Louisiana Sportsman

Boat Show featured at 2017 Louisiana Sportsman Show

March 8, 2017 Louisiana Sportsman

The Louisiana Sportsman Show scheduled for March 16-19 will provide an even greater focus on the latest boat offerings.[…]

Defining common GPS terms

March 7, 2017 Captain Paul Titus

You might have noticed — I certainly did — that more and more devices are using the GPS satellite system for a variety of gadgets.[…]

Crappie riches at Poverty Point

March 7, 2017 Kinny Haddox

Crappie fishing can get expensive this time of year on Poverty Point Reservoir near Delhi. A trip to the lake often leads to a follow-up trip — to the taxidermist.[…]

Taking into consideration all the variables of fish location, Capt. Billy Walbaum plans his day around the wind. Fishing in the lee inherently makes life easier in terms of boat control and casting, but it’s also a water-quality thing.[…]

Top 10 springtime boating maintenance tips

March 6, 2017 Patrick Bonin

If you’re like lots of other Louisiana anglers, fishing took somewhat of a back seat when duck and deer season kicked in last fall. […]

New Iberia angler scores on Toledo Bend 10.79-pounder

March 6, 2017 Chris Berzas

Michel Fox had located some quality fish in Carrice Creek a month before catching the largest bass of his life at Toledo Bend.[…]

38th Louisiana Sportsman Show to be held March 16-19

March 6, 2017 Andy Crawford

The 38th Annual Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival, Louisiana’s largest outdoor and boat show, will be held March 16-19 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.[…]

Springtime in the Wintertime

March 3, 2017 Sportsman Network

With the bass spawn happening earlier and earlier every year in the South, we ventured out in January and found conditions to be more like March.[…]

LDWF’s Archery in Louisiana Schools program hits the bullseye

March 3, 2017 Adam Jaynes

When Robert Stroede went to work for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in May of 2012, he inherited a program in its early stages of development known as Archery in Louisiana Schools (ALAS), which taught basic archery skills to students.[…]

Agents arrest angler accused of child sex trafficking, LDWF says

March 3, 2017 From News Reports

Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a fugitive out of Orleans Parish wanting for alleged child sex trafficking after conducting a boating safety compliance check in the Violet Canal.[…]

Catcher’s Mitt keeps hands dry, clean

March 3, 2017 Patrick Bonin

The old adage says necessity is the mother of invention, and in the case of Mark Cartwright, copious amounts of redfish and speckled trout slime led to his creation of the Catcher’s Mitt designed to keep your hands dry, clean and cut-free while out on the water unhooking fish.[…]