January 2019 - Page 4 of 5 - Louisiana Sportsman

Is sac-a-lait spawn already on?

January 14, 2019 louisianasportsman

Warm January weather might have pushed South Louisiana’s tastiest panfish to move up early. […]

Barry Henry smiles as he holds a nice-sized bass caught on a cold winter’s day in the Crackerhead area of Lake Verret while fishing with Bill McCarty of Morgan City.

Take a bite out of Crackerhead bass

January 14, 2019 Don Shoopman

There’s a network of canals due east across Lake Verret from the Shell Beach area where the bass fishing turns on in January. […]

2019 Boat Show dates announced

January 14, 2019 louisianasportsman

If you’re in the market for a new boat in 2019, you’ve got five great opportunities over the next three months to conveniently shop and compare models, features and prices across South Louisiana. […]

Beau Chenevert and his impressive Avoyelles Parish 13-pointer.

166-inch buck goes down in Avoyelles Parish

January 14, 2019 Glynn Harris

Beau Chenevert let his stepdaughter pick their stand location on New Year’s Day in Avoyelles Parish. That allowed him to be in position to down an impressive 13-pointer that stretched the tape to 166 inches of bone. […]

Greg Terzia has won many tournaments on Claiborne with fish like these, taken from the ends of deep boat docks.

Lake Claiborne gets hot for bass

January 13, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Like most bass, the largemouths on Lake Claiborne near Homer just like to find a good spot to hang out in January while waiting for warmer weather and the spawn. […]

Make Chalmette your New year’s speck resolution

January 12, 2019 Rusty Tardo

Capt. Mike Gallo offered a couple extra free tips to help you catch more fish on these colder days of winter. […]

Whitney Defelice downed her first deer — a doe near Cypremort Point — earlier this fall. Her brother Ethan coached her through the shot — and helped drag it out of the marsh.

The late season is here: It’s time to make a memory

January 12, 2019 David Moreland

January marks the end of the 2018-1919 deer season, and in Areas 1 and 6 the rut is at its peak. It is the time for real wall-hangers to be chasing does, and the best time for a hunter to connect with one. […]

Matrix Shad’s Chas Champagne said trolling is one of the most effective ways to target speckled trout right now simply because you can cover so much area with the technique.

Trolling for North Shore specks

January 12, 2019 Joel Masson

For the past couple of winters, instead of jigging, Chas Champagne has been dragging baits behind his boat to entice bites from speckled trout. […]

John LeJeune and his big Pointe Coupee Parish 11-pointer.

Pointe Coupee Parish surprise buck turns out to be 173-inch brute

January 12, 2019 Glynn Harris

John LeJeune was about to shoot his first doe of the year – when a Pointe Coupee Parish monster appeared on his family land on Dec. 21. […]

Female poacher gets caught by Oklahoma game warden on dating app

January 11, 2019 From News Reports

According to the Oklahoma Game Wardens Facebook page, a woman got caught bragging about killing a deer to a man she was conversing with on a dating app. Little did she know the man she was chatting with was an Oklahoma game warden. […]

Capt. Chad Dufrene expects the redfish bite to remain consistent out of Delacroix - if Mother Nature cooperates.

Targeting reds and specks in Delacroix

January 11, 2019 Rusty Tardo

Capt. Chad Dufrene of Dufrene’s Guide Service in Delacroix Island expects the redfish bite to be phenomenal this winter. […]

Helene Blanchard of Pierre Part rang in the New Year in style when she killed her first ever buck - a big Assumption Parish 10-pointer.

Pierre Part hunter rings in New Year with a big 10-pointer

January 11, 2019 Glynn Harris

Helene Blanchard rang in the New Year in style when she dropped a big Assumption Parish 10-pointer on Jan. 1 – her first-ever buck! […]

Fourchon: Speckled Trout still Biting at the Barges

January 10, 2019 Ann Taylor

Tommy Vidrine spanked some hungry specks in the Gulf on January 10! […]

Take what the conditions give you, and potentially score on speckled trout.

Take what conditions give you – and score

January 10, 2019 Todd Masson

Take what the conditions give you and score on speckled trout, according to Marsh Man Masson. […]

LDWF deer violation round-up

January 10, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have been busy working numerous deer hunting cases during the holiday period. […]

Agents cite Jonesville man for alleged deer-hunting violations

January 9, 2019 Patrick Bonin

A Jonesville man allegedly shot six bucks this season, which places him three over the legal limit, according to the LDWF. […]