Chris Ginn, Author at Louisiana Sportsman

Creating mock scrapes to hunt white-tail deer

Creating mock scrapes is a great way to provoke a big buck into shooting range — here’s how to get it done and put a big deer into your crosshairs. […]

The makers of TT’s Buck Wild Deer Scents out of Church Point believe fresh doe estrus is better at attracting wary bucks.

Church Point business bottles fresh doe-in-heat urine

Chris Ginn

Anglers would be the first to tell you that fresh is best. I mean, who wants to eat freezer-burned speckled trout fillets a year after they were caught? […]

The simplicity of fishing Geoghegan Canal makes it the perfect spot for anglers with small boats.

How to catch wintertime speckled trout in the Geoghegan Canal

Chris Ginn

Some tips on how to fish the ledges in the Geoghegan Canal to catch wintertime speckled trout near Lake Pontchartrain this month. […]

Fish Lake Bruin like a pro

Chris Ginn

One of the most fascinating things weekend bass tournament fishermen can witness is professional anglers picking apart their local lakes when major tournaments roll into town.

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Follow this advice to see more deer

Chris Ginn

While sitting in my ground blind last season watching 15 deer second-lining down the lane I was hunting, I was struck by deer movement — and how it’s really the only factor that matters. […]

It’s not too early: Get a jump on the rut with deer scents

Chris Ginn

Even though the rut in Area 4 near Franklinton is likely still a month away, that didn’t stop a nice buck from falling for estrous doe urine used by the author last week. […]

The speckled trout bite in Dularge might have slowed because of the cold weather, but Capt. Marty LaCoste said conditions should improve this weekend.

Cold front puts clamps on Dularge specks

Chris Ginn

Capt. Marty LaCoste described how he’ll target speckled trout out of Dularge in the fall after a cold front. […]

Matrix Shad's Chas Champagne shows off some hammer Lake P specks — with cooler weather on the way, he expects action at the bridges to start heating up.

Fall trout bite starting to heat up along Lake Pontchartrain bridges

Chris Ginn

Chas Champagne said the trout bite on eastern Lake Pontchartrain could be picking up as cooler weather settles in. […]

The way Dockside Marine bow-tech Stephen Chapman sees it, if crossbows get more people in the woods enjoying the outdoors, he’s all for them.

In the ‘Cross’Hairs

Chris Ginn

Crossbows are still looked down upon by some traditional bowhunters, but they definitely give people another option during archery season. […]

Doormats in decline?

Chris Ginn

If Jim Morrision thought people were strange, I wonder what he thought about flounder. […]

Hooking up

Chris Ginn

Hooking flounder can be a bit of a challenge.
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Hills and valleys

Chris Ginn

After Chad Wiley weighed-in on the final day of the 2014 Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River, his three-day total of 34 pounds, 14 ounces landed him in fifth place. […]

Louisiana crappie fishing getting national attention

Chris Ginn

Having fished crappie tournaments all over the nation, Ronnie Capps has seen more energy for the professional side of crappie fishing the last couple of years than he has ever seen in his entire 30-year fishing career. […]