Sidebars
How to clean tuna
Yellowfin tuna are delectable table fare, but only if properly cleaned and handled.[…]
April 2017
Sidebars
Best live-bait tuna rigs
Will Wall builds his tuna live-bait rigs around bent-butt rods constructed on 60-80 blanks by JPR Custom Rods of Morton, Penn.[…]
Sidebars
The best tuna chumming tool
Tuna fishing off the Louisiana coast can demand lots of chumming, especially on low-current days when the fish can only be called picky.[…]
Sidebars
Venice is tuna heaven
Venice offers more access to good tuna grounds than any other port, according to Wall.[…]
Columns
Storm’s 360GT Searchbait
1999 Bassmaster Classic champion Davy Hite hopped in Bassmater Elite Series pro Jacob Wheeler’s boat on the final day before a tow vehicle took it from Cherokee Lake to the weigh-in Feb. 12.[…]
Columns
Shooting turkeys
When I went to work for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in 1976 as a game biologist in the Florida Parishes, I quickly discovered a new species of bird to hunt — the eastern wild turkey.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Info on the old Lutcher Moore GMA
After reading your column about the Dewey Mills / Saline WMA in the Louisiana Sportsman magazine, I had an idea that you could possibly help solve a family mystery that has plagued our family, since the death of our hunting grandfather.[…]
Columns
In-Crease your odds
Some years ago, my friend and nationally renowned angler Nick Curcione came to visit. Our intent was to fish the marsh, but a line of severe storms changed our plans.[…]
Hunting
WX Boss
You can now get the WX Boss with the new Kryptek Highlander frame design. Unlike traditional stick and leaf camouflage, the Kryptek design incorporates micro and macro layering inspired by artillery camouflage netting. Kryptek Highlander increases stealth when pursuing a wide range of game in mixed terrain. […]
Contents
Stealth mode — The No. 1 Atchafalaya Basin turkey hunting tactic
The smoky haze billowing from the Atchafalaya River’s surface was the only motion on an otherwise still morning in early April.[…]
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Lacombe Spring Fling — Tips for speckled trout fishing out of Bayou Lacombe
It’s spring, and what Forrest Green calls the “mother lode” of speckled trout is here.
And it won’t last forever.[…]
Bass Fishing
Arresting approach — Fishing tips for North Louisiana’s top bass-fishing lakes
Being a police officer today is a pretty stressful profession. What they see, what they deal with — it’s a lot.[…]
Columns
Living with target panic
Archery is a sport requiring extreme mental focus, as well as proper form and muscle memory developed through lots of practice. […]
Columns
Life is all about change
I met the Louisiana Sportsman crew in the mid-1990s at a Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association meeting in Monroe. I was a young, gung ho journalist new to the outdoor industry, having spent my formative days as a beat reporter for the Morning Advocate (now The Advocate) in Baton Rouge.[…]
Contents
Cover: April 2017
April is a magical time of year. Trout are on the move back into the marshes this month, and that means you can expect hot action across the coast.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hawg heaven — Big-bass tips from Toledo Bend guides
It’s a big lake and it’s chock full of bass, but Toledo Bend is no gimme — even with its well-merited title of the nation’s top lake two years running.[…]