Why learn how to catch crawfish? Well, whether you call them crawdads, crayfish, or mudbugs, crawfish are one of the most lethal live bait you can put on a fishing hook. Any decent smallmouth angler ...

VERMILION PARISH — Freezing temperatures across the region are having an impact on crawfish ponds, making it more difficult for fishermen to catch their haul. As a result, higher prices could be on ...

As live bait goes, it’s hard to beat crawfish for trout, bass, catfish, and more—yet they are wildly underused. That’s because it’s rare to find them for sale in bait shops. There are no commercial ...

Soileau told 7News that farmers may have to buy 1,000 to 2,000 traps, which cost $2 to $3 more per trap, resulting in $2,000 ...

Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards have pro­duced stringers of game fish for decades, and they’ll continue to produce ...

Lauren Kremer, 11, pulls a freshly caught crayfish out of a net during a Quarry Hill Nature Center field day Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Bear Creek at Slatterly Park in Rochester. Kids participating ...

CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) – Things are returning to normal now that the ice has melted away from last week’s blizzard. Many people are wondering what that means for crawfish season. Scott Broussard, a ...

For the first time in many years, not one boiled crawfish passed my mouth over the Easter holidays. Boiling a few sacks of crawfish on Good Friday has been an annual custom of my family, but this year ...