Louisiana Sportsman

April 30, 2026

Marsh areas around Elmer’s Island are extensive and full of fish this month.

Kayak fishing for reds and specks around Elmer’s Island

November 27, 2019 Dora Lambert

Venturing into the extensive saltwater marsh of Elmer’s Island can land a determined kayaker a limit of redfish, speckled trout and a flounder or two.[…]

Great Dularge trout bite is expected

November 26, 2019 Chris Berzas

When waters get cold, fishing can get hot south of Dularge. One veteran captain has a handful of strategies for December action.[…]

Barry Henry is all smiles after hooking up with this nice bass in the Bayou Black area in November.

Red hot bassing at Bayou Black

November 14, 2019 Don Shoopman

Bill McCarty pointed bass anglers to the Bayou Black area, specifically Bayou Penchant and Bayou Coppersaw, for some red-hot bassing this month.[…]

Lake Bistineau bass on a strong bite

November 14, 2019 Kinny Haddox

According to bass pro and lake regular Homer Humphreys, Lake Bistineau is good for bass fishing right now and he doesn’t see that changing anytime soon.[…]

This 8-pound bass, which hit a Top Toad, thrilled Joe Stafford, 87, while fishing with John Dean. Dean expects more big bass to bite in November.

Cooler weather will have Toledo Bend bass ready to bite

November 14, 2019 John Dean

If it’s November at Toledo Bend, you’ll see smiles on a lot of faces, as bass anglers enjoy one of the better months of bass fishing there.[…]

Gordon Matherne shows off a nice Sulphur Mine speckled trout.

Sulphur Mine speckled trout strategies

November 1, 2019 Rusty Tardo

The Galliano Sulfur Mine area has produced good numbers and good sizes of speckled trout for decades during this time of year.[…]

Stanley Simeon caught trout on live shrimp on the oyster reefs in the Biloxi marsh.

Trout showing up inside at Hopedale, Shell Beach

November 1, 2019 Rusty Tardo

It’s been a tough year for trout chasers, but that’s in the past. Speckled trout are showing up inside at Hopedale and Shell Beach in big numbers.[…]

Brent Camardelle caught this nice Lake Cataouache bass.

Salvador crappie, Cataouatche bass starting to pick up as fall weather arrives

November 1, 2019 Anthony Taylor

Lake Salvador should be holding some fat sac-a-lait, while in Lake Cataouache, plenty of bass are being caught by anglers.[…]

Saline-Larto slabs have veteran guides really excited

November 1, 2019 Kinny Haddox

According to guide Tony Fuqua, Saline-Larto will be the No. 1 crappie lake in the state, and one of the tops in the country, this fall into next year.[…]

Bass are biting like it’s fall, sort of

October 23, 2019 Brian Cope

Pro bass angler Greg Hackney was surprised at how many other boats were fishing the marsh and how the bass reacted to his fall fishing tactics.[…]

Venice bass are biting on higher water since the amount of roseau cane has diminished.

Venice area set up for bumper fall of bass fishing

September 30, 2019 Anthony Taylor

When targeting bass in Venice this fall, anglers should know that the river has changed in more ways than just the fishing.[…]

Capt. Chris Danos believes several years of below-average fishing in the Pointe a la Hache area are over, with improved action on trout in the offing for anglers this fall.

Hopeful signs of a speckled fall in Pointe a la Hache

September 26, 2019 Rusty Tardo

The waters around East Pointe a la Hache have long been a summertime hotspot for speckled trout, especially from late summer through winter.[…]

According to Capt. Adam Jaynes, Sabine Lake has intermittently delivered good trout over the past three falls despite freshwater inundation by rainfall and storms. When wade-fishing the flats on the Louisiana side of Sabine Lake in the fall, anglers have chances at 3- to-5-pound fish and ones even larger.

Sabine Lake’s fall schoolie trout, trophies

September 26, 2019 Chris Berzas

Sabine Lake is ready to offer numbers and quality speckled trout in the fall and winter. Capt. Adam Jaynes of Just Fish Guide Service shares his tips. […]

Derek Picard holds two sac-a-lait he caught the last day of August while fishing Henderson Lake. October is a great month of put slabs in the boat, he said.

Boat more slabs at Henderson Lake

September 24, 2019 Don Shoopman

When baitfish start heading to the back of coves and other prime areas in October at Henderson Lake, sac-a-lait, aka crappie, and at least one successful angler follow them.[…]

Ronald Sparrow of Houston holds a 4-pound bass caught on a black/blue plastic lizard while fishing with John Dean. Bass as big and bigger can be caught at Toledo Bend in October.

Bass pile up in Toledo Bend’s big creeks

September 24, 2019 John Dean

Look for an increase in bass-fishing success, particularly an increase in schooling activity, this October at Toledo Bend.[…]

Calcasieu’s yellowmouths fat, sassy

September 16, 2019 Chris Berzas

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.[…]