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Events & Announcements
State law prohibits driving on levees, parking on highway shoulders, LDWF officials say
As area spillways are opened in an effort to relieve pressure on levee systems, state officials today (May 9) cautioned residents that state law prohibits driving on levees and parking on shoulders of roadways.[…]
Events & Announcements
‘coryharris’ wins Big Bass Contest; ‘slickhead-slayuh,’ ‘rockhead30’ take turkey contests
LouisianaSportsman.com users named the winners of the Big Bass and Turkey Photo & Video contests over the weekend. Each winner will receive an Official Sportsman package.[…]
News Breaker
Jindal raid on artificial reef fund not devastating, LDWF officials say
LDWF officials have said they would not oppose the move by Gov. Bobby Jindal to nearly empty the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries fund dedicated to building artificial reefs.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big Trout Photo Contest launches
Warming temperatures mean lunker trout will be making appearances along the Louisiana coast, and there’s no better way to brag about catching a big sow than to enter photos in the LouisianaSportsman.com Big Trout Photo Contest.[…]
Bass Fishing
River Rat Rules: Tactics to catch more bass from Louisiana’s rivers
During the early 1990s, it didn’t take much effort to stroke my ego by pitching a black/blue ringer worm to the many laydowns in the Ouachita River.[…]
Apex Predator
Trotline tactics to fill the freezer with catfish
I’m sure everyone knows how to set a trotline, but there could be some easy tricks you’re missing out on that will put more fish in the boat. I’ve been setting trotlines all my life but, through the years, my methods have improved immensely through trial and error.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Barataria Bay hotspots in sight for summer
Capt. Paul’s Fishing Edge for Barataria Bay lists El Cid (Hotel Sid) as position No. BAT 29 at a position for the platform at or about N29 19.867’ x W89 58.163’.[…]
Columns
Lunkers at Larto Lake in May
Larto Lake, located south of Vidalia in Catahoula Parish, is an old Mississippi oxbow lake. I like to fish here because I can stay at the Honey Brake Lodge near Jonesville, one of the best duck-hunting spots in the nation.[…]
Columns
Enjoy a cool, refreshing drink of redfish
A beverage company in New York has just come out with “MeatWater.” It’s for those who prefer their bottled water have a taste of poached salmon, Peking duck, Tandoori chicken or even German sauerbraten.[…]
Columns
River Worm is just like the real thing
Just in time for the bream fishing bonanza in Louisiana, which my wife June and I love to indulge in along the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee’s borrow pits in May, comes a package of soft-plastic earthworms from Lunkerhunt.[…]
Currents
Senator pushes for ethanol sanity
Boaters, you have a friend in Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.[…]
Contents
Spawning Specks
The winter was long and hard. The images of decoying ducks and rutting bucks had long since passed, and thoughts of warm spring days on the open coast and large yellow mouths were only promises until today.[…]
Fishing
Getting it right the first time
The secret to eliminating 90 percent of electronics problems is getting the installation right.[…]
Columns
The Bodyguard .38 Special Smith & Wesson reinvents the revolver
There are so many innovative handguns hitting the retail shelves these days, it’s hard to stay ahead of the curve when you’re a gun writer.[…]
Columns
Do your homework before buying a used boat
Every used boat should be taken out for a test ride before being purchased, but there are several steps to take before then.[…]