Freshwater Fishing
Drawdowns scheduled for Iatt Lake, Lake Bistineau
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has scheduld drawdowns in the coming weeks for both Iatt Lake and Lake Bistineau to try to control giant salvinia.[…]
Statewide LA
Columns
Panthers: Are they for real?
I always enjoy a good, spirited discussion about an interesting topic, and how much more interesting and controversial could a discussion be than one centered around the existence of large cats — panthers, mountain lions or maybe you prefer to call them cougars — in Mississippi and its neighboring states?[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Year-long Hog Wash Tournament starts Sept. 20
If you like hog hunting, eating pork and competing in tournaments, great news: Louisiana’s first year-long hog tournament begins soon. […]
Features
7 steps to clean trout
Nobody likes cleaning the day’s catch. But you’ll burn through these 7 steps to clean speckled trout and get these fish ready for the freezer or dinner.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Elmer’s Island surf claims another truck this weekend
For at least the second time in the last month, another truck got buried in the surf on Elmer’s Island Sunday, and an enforcement agent with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries urged beachgoers to use caution when parking their vehicles.[…]
Fishing
Four more accused of illegal oyster harvesting in Terrebonne Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested four men on Sunday for alleged oyster violations on the Sister Lake Public Oyster Seed Reservation, which is closed for the 2014-15 season, according to a press release.[…]
Field Notes
How to avoid buying ice
Crappie killer Tim Bye has a solution that allows him to save the cost of loose ice without having to deal with those danged plastic jugs.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Shell Beach specks smaller, but plentiful
Like death and taxes, steady west winds have been pretty constant this summer — and fishing out of Shell Beach has been no exception.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2015 International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo kicks off Thursday
The oldest fishing tournament in the United States is set to do it one more time this week, as the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo officially gets underway Thursday at daylight.[…]
Big Bass
Texas angler lands monstrous 12.93-pounder at Toledo Bend
The odds were stacked against Trent Curphy catching a big bass on Toledo Bend last Wednesday — but sometimes the underdog pulls out the upset win.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Baton Rouge kayak angler wins first 2015 CCA-Louisiana STAR bay boat package
David Torregrossa made a $30,000-plus decision when he registered just last week for CCA Louisiana’s STAR Tournament.[…]
Catfish
Catfish Everdeen
Robyn Bordelon has been dubbed “Catfish Everdeen” for her ability to find and capture big Mississippi River catfish from her kayak.[…]
Deer Hunting
South Louisiana QDMA to host free summer seminar Aug. 6
If your thoughts are already drifting off to cooler days in the deer stand this fall, the South Louisiana Branch of the Quality Deer Management Association is holding its annual Deer and Wildlife Summer Seminar on Aug. 6.[…]
Bass Fishing
How to maximize Carolina-rigging
When bass are deep, there’s no better way to coax them into biting than dragging a big chunk of plastic on a Carolina rig past their noses.[…]
General
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Inshore Fishing
Know how to pick the right topwater
Using topwater lures to catch fish is a favorite technique of many fishermen. The lure wobbles across the surface, imitating a thrashing, wounded baitfish, and the strikes come in knee-weakening violence.[…]