The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is warning anglers about northern snakeheads, an invasive species of fish that could pose a risk to native fish populations and ecosystems. To inform anglers, LDWF recently produced a bulletin with information … Continued
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Inland Fisheries Hatchery Program, in cooperation with the USFWS Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery, the City of Shreveport’s Cross Lake Fish Hatchery, and Rockefeller Refuge, stocked over 8 million fish into 59 waterbodies … Continued
Three northwest Louisiana lakes are among the top 25 bass fishing lakes in the central United States, according to Bassmaster Magazine. For the second year in a row, Bassmaster Magazine named Toledo Bend Reservoir the “Best Bass Lake” in the nation. … Continued
Bassmaster Magazine has named Toledo Bend Reservoir the “Best Bass Lake” in the USA the second year in a row. In the history of rankings, this is the first time a fishery has held the number one spot for more … Continued
A recent fish kill in Louisiana’s Pearl River affected dozens of species of fish, including endangered gulf sturgeon. On Saturday afternoon, August 13, 2011, fisheries biologists with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) received a report of a … Continued