WBRZ - Baton Rouge

Finally the weather is cooperating for a great weekend outdoors, and Joe Macaluso is here to fill your head and plans with events. Joe Mac is at the 31st LA Sportsmans show at Lamar Dixon Expo center, but there's also the Dreams Come True Bass Tournament going on this weekend as well. more »

Chef KD hits the waterways with pro bass angler Cliff Crochet in the Outdoors Report for March 4.  KD says the inland waters are coming back with the warm temperatures and that the bass bite is back.  Crochet also sets the hook with some serious attention, worth watching twice.  Enjoy. more »

Advocate Outdoorsman Joe Macaluso hit the Baton Rouge Boat Show for an interview with Cliff Crochet. Crochet just finished 13th in the Bassmaster Classic, he was the second youngest fisherman to qualify for the event. The Pierre Part native fished his first tournament as a rookie Bassmaster Elite Series pro.  Crochet  was in 12th place going into the final... more »

Louisiana is getting ready to begin a new series of tag-and-release saltwater fishing tournaments. It's for two-person teams in boats that are at least 15 feet long and have live wells; redfish caught will be tagged by people from the Aquarium of the Americas. Five tournaments between March 6 and Sept. 11 - at Lafitte, Dularge, Delacroix, Empire and Slidell... more »

With a lure of record crowds, Northwest Louisiana has landed the 2012 Bassmaster Classic. BASS vice president and general manager Tom Ricks says the group will be partnering again with the Shreveport Regional Sports Authority, which helped put on the 2009 Classic. Last year's Classic attracted 137,700 visitors, obliterating the previous record of 82,600, set in New Orleans in 2003.... more »