On today's show, with Duck season opening up across the state, we take a look at the numbers for all the birds with some rough precursors for what could be a serious issue in Louisiana's Duck season. We also field reports from Glen Sanchez on gnat deterrents, an early Bad Boys story of a few guys that took a Possum and treated it like a ball. We al…

This hour, Don previews what's to come later in the show with a young lady joining us to talk about her song that she made trying to convince her family to let her go deer hunting before fielding reports from Mike Gallo on how staying on the move might need to be the way you win on the water this weekend, some good news for kayakers over in Empire …

Don is joined by actress, singer, hunter, fishermen, and all around jack-of-all-trades, Emmi Vallot, to discuss the song she made about wanting to go out deer hunting, her future as a singer and actress in her local theater, how she came to be such an artistic focused kid, other works of hers, and what is next for the young superstar?…

Don gets together with Ryan Lambert of Cajun Fishing Adventures in Buras to go over how the Duck season opening weekend has been near him with shots ringing out like crazy around his place, with some spots getting lots of birds and others having none so what spots are hot and what spots are not, the Green Wings are showing up a little early as well…

Mike Smith, from LA Marsh Guide Service, joins us from one of the flyover hot spots over in Delacroix but the overall count across the state was down and hard, if the high water levels could play a part in that as well as the lack of a cold weather, and if you are looking to join in with Mike, how can you get in touch with him.…

Don calls up Eric Muhoberac from the Louisiana Kayak Company to recap the BCKFC Championship last weekend, the top dog who came out with a W, Empire's got some good spots for any paddlers out there this weekend, a gentle reminder to always wear your PFDs and what you should know about staying safe during Duck season.…

Don is joined by Mr. Born-on-the-Bayou, Mike Gallo, from AAofLA.com, on what areas would be best on a weekend like this one with the higher water around the coast and lakes and windy weather across Southern Louisiana, the best ways to combat the high water and winds, and one of the best shared guests that Mike and Don have fished with.…

This week, Don goes over the latest from the opening of the duck season across Louisiana in varies areas with pre-opening numbers looking not that good before calling up Glen Sanchez to go over the St. Bernard area to see what there is to be made of this weather brought about by Rafael out in the Gulf and how the best way to deal with gnats might b…

Don gets together with Daryl Carpenter from Reel Screamers Guide Service to discuss the winds out around Grand Isle with Hurricane Rafael off in the Gulf causing issues, if someone wants to brave the elements, where could they find the best fish, Speckled Trout reports are far and few between but still around in some spots, and how many, if any, Du…

This week's Bad Boys might just be some of the worst ones to grace the airwaves.

With Robbie out of town, we call up Glen Sanchez, retired angler, to join us covering the St. Bernard area to help us make sense of this odd weather ahead of us, the best way to beat the gnats might be simpler than we think, duck season is opening up so what are some good things to be aware of?

On today's show, Don welcomes November with open arms but quickly closes them as Gnats are showing up in droves so be weary before jumping into our field reports covering everything from bridge closures near St. Bernard, the best thing to combat Gnats might be sold at... Victoria's Secret, World Series Trout have finally arrived and they are lookin…

In the second hour, Don hears a lovely song from a young girl who wanted to join family out on a hunt, before returning to our field reports from the likes of Mike Gallo on World Series Trout and if he has seen any Waterfowl in his neck of the woods, Brendan Bayard joins us live from the BCKFC Tournament Series Championship to tells us how "catch, …

Don gets together with the "Plastic Man" Ryan Lambert to discuss the what side of the River his crews have been working, his preparations for the duck season ahead of us, his favorite color of slugs, and a Gator hunt with Steven "Monster" Milam and Jared Jones that Ryan went on.

This week's Bad Boy took the tale of Frankenstein to heart!

Don is joined by Brendan Bayard from the BCKFC tournament series championship going on this morning, the ins and outs of "catch, photo, release" tournament, where and when the weigh in and and post-tournament party will be, and how if he has fished Lake Verret.

Don is joined by Mike Gallo from AAofLA.com to discuss finding clean, moving water this weekend, how the birds can help you in that endeavor, the latest on Trout sizes post-World Series, and the waterfowl hunting is opening up during these next 2 weeks, so are we in store for a good season?

