Columns
For these students, the fish ate their homework
Most schools in Louisiana have a bass fishing club that competes against other schools. Now there’s the St. Michael High School Fly Fishing Club.[…]
Fishing
Big Bass
Caddo 12 pounder reverses LeJeune’s bad luck to good
Austin LeJeune landed a 12.02 lunker at Caddo Lake. He took photos and videoed the release of the big fish back into the lake to spawn as part of the BASELINE Trophy Replica program.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Bowfishing Championship set for Bossier City
The U.S. Open Bowfishing Championship, the largest event of its kind in the fast-growing sport of bowfishing, is coming to Bass Pro Shops in Bossier City in April.[…]
Bass Fishing
Frog tactics
For an angler, the frog offers a great search bait for covering lots of water and finding key staging areas for bass.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Will spillway openings hurt April trout bite?
Even though the Bonnet Carré Spillway on the Mississippi River continues to pour out the remnants of a long, wet winter, the speckled trout bite should still be much better than it was in 2018.[…]
Breaking News
LDWF says early draft of study shows trout numbers down; new evaluation underway
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is reassessing the state’s stock of speckled trout. […]
Field Notes
March is time to fertilize small ponds
With spring just around the corner and water temperatures on the rise, pond owners should proceed to the next level of their continual improvement program. […]
Bass Fishing
Try three baits for March bass
These three bass fishing patterns have always seemed to be among the best to fish in March.[…]
Field Notes
Move, move for specks
Spring speckled trout will move miles to get away from muddy water because they need water with higher salinity.[…]
Redfish
The redfish bite is hot under docks
Capt. Ben Powers uses his Humminbird Solix to find redfish under docks, then he catches them with live bait on a jighead. The redfish bite is hot right now.[…]
Big Bass
Caddo birthday bass fine with Harwell
Corey Harwell got a late birthday present with this 10.50-pound largemouth bass out of one of his favorite fishing holes, Caddo Lake.[…]
Columns
Jerkbaits can give speckled trout fits
How to cast jerkbaits and get the merciless response that speckled trout exhibit after staring down its hard-plastic foe.[…]
Big Bass
Texas angler enjoys epic day at the Bend — including a 10.43-pounder
Chance Vicknair enjoyed one of those trips that most bass anglers only dream about. He had an epic day at Toledo Bend that featured a 9, a couple of 7s, a 6 and his third double-digit bass ever, a 10.43-pounder.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Catching crappie two at a time on tandem rigs
Check out these tips from Capt. Todd Vick of Fishin’ Freshwater Charters to catch more crappie using tandem rigs.[…]
Columns
Real kayak anglers, real reviews
Louisiana Sportsman reached out to several kayak fishermen with various levels of experience to get some personal reviews of popular models.[…]
Bass Fishing
Kayak bass fishing’s biggest event of 2019
Kayak Bass Fishing’s 2019 National Championship, presented by Torqeedo, will take place around Shreveport-Bossier City on March 28-30, 2019.[…]