Todd Masson
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New Orleans, LA, United States
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Collision with bear totals car, bear unharmed: report
'We were fully expecting to go in and pick up a carcass,' biologist says. → Read More
Members of Cajun Navy resuscitate Houston resident found floating lifeless
Men perform chest compressions in floodwaters. → Read More
More than a ton of shrimp seized from illegal shrimpers, LDWF says
Agents say three men were skimming in closed area. → Read More
Watch kayaker get surprised by monster gator
Lance Burgos gets more than he bargained for. → Read More
Louisiana black bear to be removed from endangered species list
Hunters will have to wait a while longer, however. → Read More
Edwards to appoint new Wildlife & Fisheries secretary
Louisiana Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards will appoint former congressman Charlie Melancon to serve as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Edwards announced Wednesday (Dec. 16). Melancon, 68, will succeed Robert Barham, a former state senator who has held the job through the duration of Gov. Bobby Jindal's tenure. A resident of Napoleonville, Melancon last held public… → Read More
What happens to seafood, game seized by LDWF?
Anglers and hunters often wonder if the fish and game seized by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries during busts and raids ends up stuffed in zipper bags in agents' freezers. That would be a nice fringe benefit of... → Read More
Another Dularge speckled trout comes up tail-less
What is it with the speckled trout near Dularge that are missing their tails? Less than a week after Brad Johnson caught a tail-less trout in Lake Mechant, Capt. Travis Miller did the same Thursday morning. It was clearly a different fish... → Read More
Big fish make Louisiana's record book in 2015
The year 2015 was a good one for anglers seeking fish for Louisiana's record book. The following fish made the cut, according to Lyle Johnson, president of the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association. The organization is responsible for maintaining the state's... → Read More
Jury convicts man who shot Wildlife & Fisheries agent
A Ouachita Parish jury convicted a Monroe man of two counts of attempted first-degree murder Thursday evening in a case involving a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent. Luke Jarrod Hust, 29, will be sentenced Feb. 11 after a... → Read More
Edwards doesn't have to look far for next Wildlife & Fisheries secretary: Todd Masson
Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards sounded the right tones early in his successful campaign when discussing the qualities he'd look for in his appointment to the top job at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Edwards rightly recognized that any candidates... → Read More
Louisiana hunters who report their deer will get rewarded
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has tried slapping hunters who fail to report harvested deer with heavy fines and the risk of jail time, but according to the state's data, the agency was informed about fewer than half of all... → Read More
Wildlife and Fisheries adds seven new agents
Those who break fish or game laws in the state of Louisiana now have less of a chance of getting away with it. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries last week graduated its 29th class of cadets into the rank... → Read More
Lure trailer ups speckled-trout haul for Lake Pontchartrain guide
Capt. John Falterman has been using a secret weapon to help him catch speckled trout, redfish, flounder and bass in the lower Pearl River system. It's a scented soft-plastic lure called a Crappie Psychic that he uses as a trailer with... → Read More
Lake Pontchartrain anglers: Go here, and catch these
The speckled trout fishing right now in Seabrook is as good as it was before anyone even considered building a wall or a rock dam on the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet. Capt. John Falterman knows that, but he'd have to be a fool... → Read More
Judge smacks Morgan City man caught running crab traps that weren't his
Crab traps are mostly left unattended, so they can be easy marks for thieves who want to steal their contents. Doing so, however, is a crime, and the penalties can be quite stiff. Curtis Richard, 38, of Morgan City discovered... → Read More
Best speckled trout action this guide has seen in years
There are certain times of the year when Lafitte seems like the throwback-trout capital of the world. This isn't one of those stretches. Capt. Lane Zimmer says the speckled-trout action in Lafitte right now is among the best he's ever seen, and... → Read More
Louisiana holding Youth Hunter of the Year contest
Many deer seasons have already opened across Louisiana, and this weekend, youths in the Coastal Zone will get first crack at the waterfowl that have set up for the winter in area wetlands. It's a great opportunity for those 15... → Read More
Hurricane Patricia's remnants hit Louisiana's camps, marinas surprisingly hard
After Hurricane Patricia abandoned the Pacific, crossed over Mexico and re-emerged over the Gulf of Mexico, she no longer carried a name, but based on reports from across the Louisiana coast, she probably should have. Biblical rains and persistent southeast... → Read More
Rivers a great alternative for anglers who get blown out this weekend
After holding her breath for much of the summer, Mother Nature is finally exhaling, and all that wind is limiting how and where Southeast Louisiana's speckled trout and redfish anglers can fish. But one thing Mother Nature is most assuredly... → Read More