Freshwater Fishing
Best panfishing tackle
Kenny Rodrigue uses a 2 ½- or 3-inch cigar slip cork and ties a bobber stop above his hook, making his rig adjustable to any depth.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Get rid of the slime
Slime on the outside of fish is expected, but it’s just nasty when fillets are coated with slime on the cleaning table.[…]
News Breaker
Pending state record mangrove snapper caught near South Timbalier in STAR Tournament
The very first day of the CCA STAR Tournament started with a bang for Todd Black.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The Pickets scheduled for removal by mid-summer, official says
Workers are expected to begin removing the structures that make up the Pickets in Ship Shoal 26 out of Dularge and Cocodrie by mid-summer, according to an official with Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana.[…]
Fishing
Grand Isle Family Vacation
No better place on the planet to take a family and spend time outdoors than Grand Isle, Louisiana.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney stays hot on Chickamauga Lake
Greg Hackney’s hot streak continued in Tennessee Thursday during Day 2 of BASSfest at Chickamauga Lake as he caught the day’s third-heaviest sack and currently sits in 3rd place.[…]
News Breaker
Pending state record mangrove snapper caught in STAR tournament
LouisianaSportsman.com has learned that a pending state record mangrove snapper has been caught and weighed-in during the Coastal Conservation Association’s STAR Tournament.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF schedules drawdown for Black-Clear Lake beginning July 1
In an attempt to improve fisheries and control nuisance aquatic vegetation, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will initiate a drawdown on Black-Clear Lake near Campti beginning on July 1.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2014 STAR tournament names red snapper division winner
With the shortest federal recreational season in history already wrapped up, it didn’t take long to name a winner for this year’s STAR red snapper division, according to the Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Ride the Bull V set for Aug. 16 on Grand Isle
Billed as the world’s largest kayak fishing tournament, Ride the Bull V is scheduled for Aug. 16 on Grand Isle and if last year’s turnout in rainy weather is indication, the 2014 version could shatter its own record.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout action coming around on Big Lake
Despite the well-documented sub-par speckled trout fishing at Big Lake this spring, action has started picking up in the last few weeks, according to a guide.[…]
Field Notes
Slurry of ice and saltwater keeps catch colder, straighter and easier to clean
Capt. Mike Gallo creates a slurry of ice and saltwater in the ice chest to keep the fish colder, straighter and much easier to clean.[…]
Bass Fishing
Get all knotted up – with the non-slip loop knot
Great step-by-step visuals for how to tie the non-slip loop knot, which is used to attach lures and jigheads to your line.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hackney lives it up – down on Grand Isle
The Sportsman TV crew headed down to Grand Isle for a little rest and relaxation, and lots of fun fishing and crabbing in tonight’s brand new episode scheduled to air at 6:30 on Cox Sports Television.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish cleaning the easy way
Fish cleaning can be a chore, and probably the most-frustrating part is working with those tough air bladders.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Isle angler gets marine infection during Memorial Day weekend fishing trip
JaLynn Vidrine remembers getting stuck by a big sheepshead the day before Memorial Day while she and her husband Tommy were in the middle of a serious speckled trout bite along the Belle Pass rocks.[…]