With November here, Don and his many field reporters go over everything going on this weekend such as the bridge on the way to St. Bernard/Shell Beach area closed for renovation so what detour should you take to get down there, another free fishing day is going on tomorrow over at Bogue Chitto State Park, a freshwater fishing report from the likes …

For our Grand Isle breakdown, Don gets together with Daryl Carpenter from Reel Screamers Guide Service as the Gnats have arrived to enact revenge on Daryl, the windy weather will continue out hanging around Grand Isle, and the fishing has been a rollercoaster of good and bad across the board.

Don is joined by Kirk Stansel of Hackberry Rod And Gun to preview a kids cast-and-blast that the group is doing later today, the fishing out West has been really good no matter where you go and what you chase, and artificial bait Marker 54 is making waves yet again.

Due to a slight detour, Don calls up Robbie Campo from Campo's Marina joins us to discuss the bridge being closed as it gets painted with a new coat, the big fishing event going on at Campo's this weekend, how the live shrimp inventory is looking, and be aware everybody, we are fully in Gnat season.

On today's show, Don tips his hat to those trading the rod and reels for tickets to Taylor Swift before calling up his field reporters to see what is going on in their neck of the woods like Robbie Campo on how the fishing has been so good even bad fishermen should be able to catch something, Daryl Carpenter details everything we need to know about…

Don opens the second hour with Justin Logar, a young recovering cancer patient from New Jersey who caught his fish of a lifetime with Don and why he chose the fish that he picked, Mike Gallo joins to discuss why World Series Trout don't seem to be here just yet but, Sheepshead are arriving in droves, the latest Bad Boy to make grace the airwaves, R…

Don gets together with Emile Broussard & Gene Hebert, organizers of LA Wildfowl Festival going on this weekend, what you can see during the live demonstration, events for kids attending, and much more!

For everything Plastic we call the "Plastic Man" Ryan Lambert from Cajun Fishing Adventures to discuss what is going on around Buras, what is on the docket for the day with boats going every which way, if Ryan has seen any Ducks around his place as they migrate, Gator season closed up with a few big ones, and what can the customers take home from t…

This week's Bad Boy tells the tale of a crime of opportunity.

Mike Gallo from AAofLA.com drops by to recap the trip to "Dutch's Corner", a fishing spot dedicated to fellow fishermen and friend, Dutch Prager, but the World Series Trout that we've been talking about for weeks seems to have been bumped out of the spotlights by... Sheepshead?

Don gets together with Justin Logar, a recovering cancer patient from New Jersey featured in a Bayou Wild TV episode where he caught his fish of a lifetime, a Tarpon, so why did he pick that, what the trip was like, and what his weekend has in store all the way up in NJ?

With Taylor Swift in town, Don welcomes the many fans in town who are enjoying everything Louisiana has to offer before fielding reports from our many guests such as Robbie Campo on how the live bait frenzy was this past week, a reminder that Flounder season has closed but we look back on why the season closes so early, a quick history lesson on th…

Daryl Carpenter from Reel Screamers Guide Service joins Don to discuss how the catch was this past week around Grand Isle, the fish bouncing back after the water cleaned up, White Trout are going strong in and around reefs, how the cutoff for keeping White Trout depends, are we seeing White and Specks mixing schools, and when should we expect Sheep…

Don calls up Robbie Campo from Campo's Marina to discuss the live bait frenzy hitting the St. Bernard area as the fishing has been so good, if you aren't catching anything... you may need to find a new hobby, and Robbie tells us about what he has seen caught with World Series Trout on the mind.

Don is joined by his daughter, Cheri, on this National Whole Hog Barbecue Day, fielding reports about this very windy weather ahead of us with small craft advisors out there across the Gulf Coast, a history lesson on the Whole Hog BBQ, and how you can help clean our your freezer and pass along your extra meat to the less fortunate, before Kirk Stan…

In the 2nd hour, Don and Cheri field reports from the likes of Mike Gallo who advises us on how you can be out on the water in heavy winds and a special trip coming up for Mike and Don. We also hear from Brendan Bayard for all the kayakers, on the best spots for all the paddlers to beat out this windy weather, a Bad Boys story that goes beyond hunt…

The "Plastic Man" also known as "Professor" Ryan Lambert from Cajun Fishing Adventure, joins us to discuss the Eco-Tour that he gives, what a "Bec Croche" is and the hunting seasons that used to exist, the latest on the river falling and what that means for the fall and winter coming up, and the cold water hasn't slowed any of the Gators down.…

This week's Bad Boy goes beyond the world of hunting and fishing.

