Louisiana Sportsman

Crappie pro Dan Dannenmueller demonstrates the new Garmin Force trolling motor and a new Garmin scanning sonar unit at the 2019 ICAST show.

The Force is with Garmin as ICAST “Best of Show”

July 31, 2019 Kinny Haddox

The new Garmin “Force” trolling motor won the “Best of Show” award at this year’s ICAST show. This is Garmin’s first entry into the trolling motor market.[…]

Ouachita on the fall, crappie on the rise

July 31, 2019 Kinny Haddox

It’s taken a bit longer this year for the Ouachita River system to get right, but it’s getting there now. And the crappie bite is right behind.[…]

Corey Harris with the 9.14 bass that won the recent Caney Majestic tournament.

No vacation for Caney Lake bass

July 31, 2019 Kinny Haddox

It’s the middle of summer, but there’s no vacation for the big largemouth bass on Louisiana’s premier lunker bass lake, Caney Lake in Jackson Parish.[…]

Alligator sport hunting licenses will be available online

July 30, 2019 From News Reports

LDWF will offer alligator sport hunting licenses online and from authorized license vendors beginning this Thursday (Aug. 1).[…]

The author (third from right) and some friends caught their limits of vermilion snapper while fishing with Capt. Paul Guidroz in May.

Plan Beeliner

July 29, 2019 Todd Masson

Vermilion snapper, known as beeliners, make excellent table fare and don’t tear up your gear as much as red snapper or mangrove snapper do.[…]

Double boating fatality in Morehouse Parish

July 29, 2019 From News Reports

LDWF enforcement agents are investigating a double fatal boating incident that claimed the life of two people in Morehouse Parish.[…]

Pay to play? Are your sportsman toys covered?

July 29, 2019 John Smith

Insurance is one of the best ways to protect your trucks, boats, ATV’s, UTV’s in the event something goes wrong. But what is actually covered by insurance?[…]

Red snapper landing estimates through July 14

July 26, 2019 From News Reports

The latest catch statistics recorded by LA Creel is 458,472 pounds, or 57 percent of Louisiana’s allocation. This estimate covers through July 14. […]

Rattlesnakes make a delicious dinner

July 25, 2019 Josh Chauvin

Venturing into the woods during the hottest months of the year can produce some delicious foods, but that is when the most dangerous animals are active.[…]

Sportsman at Law John Smith hunting axis deer with a bow

July 24, 2019 louisianasportsman

Baton Rouge attorney John Smith sets out on this segment of Louisiana Sportsman TV to spot and stalk free ranging Axis with a bow.[…]

Bundick Lake drawdown gets an early start

July 24, 2019 From News Reports

The drawdown of Bundick Lake was originally scheduled to begin on August 1, but due to the gate malfunction, has already begun.[…]

Fly fishing clubs routinely conduct hands-on rod building clinics, where participants walk away with a fly rod ready for final coating.

Build your own rod?

July 23, 2019 Catch Cormier

Look to the dog days of summer as an opportunity to prepare for great fall fishing. For a few, that will be building a custom rod.[…]

Grand Isle trout slam continues

July 23, 2019 Rusty Tardo

For fifty years Mike White has fished Grand Isle, pursuing his passion not just to catch big speckled trout and bull reds.[…]

LDWF accepting applications for lottery hunts

July 16, 2019 From News Reports

The LDWF is accepting applications for lottery deer and waterfowl hunts on LDWF Wildlife Management Areas for the 2019-2020 hunting season. […]

Crappie game changer

July 15, 2019 Kinny Haddox

LifeScope technology has netted unbelievable interest in the crappie fishing world. It lets you see the structure and the fish before you even get to them.[…]

Be mindful of displaced wildlife following Hurricane Barry

July 15, 2019 From News Reports

The LDWF urges the public to be especially cognizant of wildlife forced into populated areas by flood water from Hurricane Barry.[…]