Louisiana Sportsman

May 14, 2026

Mike Randolph caught this 9.45-pound bass and others while fishing plastic frogs and topwater poppers recently in a Dirty Dozen Bass Club tournament at Toledo Bend.

Plunkin’ and dunkin’ at Toledo Bend

July 3, 2023 John Dean

Toledo Bend’s reemergence of vegetation puts quite a few critical pieces of the puzzle together for catching bass in the dog days of summer.[…]

Fishing Louisiana rigs

July 3, 2023 Chas Champagne

On this episode of DockSide TV, Chas Champagne goes over a solid approach when targeting rig fishing for speckled trout.[…]

Looking out across the lake from the inlet at the Toledo Bend State Park.

Nation’s largest bass fishing organization recognizes state lakes

July 2, 2023 Kinny Haddox

Toledo Bend, the big Louisiana-Texas border lake, took the No. 6 spot overall in the coveted Bassmaster Magazine “Top 100” Lakes for 2023.[…]

Justin Webb landed this redfish with beautiful spots, a typical catch for July in Delacroix.

Sight fishing for big reds at Delacroix

July 2, 2023 Joel Masson

When the trout fishing gets to be a grind this month, sight fishing redfish is a great alternative at Delacroix according to Capt. Ty Hibbs.[…]

Tagging along on a commercial crab boat

June 30, 2023 Todd Masson

Watson Perrin let Marsh Man Masson tag along on a commercial crabbing trip with him and his deckhand, Monk.[…]

Big trout and the Chandeleur Islands are synonymous with each other as Cayce Causey shows here.

A run to the Chandeleur Islands pays with big trout

June 30, 2023 Nick Vaccaro

As the temperatures start heating up, so does the speckled trout fishing at the Chandeleur Islands. Cayce Causey knows this well.[…]

Today’s crossbows are deadly accurate, and offer many benefits to hunters.

In defense of the crossbow

June 30, 2023 Pete Rogers

The crossbow is a formidable hunting tool, and is considerably older than the compound bow.[…]

Applications being accepted for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts

June 29, 2023 From News Reports

The LDWF is accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts for the 2023-2024 hunting season.[…]

Reader Report: Cabin Fever Fishing Team gets prized 242-pound swordfish

June 29, 2023 Field Reporter

Alex Degenhart invited his friends, Zander, Treven, Drake and Hunter, to a fishing trip on June 3 out of Venice.[…]

Fruge sheds light on nighttime fishing for Toledo Bend lunkers

June 29, 2023 Dan Kibler

Bernard Fruge of Noble caught a 10.8-pound largemouth while fishing at Toledo Bend in the early hours of June 24.[…]

Neptune Pass widens chances at coastal restoration

June 26, 2023 Nick Vaccaro

With the volume of water flowing through, a new delta of 1,000 acres or more continues to build at Neptune Pass’ mouth at Quarantine Bay.[…]

Catch and cook: Loading up on bluegill for dinner

June 26, 2023 Jared Serigne

In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné went out to catch bluegill for a fried fish dinner inspired by Raising Cane’s.[…]

This nice tarpon was caught slow trolling a DOA Bait Buster soft plastic lure. Trolling live bait is a popular method, but tarpon are also regularly caught using artificial lures. This fish was well over 100 pounds and put up a long fight before finally being brought boat side.

2023 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo

June 25, 2023 Chris Holmes

The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, the country’s oldest fishing tournament, returns to the island again this year for the 95th event on July 27-29.[…]

Daiwa Ardito Surf Rods

June 24, 2023 Brian Cope

This 5-piece surf rod is made of premium components, stores compactly, and is easy on the wallet.[…]

Summer frogging

June 23, 2023 John N. Felsher

The tradition of catching frogs on summer nights goes back centuries. Our wetlands and waterways provide excellent habitat for the amphibians.[…]

Species Spotlight: American black bear

June 22, 2023 Brian Cope

The American black bear is the least aggressive and most widely-distributed bear in North America.[…]