Columns
Lasting results on the outdoors
However you do it, make a plan to pass along the life-long outdoor pleasures you’ve had in our Sportsman’s Paradise.[…]
Newsletters
Bass Class
ULM’s Pearce uses his favorite bait to stay in the winner’s circle
John Pearce has proved using the drop shot is the most versatile finesse fishing method by winning AOY as a co-angler on the ULM Fishing Team.[…]
Fishing
New artificial reefs will enhance recreational fishing in Kincaid Lake
LDWF biologists, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, have deployed 42 new artificial reefs in Kincaid Lake, near Alexandria.[…]
Events & Announcements
The 2023 Louisiana Sportsman Show & Festival
The 43rd annual Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival will be held March 17-19 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tyler Rivet claims first Bassmaster Elite Series victory at Lake Okeechobee
Tyler Rivet of Raceland had the location and game plan to win the SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Giant swamp rats
Jared Serigné used an airboat to hunt invasive nutria rats then cook them up into street tacos for a delicious catch and cook meal.[…]
Big Bass
Herrington lands new Bussey Brake record bass
Todd Herrington of Bastrop was fishing at Bussey Brake on Feb. 14 when he hooked a 13.58-pound bass that broke the 2-year-old lake record.[…]
Columns
Be choosy with your fishing ’yak attacks this time of the year
If you play your cards right, February can provide some good weather days and fantastic fishing for kayak anglers.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Mossberg 500 Turkey .410
Mossberg’s 500 Turkey .410 is the perfect gun for turkeys or squirrels.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout at Coffee Ground Cove
There is probably no better area than Coffee Ground Cove on Sabine Lake to fish for trophy speckled trout in February.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend toads
Bass should be moving all the time and start working their way up with warmer water temps and with, perhaps, more water in Toledo Bend.[…]
Big Bass
Big, “prehistoric” bass highlight Toledo Bend weekend
Four more lunker largemouth bass brought to 21 the number of double-digit bass entered in the Toledo Bend Lunker Program.[…]
Field Reports
Fishing low water after a strong northwest wind
Marsh Man Masson hit the marsh this week after a strong northwest wind had blown much of the water out into the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Big Bass
Houston angler catches Toledo Bend lake-record bass
Bill Cook of Houston, Tex., caught a 15.67-pound lunker bass at Toledo Bend on Feb. 11. It is the lake’s new record.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Deep on Lake D’Arbonne
Drive across the Highway 15 or Highway 2 bridges at Lake D’Arbonne on pretty much any February day and you will see people fishing.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Hunting swamp rabbits with a pack of beagles
Jared Serigné used a pack of beagles to hunt rabbits. Then he cooked them up and made Rabbit Creole served over rice.[…]