Events & Announcements
Louisiana Sportsman ATV Show brings best selection of the year to Baton Rouge area
The 2014 show will provide the best opportunity this year to buy an ATV from a wide variety of dealers.[…]
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Enter your dog in the Louisiana Sportsman Show Splash Dogs competition
Winter is drawing to a close and dog owners are looking for ways to engage their dogs physically and psychologically. As duck season closes, retrievers are looking for something to chase. House dogs are tired of being indoors, and they too are looking for something to do.[…]
Events & Announcements
67th New Orleans City Park Big Bass Rodeo slated
Billed as the oldest freshwater rodeo in the country, the Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival will be held on March 29 at City Park in New Orleans.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Oak Grove seventh grader reels in potential state record blue catfish on Mississippi River
Few people ever get the opportunity to reel in a fish that weighs more than they do.[…]
Bass Fishing
LWF Commission adopts notice of intent to increase black bass possession limit south of the saltwater line
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday adopted a notice of intent that would increase the possession limit for black bass in areas south of the saltwater line up to three times the daily creel limit.[…]
Bass Fishing
Deville angler reels in 10.43-pound largemouth bass on Toledo Bend
Despite a rough morning last Friday, Wallace Woodson finished the day off in style with the bass of his life at Toledo Bend. […]
Sportsman TV
Sportsman TV tonight at 6:30 on CST: Public Land Turkey Hunt
With host Greg Hackney busy fishing a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament, Sportsman TV producer Jared Serigné is joined for tonight’s episode by veteran turkey hunter Shane Johnson to pursue some public land gobblers. […]
Bass Fishing
Leesville angler enters Toledo Bend’s Elite Lunker Club with 11-pounder caught near Hausen Bay
Darold Gleason’s very last cast Saturday afternoon produced the result he’d been waiting for all day long.[…]
Events & Announcements
New Orleans Boat Show set for March 7-9
The entire floor of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome will be transformed into a giant boat showroom during the New Orleans Boat Show slated for March 7-9.[…]
Columns
When a mullet is king
Biologists like writing about cool fish — odd fish, fish that are a swimming riddle. This month’s guy (or more properly “guys”) is that.[…]
Columns
Don’t be stupid: Wear a PFD
Fishing is at the heart of Louisiana outdoor life. Sure, we love to hunt, but that’s only allowed for a few months each year. Fishing season, on the other hand, never ends.[…]
Contents
Small Tract Toms — Turkey-hunting tactics for small properties
My return to turkey hunting after a 15-year hiatus was truly haphazard.[…]
Contents
Cover: March 2014
Toledo Bend already has turned out a number of double-digit bass, and Sulphur’s Johnny Walker — who has several lunkers to his credit — tells you how to get in on the action.[…]
Contents
Spread out — Using multiple baits for crappie fishing
Any chef worth his salt understands the phrase mice en place, which means “everything in its place.”[…]
General
Rayne man arrested for selling shrimp without a license
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 36-year-old Rayne man on Feb. 26 for alleged shrimp violations.[…]
Columns
Manchac swamp stranding shows importance of survival gear
If you’ve ever traveled Interstate 55 south to New Orleans, you have passed over that exotic, and almost mystical area between two of Louisiana’s major lakes — Lake Maurepas, and Lake Pontchartrain.[…]