Fishing Hotspots
Calcasieu’s yellowmouths fat, sassy
Moving out of the depths of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in September, large speckled trout will be in a feeding mood before colder waters appear in December.[…]
Year: 2019
News Breaker
LDWF urging boaters to be safe during hunting season
With the fall and winter outdoor season underway, the LDWF Enforcement Division is reminding hunters about boating safety during the hunting season.[…]
Newsletters
Teal opener was hit or miss
The opening of the 16-day 2019 teal season had some hunters set up where teal wanted to be and shooting limits, while others didn’t see very much at all. […]
Fishing
Fish Lab Bio Minnow
The Fish Lab Bio Minnow is a weedless swimbait with an action-producing tail and is great for skipping under docks or low-hanging tree limbs along banks.[…]
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Louisiana’s WMA Preview 2019-20 – Coastal & Non-Game Resources Division Region
Here’a a WMA forecast for the 2019-20 hunting seasons on Louisiana WMAs in the Coastal & Non-Game Resources Division Region.[…]
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Louisiana’s WMA Preview 2019-20 – Pineville Region
The Sportsman’s Paradise really does have a paradise of outdoors opportunities. Here’s a preview of the hunting seasons on WMAs in the Pineville Region.[…]
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Louisiana’s WMA Preview 2019-20 – Monroe Region
The Sportsman’s Paradise really does have a paradise of outdoors opportunities. Here’s a preview of the hunting seasons on WMAs in the Monroe Region.[…]
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Louisiana’s WMA Preview 2019-20 – Minden Region
The Sportsman’s Paradise really does have a paradise of outdoors opportunities. Here’s a preview of the hunting seasons on WMAs in the Minden Region.[…]
Newsletters
Early season teal hunt on Catahoula Lake
Hampton Rutland filmed this early season teal hunting video for his web video series Louisiana Wetlands and shared it with Sportsman TV.[…]
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Louisiana’s WMA Preview 2019-20 – Lake Charles Region
The Sportsman’s Paradise really does have a paradise of outdoors opportunities. Here’s a preview of the hunting seasons on WMAs in the Lake Charles Region.[…]
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Louisiana’s WMA Preview 2019-20 – Lafayette Region
The Sportsman’s Paradise really does have a paradise of outdoors opportunities. Here’s a preview of the hunting seasons on WMAs in the Lafayette Region.[…]
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Louisiana’s WMA Preview 2019-20 – Hammond Region
The Sportsman’s Paradise really does have a paradise of outdoors opportunities. Here’s a preview of the hunting seasons on WMAs in the Hammond Region.[…]
Fishing
Plano Edge Tackle Storage
Plano Molding Systems has recently debuted a set of 10 different storage boxes that provide everything a fisherman could want in tackle storage.[…]
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Pencil Poppers
This fisherman has been smiling ever since Cotton Cordell Lures downsized one of his favorite artificial lures for speckled trout: the Pencil Popper.[…]
Bass Fishing
Going to school: Toledo Bend’s topwater fishing is tops
Here are some ways to catch bass and beat the late-summer doldrums on Toledo Bend. Schooling action is at its peak in September.[…]
Bass Fishing
Louisiana anglers are chasing the pro bass dream
Anglers from the Sportsman’s Paradise can hang with anyone, but they’re only beginning to make a big impact on national tournament trails.[…]