Field Reports
Big trout love this in winter!
This time of year, Marsh Man Masson looks for three things for speckled trout: subsurface grass, pretty water and jumping mullet.[…]
Month: December 2022
Field Reports
Marsh Man Masson’s best fishing moments of the year
It was a GREAT year for fishing action, and Marsh Man Masson was able to catch a ton of it through cameras. Here is the best of the best![…]
Features
Keeping old ATCs and ATVs in use
Tyler Breed got into business with a family member to work on ATVs during Covid. He opened Rare Breed Customs in West Monroe.[…]
Hunting
Top 5 stories of 2022
We researched the archives of LouisianaSportsman.com and came up with the 5 best-read stories of the year.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bill Lewis Lures’ Scope Stik
Cliff Crochet of Pierre Part proudly touts the Bill Lewis Lures’ Scope Stik, a jerkbait he’ll fish with extensively this winter and spring.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF reports second presumptive CWD positive case in Louisiana
The LADDL has reported the first suspected case of chronic wasting disease for the 2022-23 hunting season.[…]
Field Reports
Finesse fishing vs. Power fishing challenge
Professional bass angler Brian Latimer gives examples or power fishing versus finesse fishing. He believes there is a place for each.[…]
Fishing
Arctic blast creates ice sculptures on Lake D’Arbonne
When the cold front howled through the Farmerville area on the night of Dec. 22, the winds kicked up whitecaps on Lake D’Arbonne.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF agent cites Meraux man for deer tagging violations
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement agent cited a Meraux man for alleged deer hunting violations in Orleans Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Agents cite Kaplan man for illegal hunting guide services
LDWF Enforcement Agents cited a Kaplan man for alleged guided hunting violations on Dec. 19 in Vermilion Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Hoping for a doe; Dear downs monster buck
Will Dear shot this 13-point buck on Dec. 14 in Richland Parish with a Remington 300 Win mag he had borrowed from a friend.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Catfish Chowder
In this Outside the Levees video, Jared Serigné sets out jug lines for catfish. Afterwards, he cooks them up into a catfish chowder.[…]
Newsletters
Ice temporarily invades north Louisiana duck season
Many duck hunters found frozen water at their duck blinds on Christmas weekend as a brutal cold front swept through the south.[…]
Field Reports
Fish after fish because of this!
Even if you’ve been fishing for decades, Marsh Man Masson knows you still can learn new things on every single trip.[…]
Field Reports
We caught monster trout, our biggest in years!
Marsh Man Masson has had some of his best topwater trips in December, January and February, the coldest months of the year.[…]
Deer of the Year
Bad weather works in Lamonte’s favor in downing big buck
On Dec. 14, 2022, Ryan Lamonte took down a big 10-point buck on an 82 acre tract in East Baton Rouge Parish.[…]