For everything involving kayakers, we call up Brendan Bayard of the BCKFC to help us figure out what all went down over at Fall N' Tide last weekend and who came out on top, how the new Flounder regulations affected this year's event, and what spots would be best for all the kayakers out there looking to get out of this wind.…

Don is joined by Mike Gallo, Mr. Born-On-The-Bayou, from AAofLA.com, to cover his advice for fishing on a windy day, the bait he is rocking right now, where you can find Green Trout along Speckled Trout, and in honor of long-time friend of the program Mike tells us about a special fishing trip he and Don will take this upcoming week!…

This hour, Don joined with his daughter Cheri, as they call up the likes of Glen Sanchez, retired angler, to discuss the windy weekend weather ahead of us with small craft advisories active, we get check-ins from all those out on the water this weekend. Don and Cheri give us a history lesson on whole hog BBQ and what you can do the help the less fo…

Don gets together with Daryl Carpenter from Reel Screamers Guide Service to see if he's got things tied down with all this wind they've been dealing with as the water has been anything but steady and clear, but before this front came, Daryl was seeing some of the best fishing he's ever been a part of, and if the artificial reef from the Raising Can…

Kirk Stansel of Hackberry Rod And Gun joins Don to talk about some incredibly Flounder that were caught before the closure, when fishing out on a windy day becomes untenable for you to be able to catch anything, what kind of fall fishing you can catch with this cooler, dryer weather coming through and if we got any new birds with this new cold fron…

In place of Robbie Campo, Don calls up Glen Sanchez, retired angler, to cover how the fishing has been around the St. Bernard area as the weather has been incredibly windy so small crafts be advised today, how you fish through a large school of fish, and how the bait is looking over at Campo's Marina.…

On today's show, Don ponders throughout the show about gumbo on this National Gumbo Day, before fielding reports from the likes of Robbie Campo on the best Fall fishing spots around Shell Beach, Daryl Carpenter tells us to dress for success around Grand Isle. Later on, Don hears from Mike Gallo who argues that today may just be teh best day of weat…

This hour, Don hears from Mike Gallo on what you can catch this time of year with water temps dropping, Eric Muhoberac tells us what he thinks the winner of Fall N' Tide might need to come out on top, a Bad Boys story involving, felons, firearms, and... frogs, and we close things out hearing from the "Plastic Man" Ryan Lambert on his gator season, …

Don gets together with Ryan Lambert to see what he's got planned with Fall-ish weather fully here, Alligators season is still chugging along but could we see an expansion of the Gator season, does Gator meat still sell, and fishing has been good with the river incredibly high while staying somewhat clean and clear.…

This week's Bad Boys tell a cautionary tale involving felons and frogs.

Don calls up Eric Muhoberac from the Louisiana Kayak Company, what he is seeing over at Fall N' Tide at the Delta Marina, what he caught yesterday while preparing for the event, his gumbo hot takes, and what could be the winning size fish for today?

Don and Mike Gallo from AAofLA.com take a crack at what could be one of the best days of fishing the year has to offer and with the everywhere producing great catches, where is Mike going and where has he been, also what he might catch with water temps at around mid-70s meaning you can catch anything, how live bait inventory is doing, and of course…

This hour, on National Gumbo Day, Don asks what is your favorite type of gumbo to eat, before being joined by Robbie Campo previewing all the Fall fishing spots and Fall fish with Fall fishing here in full force. Don hears from listeners talking about their favorite types of gumbo, some of the events coming up this next week, and look back at Hurri…

Joining Don is owner/operator of Reel Screamers Guide Service, to break down the latest going on over in Grand Isle as most of the action has been in the marsh with a ton of early limits, the high tides seen around the Isle due to recent storms, Redfish are still popping up, Shrimp are starting move out, and chilly temps are on the horizon so dress…

Robbie Campo from Campo's Marina joins Don to preview all the fall fishing spots with a brisk, cool weekend ahead of us, what all Robbie is seeing across the rivers, lakes, and bays with Redfish and Trout popping up everywhere, and Flounder fishing has gotten better over the years due to the early closure but the current season won't stay open much…