Inshore Fishing
This technique + wind = big speckled trout haul
Marsh Man Masson created a video featuring a great tactic to catch speckled trout in windy condtions. […]
Month: November 2018
Deer Hunting
Impressive 11-pointer arrowed in Tensas Parish
Vicki Husted has already killed a couple of state record books, and she downed a nice 11-pointer on Oct. 24 that stretched the tape to 150 inches. […]
Ducks
Duck decoy spread details
The waterfowl study leader for the LDWF comes across hunters’ efforts at producing realistic decoy spreads from his seat in the plane. Here’s his advice for the best set-ups.[…]
Deer Hunting
Estrus scent lures in big Calcasieu Parish 10-point
Chas Farrell had only shot does and a few spikes over five seasons of hunting — but that all changed on Nov. 4 when he encountered a big Calcasieu Parish 10-point buck. […]
NEW PRODUCTS
New gear review
The Hobie Outback has been the world’s best-selling kayak for quite a while. Its feature-rich platform utilizing the unique Mirage Drive pedal system kept it a step above all other fishing kayaks — and it’s likely just jumped a few more steps.[…]
Deer Hunting
Marksville man cited for deer hunting violations on Lake Ophelia NWR
A Marksville man allegedly admitted to shooting two bucks on one day Nov. 1 on the Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge, according to the LDWF.[…]
Events & Announcements
Sportsman is hiring!
We’re looking for a self-motivated high-achiever that is passionate about fishing and hunting to manage our digital media platforms.[…]
Ducks
Partial aerial waterfowl survey: SW Louisiana shows fewest birds on record
For the first time since 1969 when it began, the state’s November aerial waterfowl survey may not be completed this year due to inclement flying weather. […]
Outdoor Updates
Guide catches beautiful leopard red out of Cocodrie
Capt. Eric Pellegrin was in the midst of a hot trout bite Saturday morning near Wine Island Pass out of Cocodrie when a redfish crashed the party. […]
Speckled Trout
SPECKLED TROUT: How to fish deep holes for EASY fall and winter limits
Jon Miller, a new Sportsman Field Reporter, knocks this instructional fall and winter speckled trout video out-of-the-park.[…]
Contents
Cover: November 2018
Landon York stuck this big East Carroll Parish 10-pointer — which green-scored north of 163 inches — as bow season cranked up in Louisiana.[…]
Deer Hunting
Big Jeff Davis 11-point caps off wild week
They say good things come in threes — and Britt Buller proved it during a wild stretch of hunting late last month in Jeff Davis Parish.[…]
Featured
LDWF releases new WMA self-clearing permit app
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the release of a new app for users to check in and out of state wildlife management areas online with their mobile devices.[…]
Featured
Speckled trout bite back at Grand Isle/Fourchon
Sportsman field reporter Tommy Vidrine says after a few months of bad fishing, the speckled trout are back feeding along the coasts of Grand Isle and Fourchon.[…]
Deer Hunting
Big Union Parish 10-pointer goes down
As the owner of a construction company, West Monroe’s Todd Risinger is able to follow his passion for deer hunting — and that typically means a trip up to Illinois this time of year to bowhunt big bucks up there.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout galore in a community hole
After finding slower action than expected at our first stop of the day, Capt. Kris Robert and I went exploring, and located a non-stop speckled trout bite in an area known more for its wintertime[…]