Louisiana Sportsman

Clyde Folse has added to his line of crappie-fishing products a jighead he’s been using for 25 years.

Lure Review: Hamma Heads

January 26, 2021 Don Shoopman

Crappie Psychic’s Clyde Folse debuts the flat jigheads he’s been using to put crappie in the boat for decades.[…]

Try live crawfish when you target slab crappie

January 22, 2021 Kinny Haddox

Don’t forget crawfish for late-winter and early spring crappie. Crawfish and crawfish-colored lures start working best in February.[…]

Des Allemands, Boeuf areas hot for sac-a-lait

January 17, 2021 Don Shoopman

Canals and other waterways around Bayou Des Allemands and Lake Boeuf are places you’ll find sac-a-lait anglers targeting slabs in January.[…]

Bayou Lacombe basics for January sac-a-lait

January 11, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Forrest Green of Lacombe has learned a lot about how colder temperatures affect the crappie bite on Bayou Lacombe.[…]

Sac-a-lait fishing peaks at Henderson Lake

November 22, 2020 Don Shoopman

Drawdown shouldn’t hurt sac-a-lait fishing at Henderson Lake. November is a prime time for sac-a-lait fishing at Henderson Lake.[…]

Christmas crappie: how the pros catch them

November 20, 2020 Kinny Haddox

Crappie tend to gather up in the deeper water in December. Three top pro teams share cold-weather trips for catching crappie.[…]

Lafourche Parish man hooks huge sac-a-lait in Lake Verret

November 5, 2020 Monique Roth

When Dickie Daigle set out to fish on Oct. 1 with his friend Glenn Landry, he didn’t think he’d end up with a 4.2 pound sac-a-lait.[…]

Map out those ‘little blue dots’ — small ponds

September 24, 2020 Kinny Haddox

Don’t pass up small-lake or pond fishing; it can be very rewarding. They provide plenty of good times for the savvy angler.[…]

Late summer hasn’t slowed down the spunky Ouachita River crappie, as these two 1.90-pound slabs held by Jason Thomas show.

Ouachita River’s great crappie bite continues in September

September 5, 2020 Kinny Haddox

The Ouachita River has become one of the go-to crappie holes in north Louisiana. Here are two things that are key for river fishing in September.[…]

Red River summer slabs

August 10, 2020 Justin Adkins

The Red River can be difficult for new fisherman to learn. Follow these tips from Kyle Jones and you will be well on your way to catching river slabs.[…]

Clyde Folse with two summer crappie from Bayou Black.

Bayou Black crappie fishing takes off in August

July 30, 2020 Kinny Haddox

Guide and owner of Crappie Psychic, Clyde Folse, definitely has sac-a-lait on his hot-weather August menu at Bayou Black.[…]

Ouachita River crappie take no summer vacation

July 9, 2020 Kinny Haddox

Stable water spurs good summer bite for crappie on Ouachita River. And that’s something to which crappie fisherman Jimmy Watt of Bastrop looks forward.[…]

Cypress Bayou slabs offer some great summer fishing action

June 25, 2020 Justin Adkins

Cypress Bayou Reservoir in Bossier Parish is known for its slab crappie, and summer fishing trips there can be excellent.[…]

Catching crappie under thick grass mats

June 9, 2020 louisianasportsman

Kendall Frederick catches sac-a-lait out of the thick vegetation in the Atchafalaya Basin using a homemade rake and another cool technique.[…]

Seeing is believing when LiveScope meets crappie

June 2, 2020 Kinny Haddox

Oklahoma guide Josh Jones says technology has changed the way he targets crappie and other gamefish. Here’s what he thinks.[…]

Memorize Salters’ sac-a-lait bible

May 19, 2020 Kinny Haddox

Jiggin’ Pole’s inventor had plenty to say about crappie fishing, and his son J.B. “Blaine” Salter is keeping the religion alive.[…]