Louisiana Sportsman

May 11, 2026

Parker’s pond bass

July 15, 2021 Field Reporter

Parker Leleux, 13, hooked this bass while fishing a Texas Style worm in a private pond near Crowley. He released the fish after taking photos.

Gavin’s pond bream

July 15, 2021 Field Reporter

Eleven-year-old Gavin Trosclair with a nice bream he caught on July 3 while fishing in a pond on his family’s lease north of Greensburg.

First alligator gar

July 15, 2021 cre8v.qt@cox.net

Bailey Legler, 13, was fishing with her papa, Mike Legler of Slidell, on July 1 when she caught her first alligator gar with shrimp on Lake Borgne. The gar measured in at 42 inches.

A great time in Golden Meadow

July 15, 2021 cuzsbbq@gmail.com

While fishing in Golden Meadow, Angela and Cuz caught more than enough fish for supper.

Aerial fish stocking

July 13, 2021 From News Reports

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources uses an aerial method of stocking because it is much quicker and less stressful for the fish.[…]

Frenzied speckled trout DESTROY one bait!

July 13, 2021 Todd Masson

Marsh Man Masson located a school of speckled trout that were crushing shrimp on the surface, so he fed them one of his favorite baits.[…]

Summer speckled trout at Lake Borgne rigs

July 12, 2021 Devin Denman

Lake Borgne is an awesome fishing destination that gives up generous numbers of speckled trout and redfish.[…]

Ellie’s bream

July 9, 2021 Field Reporter

Four-year-old Ellie Trosclair shows off her bream she caught in the pond on her family’s lease north of Greensburg on July 2. She was fishing with her Paw J and big brother, Gavin.

Big catfish from the Atchafalaya River

July 9, 2021 Field Reporter

David Roberie caught this 74-pound blue cat on cut shad after just 5 minutes from anchoring in the Atchafalaya River near Simmesport.

Finally a flounder

July 9, 2021 Field Reporter

Chris Russo hooked his first flounder in over 20 years in the MRGO. Chris Russo holds up a beautiful Lake Borgne redfish.

Lake Borgne redfish

July 9, 2021 Field Reporter

This Lake Borgne redfish was caught by Kevin Henry.

Rat red from a ‘yak

July 8, 2021 elexis.d.p@gmail.com

Lex Poindexter shared this photo from his first kayak fishing trip with friends, Coco and David, on June 26, 2021. This redfish was hooked on a Z-Man Jerk ShadZ on a Matrix Goldeneye jig head[…]

Grandson’s first fish

July 8, 2021 viktor5858

On June 18, 2021, Ethan Meyer-Vollenweider caught his first redfish while on vacation with his Paw Paw at Wolf Lake in Foley, Alabama. The smile on his face says it all.

I am an avid alligator gar fisherman looking to spread awareness about the species. Most of the time when alligator gar are caught they are disregarded as “trash fish,” but this couldn’t be farther from[…]