturday when Keith Comeaux landed his biggest lunker ever — an enormous 12.90-pounder that devoured a wacky-rigged plastic worm in Mill Creek.[…]
Deer Hunting
Two Avoyelles Parish men busted for night hunting, numerous other deer charges
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wrapped up a two-month long investigation last weekend that resulted in numerous deer hunting violations for two Avoyelles Parish men.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer-tracking bloodhound finds lost 3-year-old boy in Sabine Parish woods
Douglas Downs’ 3-year-old bloodhound, Honey, already had several impressive tracking recoveries to her credit before last week, including several wall hangers and more than 30 deer sniffed out over the last three seasons in and around the woods of Sabine Parish.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Flextone Tramp Stamp Aluminum pot call
The new Flextone Tramp Stamp Aluminum pot call won’t let the wind ruin your spring hunt. The durable Magnum Hickory Striker coupled with the aluminum surface produce high-frequency yelps that will cut through howling winds and drive even the most stubborn gobblers insane.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LiveTarget BaitBall Glass Minnow Twitchbait
The LiveTarget BaitBall Glass Minnow Twitchbait will provide anglers a lure that perfectly mimics the small glass minnow forage that is targeted by trout, reds, Spanish mackerel or virtually anything chasing tiny bait.[…]
Hunting
Tactical Solutions TSAR-300
The TSAR-300 from Tactical Solutions is a 300 AAC Blackout Rifle that provides the versatility of a short barreled rifle without the red tape and NFA paperwork. It includes an Inert Suppressor, TacSol Milspec Lower, ALG Defense QMS Trigger, Hogue Pistol Grip, Hogue 6 Position stock, 10round magazine and the TacSol XG PRO Forend.[…]
Contents
In the bag — Must-have turkey-hunting gear
If it’s spring, Chad Newcomer is on the move, chasing gobblers from Mississippi to Nebraska — and several spots in between — with an intense passion and skilled precision.[…]
Columns
Whose water is it, anyway?
Louisiana is known for a few things: food, its laissez-faire environment, and its swamps and marshes. Those aspects of life in the Bayou State have always been intertwined, as inseparable as red beans and rice.[…]