Louisiana Sportsman

Plastic makes perfect for bass

March 25, 2022 Kinny Haddox

When it comes to plastic baits, early season bass seem to like big and healthy creature baits. As spring wears on, consider downsizing.[…]

Cade Fortenberry of Prairieville, a St. Amant High School graduate, fished with Bassmaster Elite Series pro Dave Kreiger of Alva, Florida, during the Bassmaster High School All-American Bass Tournament in May 2017 near Lake Sam Rayburn. (Photo courtesy Bassmaster.com)

Nicholls angler continues to add to his list of accomplishments

March 24, 2022 Don Shoopman

After being named a high school bass fishing All-American, Cade Fortenberry continues to add to his accomplishments at Nicholls State.[…]

Pennies, wishes and a really big Caney Lake bass

March 24, 2022 Kinny Haddox

Caney hawg is wish come true for Kliebert There are lots of ways to catch giant bass in the spring. Ross Kliebert and Zane Zeringue of the Lafourche Parish Bassmasters may have come up with[…]

Rudy Rudisill with his 12-4 Cross Lake lunker bass.

Huge lunker from Cross Lake has Rudisill flying high

March 22, 2022 Kinny Haddox

Nathaniel “Rudy” Rudisill caught a trophy 12-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass out of Cross Lake on March 6, 2022.[…]

Toledo Bend triplets highlight four days of bass fishing

March 21, 2022 Dan Kibler

Three Toledo Bend anglers, Cole Moore, Cody Vincent and Charles Gullotta, caught double-digit largemouth bass from March 12-15. […]

Firefighter’s Lake Martin fishing trip yields 11.1-pound largemouth

March 17, 2022 Jason Thornton

Lafayette City firefighter Brandon Kidder was fishing on March 7 at Lake Martin when he hooked a bass weighing 11.1 pounds.[…]

A close-up look at the new Berkley Gilly in the large 130 mm size.

Give bass a Gilly

March 17, 2022 Kinny Haddox

The variety of sizes and natural colors of the Gilly just add to its versatile applications for bass anglers.[…]

DeQuincy angler scores Toledo Bend double-digit bass

March 15, 2022 Dan Kibler

Caleb Hollingsworth of DeQuincy was bass fishing at Toledo Bend when he boated a 10.93-pound lunker on March 4.[…]

Angler snares 10-plus pounder at Toledo Bend

March 14, 2022 Dan Kibler

Mitchell Martin of Washington was fishing at Toledo Bend on March 3 when he caught a 10.58-pound bass on a watermelon red Senko.[…]

Toledo Bend bass need more water in prime spawning spots

March 10, 2022 John Dean

March and April should be a banner period for getting 10-plus-pound bass on the business end of your fishing line at Toledo Bend.[…]

Baker angler hauls in Toledo Bend lunker bass

March 7, 2022 Dan Kibler

Paul Norwood of Baker was fishing at Toledo Bend on March 2 when he caught an 11.65-pound largemouth bass. with a Bandit 200 crankbait.[…]

Caney Lake yields monster bass during tournament

March 3, 2022 Kinny Haddox

Dusty Nomey caught a monster 13.21-pound largemouth bass on a Strike King chatterbait from Caney Lake on Feb. 27.[…]

Jared King was all smiles with his personal best 13.01-pound behemoth largemouth that he caught from the waters of Caney Lake.

Caney Lake strikes again

March 3, 2022 Kinny Haddox

Lake Charles fisherman Jared King and Denham Springs angler Michael LaGroue both landed 10-pound-plus Caney Lake bass on Feb. 26.[…]

Five bass, 37.94 pound Caney Lake stringer

March 3, 2022 Kinny Haddox

Chatham’s Heath Kennedy had his personal best day on Caney Lake. He caught a five bass stringer weighing 37.94 pounds.[…]

Angler lands 10.27-pounder at Toledo Bend

February 28, 2022 Dan Kibler

Jordan Hollingsworth caught a 10.27-pound Toledo Bend bass on Thursday, Feb. 24. He qualified for the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program.[…]

Toledo Bend gives up 10.13-pounder on family fishing trip

February 28, 2022 Dan Kibler

Buncy Seago was fishing with his sons, Jerrod and Shayne, in the Six Mile area of Toledo Bend when he caught a 10.13-pound bass on Feb. 20.[…]