Crawfish season is officially underway across Louisiana, but farmers say weather conditions and rising production costs could influence how the season unfolds.

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 ...

Clockwise, from top left: minnow, crayfish, sunfish, shad, frog, and grasshopper. Fathead minnows, leeches and worms are mainstays in bait-shop refrigerators across the country. These old standards ...

Southeast Texas braces for a freeze, potentially harming agriculture and the crawfish industry.

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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — One week after crawfish prices hit the lowest levels of the season, they continue that downward trend heading into the first weekend of April. An improvement in ...

Mike Pelayo defines himself as a builder at heart—one who has worked across construction, food, sports, and agriculture. From growing a chicken barbecue brand—Vito’s Barbecue—to helping develop boxing ...

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 ...