Don Shoopman, Author at Louisiana Sportsman

Natural Forage Baits are in demand by crappie fishermen and, more importantly, crappie, as owner J.R. “Beau” Davidson knows very well. […]

Baylen Guy and Brandt Babineaux did well in eight tournaments on the Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation circuit. […]

Dago’s Mobil & Grocery has bait, tackle and shrimp for fishermen and live seafood, boiled seafood and big plate launches every day. […]

Travis Meche Sr., who lives in nearby Branch, will be targeting pre-spawn and spawning bass in February at Miller’s Lake near Ville Plate. […]

John Pearce has proved using the drop shot is the most versatile finesse fishing method by winning AOY as a co-angler on the ULM Fishing Team. […]

Bass pro Tommy Biffle holds a bass caught on a Gene LaRew Flipping Biffle Bug. A flippin and pitchin’ soft plastic model of popular bait. […]

One of Adam Marceaux’s favorite places to catch bass in January is specifically Little Tensas Bayou in the Atchafalaya Basin. […]

Chad Belding, whose show is the No. 1 rated series on The Outdoors Channel, filmed an episode of “The Fowl Life” in Louisiana. […]

Cliff Crochet of Pierre Part proudly touts the Bill Lewis Lures’ Scope Stik, a jerkbait he’ll fish with extensively this winter and spring. […]

Jacob Robertson, a junior at Tioga High School, has emerged as a national contender in Archery Shooters Association competition. […]

J&J One Stop quickly became known as the go-to place to buy something to whet the appetite of crappie, bream and catfish. […]

New Iberia angler Kevin Suit still goes to the Dulac area on weekends and days off every November and December to fish. […]

Louisiana’s WMAs across the state offer first-rate duck hunting success if the ducks funnel down the Mississippi Flyway. […]

The Toad Thumper Lure Company’s Swamper and Thumper plastic frogs make stubborn bass sing a different tune. […]

Noah Roberts and Jacob LaCroix finished with a two-day total of 19.81 pounds to win the Louisiana High School Bass Nation State Championship. […]

Barry Henry lives in a region that has so many bass fishing opportunities inside and outside the Atchafalaya Basin. […]