Louisiana Sportsman

May 9, 2026

The key to a fantastic print begins with proper application of washable paint on the fish or animal. (Photo courtesy Lesle Charleville)

Louisiana fish and gators live on through Gyotaku artwork

August 7, 2023 Kinny Haddox

Leslie Charleville practices gyotaku, an ancient form of Japanese art that serves as a way for fishermen to keep a record of their fish.[…]

Cliff “The Cajun Baby” Crochet gets bass like this in his hand with a buzz bait or by punchin’ soft plastics on either side of the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee in August.

A hot time with summer Basin bass

August 7, 2023 Don Shoopman

Cliff Crochet figured out a long time ago the most efficient way to put bass in the boat during the dog days of summer.[…]

The target species for Ride the Bull is a hefty bull redfish. Although current law allows anglers to keep one redfish over 27 inches, proposed new regulations, once in effect, will likely no longer allow keeping any bulls. New tournament rules encourage anglers to keep all reds in the water until the chase boat comes to weigh and release it on the spot.

Ride the Bull is back with creative weigh-in, conservation measures

August 6, 2023 Chris Holmes

Ride the Bull 12 is scheduled for Aug. 25 and 26, 2023. CCA has preemptively implemented some weigh-in changes this year.[…]

Berkley J-Walker

August 5, 2023 Brian Cope

Get explosive topwater action from Berkley’s take on the classic walk-the-dog lure.[…]

Raccoons are among the most easily recognized animals on the planet.

Species Spotlight: Raccoon

August 4, 2023 Brian Cope

Once treasured among fur hunters and trappers, raccoons are still one of the most important furbearing animals in the U.S.[…]

John Dean has his hands full with a 9.2-pound bass he caught while dropping a June bug/red Senko through a grass mat in late summer.

Things are right for awesome Toledo Bend bass catches

August 4, 2023 John Dean

You can catch bass one of three ways to beat the summertime blues during late July and August at Toledo Bend.[…]

A black Super Spook is one of the author’s all-time favorite topwater lures, especially at night. They are nearly impossible to find but other black topwater lures will work as well.

Wade for topwater trout at night

August 3, 2023 Capt. Adam Jaynes

The islands on the north end of Sabine Lake offer some great speckled trout fishing during the dog days of summer, particularly at night.[…]

Trout on the jetty

August 3, 2023 Jon Miller

Jetties and rock shorelines are great habitat around which to target speckled trout, and this one did not disappoint.[…]

Black Bay trout hideouts

August 1, 2023 Rusty Tardo

Capt. George Ricks said if you want to catch fish this month, you’ll need to head to the waters of Black Bay, Bay Eloi and Breton Sound.[…]

Sight fishing for sheepshead

July 31, 2023 Chas Champagne

Chas Champagne uses perch tackle to sight fish sheepshead using the new Matrix Spinning Rod from Matrix Shad.[…]

Kung Pao frog legs

July 31, 2023 Jason Thornton

Whether you’re a spice enthusiast or looking to explore new flavors, Kung Pao frog legs is a dish that is sure to satisfy your taste buds.[…]

Bream can be caught both on a Beetle Spin and with a Gulp cricket under a cork this month in the Pearl River. (Photo by Joel Masson)

Pearl River bream

July 30, 2023 Joel Masson

Bream can be caught both on a Beetle Spin and with a Gulp cricket under a cork this month in the Pearl River.[…]

LDWF accepting applications for deer and waterfowl lottery hunts

July 28, 2023 From News Reports

The LDWF is accepting applications for deer and waterfowl lottery hunts on LDWF WMAs for the 2023-2024 hunting season.[…]

Evan Howe, left, and Noah Trant, who fish for the Northwestern State University Fishing Team, show their bass on June 10, Day 2 of the Strike King Bassmaster College Series Wild Card tournament on Lay Lake in Alabama.

NSU’s Howe, Trant have their eyes on the prize

July 28, 2023 Don Shoopman

Northwestern State University Fishing Team’s Evan Howe and Noah Trant will compete for a national championship in August at Pickwick Lake.[…]

Hunting rules, regulations, season schedules for 2023-24 now available

July 27, 2023 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2023-24 hunting regulations pamphlet online at the LDWF website.[…]

Willis Deshotel stetches out with his river monster gar taken out of the Red River.

Reader Report: River monster

July 27, 2023 Field Reporter

Willis Deshotel was at his camp on the Red River in Grassy Lake WMA on June 17 when he caught this 182.5 pound alligator gar.[…]