Louisiana Sportsman

The key to putting fish in the boat is understanding where they will be, and checking tidal flow at crab pots can help narrow down that search.

The best tide indicator

August 1, 2019 Patrick Bonin

When Chas Champagne, creator of Matrix Shad, heads out in pursuit of fish, he often relies on this tried-and-true, real-time indicator of tidal movement.[…]

This Johnson Bayou cook shines

August 26, 2016 Jerald Horst

The night before making a raid on big Sabine Lake trophy speckled trout, 37-year-old fishing guide Robbie Trahan treated me to some Johnson Bayou cooking.[…]

Electric propulsion motors gaining popularity

August 26, 2016 Allan Tarvid

Today’s electric propulsion systems can replace everything from kayak paddles to outboard motors, and fishermen are finding them more proficient than ever.[…]

Poachers on private property

August 24, 2016 Keith LaCaze

It was a beautiful morning, a perfect time to be in the woods. The spring gobbler season was underway, but the only birds making any music were the cardinals and blue jays.[…]

Have your sights set on a buck before the season even starts

August 22, 2016 Bill Garbo

If your goal is to bag a trophy buck, you will first need to know if a worthy buck is actually using your property.[…]

’Yak transport

August 16, 2016 Chris Holmes

One of the appealing aspects of kayak fishing is a kayak’s ease of transport to fishing destinations. Here’s some ways you can transport your kayak.[…]

Getting it right

August 15, 2016 Terry L. Jones

One of the more daunting challenges for novice crankers is learning how to keep their crankbaits at the proper depth.[…]

Johnson Bayou’s history

August 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

It felt like I was passing through a whole ’nother country on the drive down to Johnson Bayou. It was wide-open space, like the high prairies of North Dakota — Louisiana’s own “Big Sky Country.”[…]

Cranking is productive on any lake that has a healthy crappie population. Cypress Bayou/Black Bayou Reservoirs, Toledo Bend, Caddo Lake, Lake D’Arbonne, Bayou D’Arbonne, Caney Lake, Poverty Point Reservoir, and Larto are just a few of the good spots.[…]

Sabine’s summer trout cycle

August 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

Ricky Trahan said the live croaker pattern in the Sabine channel holds from May through September of each year.[…]

Trahan’s croaker tips

August 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

Capt. Ricky Trahan specializes in fishing with live croakers. Here are his tips to getting the most out of the bait.[…]

Learn the Salter jigging technique

August 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

Watching Blaine Salter passionately teach people jigging technique at the Louisiana Sportsman’s Show is entertaining.[…]

Fishing forges friendship

August 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

Robbie Trahan and Mark Driscoll couldn’t be more different — in almost every way.[…]

J.B. Salter and his signature fishing pole

August 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

The late James Blaine “J.B.”Salter Sr. didn’t set out to be a fishing pole maker. Rather, he was a businessman who loved to fish — but still a businessman first.[…]