August 2020 - Louisiana Sportsman

Daniel Kopsco with a red snapper caught out of Port Fourchon on July 4.

Red snapper and gray triggerfish seasons re-open this weekend

August 31, 2020 From News Reports

LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet signed a declaration of emergency to re-open the recreational red snapper season for one final weekend. […]

How to finish the deal, catch the fish you missed

August 31, 2020 From News Reports

If you missed a bite, blow up, or strike the first cast, don’t give up. Bass pro Cliff Crochet shows how to follow up a missed strike. […]

Downsizing in September pays big dividends for Hackney

August 31, 2020 Don Shoopman

Bass pro Greg Hackney of Gonzales likes to go with smaller artificial lures in September. He talks about his three co-favorites. […]

Reader Report: First bull red

August 31, 2020 louisianasportsman

David Clause of Eunice helps his Heather Ray bag her first bull red on a very eventful saltwater fishing trip that almost didn’t happen. […]

Louisiana’s 2020-21 hunting preview – Hammond Region

August 29, 2020 Don Shoopman

What the Louisiana hunting season holds for hunters in the Hammond Region who pursue deer, ducks and small-game species this fall and winter. […]

Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish in federal waters to reopen

August 28, 2020 From News Reports

Recreational harvest of gray triggerfish in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico will reopen at 12:01 a.m. on September 1, 2020. […]

LDWF says vendor will waive $2 fee for online HIP registration

August 28, 2020 From News Reports

The LDWF said Aug. 28 that a $2 fee assessed when registering online for the Harvest Information Program will be waived beginning Sept. 1. […]

Topwater trout, deepwater bass and sightfishing reds

August 27, 2020 Chas Champagne

On this episode of DockSide TV, Chas Champagne uses many different techniques to fish in the summer time marsh using Matrix Shad products. […]

Louisiana’s 2020-21 hunting preview – Lake Charles Region

August 27, 2020 Don Shoopman

What the Louisiana hunting season holds for hunters in the Lake Charles Region who pursue deer, ducks and small-game species this fall and winter. […]

Top-smacking speckled trout already thick in marsh!

August 27, 2020 Todd Masson

Speckled trout are inside — certainly not in the numbers they will be in a few weeks, but plenty enough to keep an angler entertained. […]

Natural deadfalls hold plenty of Toledo Bend bass

August 27, 2020 John Dean

Anglers shouldn’t ignore brush piles, but you can find deadfalls around bluff banks for Toledo Bend September bass fishing. […]

Offshore action out of Cocodrie should be great

August 27, 2020 Dora Lambert

Offshore is going to be the main focus in September at Cocodrie, according to Todd Black, a charter captain and owner of Fish Heads LA. […]

Seven-year-old Carter Barnett fished with his peepaw, Charlie Barnett, in Venice getting on the bull reds.

September means river reds in Venice

August 27, 2020 Rusty Tardo

Guide Pete Miller of Rodbenders Charters said he’ll continue targeting bull reds until Labor Day, then switch gears and target slot reds in Venice. […]

Worst speckled trout month of the year?

August 27, 2020 Todd Masson

High water toward the end of this month can often lead to action that will make you swear September isn’t the worst month for speckled trout fishing. […]