Freshwater Fishing
September drawdowns scheduled for Hardwater, Chicot Lakes
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has scheduled drawdowns to begin on two state lakes starting on Tuesday, Sept. 2.[…]
Month: August 2014
Offshore Fishing
Hackney hooks redfish, cobia (and his own hand) in Venice
The latest episode of Sportsman TV, ‘Venice Big Stuff,’ is now available for viewing here at LouisianaSportsman.com.[…]
Field Notes
How to clean a baitcaster
Maintenance will ensure your baitcaster lasts for years. For more-thorough cleaning, follow these step-by-step instructions.[…]
News Breaker
Video: Grouper blows up on shark hooked near boat
It’s not often we picture sharks as prey rather than predators.[…]
Columns
On offshore patrol
Louisiana’s wildlife enforcement agents patrol some very diverse land and water habitat in the sportsman’s paradise. From hills and creek bottoms to river and coastal plains, from freshwater lakes and streams to fresh and brackish water marshes wildlife agents cover it all.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Video: Bird’s-eye view of Ride the Bull V
You’ve seen the photos of Caminada Pass packed with more than 700 kayaks during last weekend’s Ride the Bull V, but you can now get a different perspective in a video shot using a drone. And it’s amazing.[…]
Columns
Plan ahead like a pro
There are many things that hunters can do ahead of time to ensure they get the most out of their trail camera efforts during the upcoming hunting season.[…]
Fishing
Lens-cleaning wipes a must for any angler
There’s nothing worse than spending most of a fishing trip looking through sunglasses smeared with fingerprints, sweat, sunscreen, residue from water and fish slime.[…]
Fishing
LDWF to conduct aerial spraying on Spring Bayou Wednesday
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will conduct an aerial herbicide application on Spring Bayou in Avoyelles Parish Wednesday, Aug. 20 to control American lotus.[…]
Bass Fishing
Yet another lunker landed at Toledo Bend
Prospect’s Thomas Cain and his father, Bud, were hoping to score on some bull bream when they headed out of San Miguel into the 12-15 area early on Aug. 5 — but none were to be found.[…]
Fishing
Desiccant keeps hooks rust free
We all know water is the enemy of all metal. And while we protect a lot of our equipment, we anglers often just toss our lures back in storage containers and forget them until the next trip.[…]
Fishing
Choose the right fishing line
Today’s fishing is crowded with choices to be made. Where to fish and what to do when we get there are definitely on that list.[…]
Alligator
Potential world-record gator harvested Saturday morning in Alabama
Everything’s bigger in Texas – except alligators, apparently.[…]
Deer Hunting
DeRidder hunter convicted of poaching trophy 18-pointer on Tensas River NWR
Earlier this month, Christopher J. Courville, 39, of DeRidder, pled guilty to charges resulting from arrowing a big 18-point buck during illegal hours on the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in January.[…]
Events & Announcements
Ascension Parish man arrested in connection with July 26 hit-and-run boating accident
A 32-year-old Ascension Parish man was arrested Friday for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run ski boat accident on the Amite River Diversion Canal.[…]
Columns
Getting juggy with it
Kayak fishing with a rod and reel is certainly popular, but there are other ways to catch fish that work well in a ’yak.[…]