Meet Sportsman authors at this weekend's Sportsmen's Show March 8, 2010
There will be plenty to see and do at this weekend’s Louisiana Sportsmen’s Show and Festival in Gonzales. Louisiana Sportsman will be on hand, represented by some of the magazine's contributing writers, who will be available for book signings throughout the three days.
By Alicia LaFont
Fish finder beep helps Lafitte guide catch winter redfish March 2, 2010
During a recent trip with Captain Theophile Bourgeois with Bourgeois Charters out of Lafitte, we found ourselves in the back of a dead-end canal to the west of Bay L’Ours trying to entice redfish with plastics under popping corks.
By Chris Ginn
Meet the Trout Masters March 1, 2010
Those attending the Louisiana Sportsmen’s Show and Festival on March 14 will get a unique opportunity to meet and greet the 14 speckled-trout anglers featured in Jerald Horst’s popular book, "Trout Masters: How Louisiana’s Best Anglers Catch the Lunkers."
Louisiana Sportsman
Crochet: ‘What’s there to be disappointed about?’ February 21, 2010
Cliff Crochet finished out his first Bassmaster Classic today, and he said he had mixed feelings about his performance.
By Andy Crawford
Classic anglers talk about event February 21, 2010
The Bassmaster Classic ended with Kevin VanDam winning his third championship title in an event forecasted to be one of small weights and tough fishing.
However, that didn’t pan out. Here is what some of the competitors had to say about the tournament:
By John E. Phillips
Crochet hammers out almost 11 pounds, is 'a happy fellow' February 20, 2010
Cliff Crochet went into the second day of the Bassmaster Classic in 19th place, but he broke out early to land one of the first limits of the day to move up into the fifth place.
By Andy Crawford
“I’ll be honest, it was one of the best practices I’ve had for the Classics, period,” the Gonzales pro said.
By Andy Crawford
Crochet lands Classic limit, feels confident going into second day February 19, 2010
Cliff Crochet climbed into the truck for the drive to Lay Lake to begin his first Bassmaster Classic, and felt pretty good. Nowever, during the 45-minute, chaffeured drive from Birmingham to the reservoir the whole experience hit him.
“That was the first time I realized I was fishing the Bassmaster Classic,” Crochet told LouisianaSportsman.com.
By Andy Crawford
Hackney: ‘I just didn’t get any bites’ February 19, 2010
Gonzales’ Greg Hackney had a great practice for his eighth Bassmaster Classic, but that only translated to a single 3-pound, 5-ounce bass.
“I just didn’t get any bites,” Hackney said. “I think the weather got too nice. I ain’t making any excuses, but something just changed.”
By Andy Crawford
Port Allen hunter kills massive Sherburne deer on second try February 18, 2010
Floyd Coye has hunted Sherburne Wildlife Management Area since it was created, pushing far into the swampy property with lifelong buddy Alvin Fairchild. And they’ve killed some very nice bucks – but nothing like what Coye knocked down Saturday (Feb. 13).
By Andy Crawford
Classic begins tomorrow, pros discuss strategy February 18, 2010
Fifty-one of the top professional bass anglers will launch on Alabama’s Lay Lake tomorrow morning as the 2010 Bassmaster Classic kicks off. And those pros have struggled through four days of practice, battling a reservoir that is icy cold and muddy.
By John E. Phillips
Reach skinny-water crappie with your feet February 17, 2010
Coastal Louisiana anglers are no strangers to wade fishing for speckled trout, but there’s a different kind of “speck” that folks are starting to realize bite just a little bit better when the water isn’t slapping the sides of their boats. Sac-a-lait, crappie, white perch – whatever you want to call them – spawn in thick, shallow-water cover during the spring, and the only way to get to them is with your feet.
By Chris Ginn
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