Bass Class
Knee injury turned prep football player into aspiring bass pro
Sophomore at LSU-S is catching bass, not footballs. […]
Articles by Don Shoopman
Features
2021-22 Louisiana WMA duck preview
Public-land hunters have plenty of options around Louisiana this season, even after Hurricane Ida’s game-changing visit. […]
Columns
Echo 1.75: Bass pro’s idea became lure designer’s square-bill crankbait project
A Lake Sam Rayburn fishing guide’s voice oozes pure pride when he talks about a crankbait that’s been around six years, with ebbs and flows in popularity. […]
Bass Class
Haughton teen is no cupcake on high-school bass circuits
High school angler Jase White of Haughton has an appetite for snacks that is matched only by his appetite for catching bass. […]
Bass Fishing
The Boy Howdy is back
Cotton Cordell’s tail-weighted Boy Howdy, a discontinued topwater bait that was dusted off and redesigned and reintroduced last year. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Guide gives plenty of ‘love’ for October at Calcasieu Lake
Anglers can take advantage of changing October weather putting speckled trout and redfish on feeding binge at Calcasieu Lake. […]
Features
Louisiana’s WMA small-game forecast 2021-22
Biologists think it will be a good season for squirrels and rabbits on public-hunting areas across Louisiana. Here’s where to find them. […]
Deer Hunting
Attakapas Island WMA is great spot during archery season
The Attakapas Island Wildlife Management Area is great spot for hunters during archery season for deer in Louisiana. […]
News Breaker
Aerial waterfowl survey numbers were impressive
Waterfowl biologist Larry Reynolds of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries conducted an aerial waterfowl survey. […]
Bass Fishing
Flat Lake is top Atchafalaya spot for September bass
Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi looks forward to fishing Flat Lake in September, when bass start moving from the inside cypress trees to outside trees. […]
Bass Class
LSU-S pairing isn’t “stumped” in college tournament in Alabama
LSU-S’s Tripp Bowman and Blakely Young qualify for national college bass-fishing championship on New York’s St. Lawrence River. […]
Columns
Mister Twister’s Sassy Stingum has Louisiana guide excited
Louisiana guide Charlie King said the Mister Twister Sassy Stingum will really put the crappie in the cooler. […]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana’s best public offerings for deer hunters
Where should public-land hunters go for 2021-22 deer action? Biologists point deer hunters to a double-handful of Louisiana WMAs. […]
Bass Fishing
G.A. Cut is the spot for Atchafalaya Basin bass in August
Damein Clements has some favorite spots along the G.A. Cut where 3-pound class bass and bigger live and help fill livewells in tournaments. […]
Bass Fishing
Lure Review: Kajun Boss spinnerbaits
What began as a hobby to help Marcus Curry and Levi Louviere catch more bass has turned into a business to help others catch fish. […]
Bass Class
West St. John bass anglers blaze a trail
Khristian Rousseve and Shamar Pierre of West St. John become the first black anglers to win a high-school bass tournament in Louisiana. […]