Louisiana Sportsman

Shot placement should be a bowhunter’s No. 1 concern

December 20, 2019 Sammy Romano

The best equipment in the world pales in comparison to a bowhunter’s ability to pick his shot for the best result, a quick, clean kill.[…]

These hunters enjoyed a good hunt and a bonus specklebelly goose during the first split.

December duck report

December 20, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Louisiana has a lot more ducks in December than it did in November. That’s what the monthly aerial survey by the LDWF completed this week showed.[…]

Craig Long and the 161-inch buck he got Dec. 8 on a handicapped hunt in Natchitoches Parish.

Handicapped hunt pays off big for Long

December 19, 2019 Glynn Harris

Craig Long took a giant buck on Dec. 8 during a handicapped hunt in Natchitoches Parish put on by the National Wild Turkey Federation Wheeling Sportsman.[…]

Lunker hooked in Kentwood

December 19, 2019 gogo17@coc.net

Ray Ramagos caught this big 9 ½-pound bass in a pond in Kentwood fishing a spinner bait on Nov. 24, 2019, after catching 14 small bass.[…]

Wild game processing class

December 19, 2019 louisianasportsman

Join Meat Science curator Dan Robert and the Southern Food & Beverage Museum on Jan. 19, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a wild-game processing class.[…]

Greg Hackney’s Hack Attack jig works wonders on bass

December 19, 2019 Don Shoopman

For bass pro and host of Louisiana Sportsman TV Greg Hackney, December bass fishing at the Atchafalaya Basin can be good with any kind of jig.[…]

Smaller drum can be caught on lighter tackle and artificials, but it takes power to do battle with a bull red in the surf.

Target bull reds in December surf

December 18, 2019 Dora Lambert

This time of year, post-spawn redfish are leaving the deep pockets of Caminada Pass and feeding up and down the beach at Elmer’s Island.[…]

Solitude on the Twin Span

December 18, 2019 Chas Champagne

Chas Champagne loves when the water drops out for marsh fishing as it consolidates the fish into the deeper bayous driving them out of the shallows.[…]

Corey Harris of Chatham with his early Christmas present, a 13.57 lunker largemouth from Caney Lake.

Giant ‘double digit’ Caney bass wakes up Corey Harris

December 17, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Corey Harris of Chatham got an early Christmas present on Dec. 16 when he caught a giant lunker largemouth bass from Caney Lake. […]

A guided fishing trip: a great Christmas gift

December 17, 2019 Brian Cope

The perfect Christmas gift for a fisherman? There may not be one, but a guided trip might come closer than anything else.[…]

Trout at the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles

December 16, 2019 Chas Champagne

If it stays a mild winter, the bridges of Lake Pontchartrain will continue to produce nice speckled trout along with the local man made canals.[…]

Dwaine Sampey and his 10-point Natchitoches Parish buck.

Infrequent visitor, buck shows up at right time

December 16, 2019 Glynn Harris

It took three years but Dwaine Sampey was finally able to finish the deal when on Dec. 2, he killed a 10-point trophy Natchitoches Parish buck.[…]

Greg Hackney’s swim jig fishing tips

December 16, 2019 louisianasportsman

It’s no secret that Greg Hackney loves to fish with a jig. In this video, he breaks down his tactics for fishing a swim jig.[…]

Big trout are out there for the taking, especially if you take measures to specifically target them.

For big speckled trout, you have to think ‘big’

December 15, 2019 Chris Bush

It takes a big-fish mindset to successfully target big speckled trout.[…]

To foil Venice’s roseau cane, tie on a G-Spo Battle Flip

December 15, 2019 Don Shoopman

Gerald Spohrer’s No. 1 destination to catch bass in December is the Venice area, and he’ll use a Beast Coast G-Spo Battle Flip with a double-wide weedguard.[…]

Don’t miss out on good bassing at Toledo Bend

December 15, 2019 John Dean

Deer hunters will miss some good bass fishing at Toledo Bend. Those who focus on bass fishing in December and January will be rewarded.[…]