Crappie/Bream
Make Bay Wallace an April destination for goggle-eye
According to Bill McCarty, April is the perfect time to fish cypress knees for Bay Wallace goggle-eye in south-central Louisiana. […]
Articles by Don Shoopman
Columns
Lure Review: Egret Baits’ Wedgetail
Egret Baits’ Wedgetails catch plenty of redfish and flounder, as well as speckled trout, from Corpus Christi, Tex., to Florida’s Panhandle. […]
Bass Class
Female duo enjoying time in male-dominated sport
After 2 years on high-school circuit, Lily Girouard and Sadie Guidry are on their way to the High School B.A.S.S. Nation State Championship. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Concentrate on Marsh Island reds over March trout
According to Shane Johnson of New Iberia, speckled trout may be finicky around Marsh Island in March, but redfish aren’t. […]
Bass Fishing
SB-57 MDJ Series crankbait
Bass pro Mark Daniels set out to design a square-bill crankbait. The Bill Lewis MDJ Series SB-57 is the result. […]
Bass Fishing
Cliff Crochet’s versatile bass bait
Bass pro Cliff Crochet uses the Spike, a soft-plastic, stickbait-style worm, year-round, but especially during the prespawn and spawn. […]
Bass Class
Bass Class: SLU’s Dawson Andrews and Wyatt Ensminger talk fishing
Southeastern Louisiana University bass-fishing stars Dawson Andrews and Wyatt Ensminger plan to head to the professional ranks. […]
Bass Fishing
February is great bass prespawn month on Indian Creek Reservoir
Indian Creek Reservoir bass anglers look for water in the mid-50s for pre-spawn bass feeding frenzy in February. […]
Columns
Lure Review: Hamma Heads
Crappie Psychic’s Clyde Folse debuts the flat jigheads he’s been using to put crappie in the boat for decades. […]
Bass Class
Bass Angler Spotlight: Jordan Sylvester
Jordan Sylvester fishes on the Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation circuit, which includes more than 100 schools. […]
Bass Fishing
The Great 8: Lake Fausse Pointe’s trophy bass
Louisiana’s Lake Fausse Pointe showed out as a trophy bass destination in 2020, with eight bass weighing more than 7 pounds. […]
Crappie/Bream
Des Allemands, Boeuf areas hot for sac-a-lait
Canals and other waterways around Bayou Des Allemands and Lake Boeuf are places you’ll find sac-a-lait anglers targeting slabs in January. […]
Bass Fishing
Preuett relies on his Cajun Bug to boat bass during January
Brett Preuett, a veteran guide on Toledo Bend and Caney Lake, swears by the Preuett Cajun Bug to catch bass in January. […]
Bass Fishing
Hackney goes with a jig to hook bass in January
Greg Hackney sticks with the Strike King Hack Attack Flouro Flipping Jig for bass fishing during one of the coldest months in Louisiana. […]
Bass Fishing
Lure Review: Bayou Bug 2.0
One of the soft-plastic lures that launched Cajun Lures six years ago has a new look. Bayou Bug 2.0 has arrived, and it is catching bass. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass pro Miller loves V&M Flatline jig in winter
V&M Pacemaker Flatline jig is bass pro and Toledo Bend fishing guide Colby Miller’s top choice for January bass fishing. […]