May 2021 - Louisiana Sportsman

Red Snapper and Speckled Trout Bites are on Fire

May 28, 2021 Will Martin

The Memorial Day weekend should be a good one for speckled trout and red snapper anglers, according to numerous fishing guides. […]

5 things you can do to take the ‘search’ out of search and rescue

May 27, 2021 From News Reports

The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water offers five tips that can speed a rescuer’s response to a boater in need of help. […]

Concordia Parish honey hole brings the bream

May 27, 2021 Will Martin

Kelvontae Scott of Jonesville caught plenty of bream on crickets floated 2 feet under a cork at his honey hole in Concordia Parish. […]

Man wrestles 72-pound catfish into boat

May 27, 2021 Will Martin

J.R. Watson of Converse hooked a 72-pound catfish on the trotline he’d strung near his house on Toledo Bend Reservoir. […]

Black bear spotted swimming off N.C. coast

May 27, 2021 Brian Cope

When two anglers fishing in North Carolina’s Bogue Inlet area saw a floating object in rough waves, they took a closer look and realized it was a swimming black bear. […]

Cracked crab is king for reds in lower Mermentau River

May 27, 2021 Capt. Adam Jaynes

The lower Mermentau River draws redfish in June. The bait of choice for fishermen this month is cracked blue crab. […]

Head to Biloxi Marsh this month for great redfish action

May 27, 2021 Joel Masson

Capt. Justin Bowles of JB Fishing Charters spends many days in June targeting redfish in the Biloxi Marsh, and for good reason. […]

Fishing oil and gas wells for speckled trout and redfish

May 27, 2021 louisianasportsman

In this Sportsman TV video, Capt. Charlie Thomason with Bayou Charters targets oil and gas well heads for speckled trout and redfish. […]

Gamakatsu G-Power Flip & Punch Hook

May 27, 2021 Dan Kibler

G-Power Flip & Punch hook from Gamakatsu, which comes in sizes 2/0 through 5/0, is sure to attract the attention of bass fishermen. […]

Stormy bachelor party yields huge trout

May 27, 2021 Will Martin

Paul Fuselier of Covington caught a 27 1/4-inch speckled trout while fishing near Venice during his bachelor party excursion on May 17. […]

Catching fish in high barometric pressure

May 27, 2021 louisianasportsman

In this Louisiana Sportsman TV video, Capt. Charlie Thomason catches fish while the barometric pressure is high. […]

Jointed Jitterbug 2.0

May 27, 2021 Don Shoopman

With the Jointed Jitterbug 2.0, Arbogast goes back to the drawing board to revamp a revered topwater bait that’s fooled thousands of bass. […]

Fishing with family from the rocks in Lake Pontchartrain, Yanni Kleamenakis, 2, caught his first fish in early March. He used a bottom rig with fresh shrimp. Yanni was happy to watch his fish swim […]