Dan Kibler, Author at Louisiana Sportsman

February is best month to load up on crappie

February 19, 2015 Dan Kibler

Fishermen who wait until March to break out their crappie rods are missing some of the best fishing of the year. […]

Hackney, Crochet prepare for frigid Friday conditions at Bassmaster Classic

February 19, 2015 Dan Kibler

When the 2015 Bassmaster Classic kicks off on Friday morning on Lake Hartwell, the field of 56 anglers will be fishing against each other and the spotted and largemouth bass in the 56,000-acre reservoir lake. […]

Father-son duo bring home the bacon, down 700-pound-plus N.C. hog

January 28, 2015 Dan Kibler

Jonathan Florence admitted that it was “pure luck”, but neither he nor his father, Bruce, is about to downplay the hunt last Friday in Transylvania County that ended with Bruce Florence killing a 707 ½-pound wild hog he said could be best described with one word: buffalo. […]

Adding a treble or feathered hook to a jigging spoon — or changing the size of the lure — can make all the difference when fishing winter bass.

Spoons get bass biting in the cold

January 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

With cold water dictating a lot of what bass fishermen do in January, there’s one lure that can be counted on for plenty of bites: a jigging spoon. […]

Perfect solution for time-released scent bombs

November 20, 2014 Dan Kibler

Deer hunters have been trying to figure out for years how to best present their liquid buck lure at the right time and place to do the most good. […]

How to pick the best creek to fish

October 16, 2014 Dan Kibler

Bass fishermen know that fall means going back in creeks to find fish that are mirroring the movements of baitfish. So how is it that on most reservoirs in the south, one or two creeks stand out in October and November as the places to be? […]

Climate change impacting wildlife, study claims

February 21, 2014 Dan Kibler

The National Wildlife Federation is urging sportsmen to do their part to help slow down or reverse climate change, concluding in its latest report “Nowhere to Run: Big Game Wildlife in a Warming World” that many big-game species across North America are already being affected and could be headed for a big fall. […]