Subscribe Now Log In

  • Advertise with Us
    • Current Advertisers
    • Contact Us
  • Photo Contest
    • Fishing Reports
    • Hunting Reports
    • Post A Field Report
    • Post A Video Report
  • Back Issues
  • Newsletter
  • Subscriber Services
  • FAQ’s
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
Louisiana Sportsman
MENUMENU
  • FISHING
        • Articles
          • News
          • Bass Fishing
          • Freshwater Fishing
          • Inshore Fishing
          • Offshore Fishing
          • Tournaments
        • Fishing Videos
        • Fishing Reports
        • Fishing Classifieds
        • Other Information
          • State Fishing Regulations
          • State Fishing Records
          • Rod and Reel Application
          • Fly Fishing Application
          • Ethanol Info
          • Businesses
  • HUNTING
        • Hunting Articles
          • Hunting News
          • Deer Hunting
          • Deer of the Year
          • Hog Hunting
          • Other
          • Turkey
          • Waterfowl
        • Hunting Reports
        • Hunting Products
        • Contests
          • Big Buck Photo Contest
        • Louisiana Big Game Records
  • REPORTS
        • Login
          • Register
          • Post Your Report
          • View All Reports
          • Latest Reports
        • Hunting
          • Archery
          • Deer
          • Hog
          • Turkey
          • Waterfowl
          • Public Lands
          • Other
        • Fishing
          • Bass Fishing
          • Freshwater Fishing
          • Inshore Fishing
          • Kayak Fishing
          • Offshore Fishing
          • Tournaments
        • General
          • Events & Announcements
          • Recipes
        • Technical
          • Captain Paul - GPS Info
        • Contests
          • Big Buck Photo Contest
  • CLASSIFIEDS
        • Post Your Ad
          • View All
          • Browse
          • Search
          • Ad Archive
        • ATVs and Motorcycles
          • Boats
          • Boats Misc.
          • Marine Electronics
        • Vehicles
          • Employment
          • Heavy Equipment
          • Hunting
          • Real Estate
        • Rentals
          • RVs
          • Tractors
          • Work Trailers
          • Trucks
  • WEATHER
    • Lunar Tables
    • Tidal Ranges and Predictions
  • MARKETPLACE
        • Fishing
          • Fishing Guides
          • Fishing Supplies
          • Boat Dealers
          • Boating Supplies
          • Marinas
        • Hunting
          • Hunting Guides
          • Hunting Supplies
          • ATV Dealers
          • Trailers
        • Other
          • Automotive
          • RV Dealers
          • Trailers
        • Get Listed
          • Click Here to get Listed!
  • SPORTSMAN TV
  • SPORTSMAN GEAR
    • Performance Fishing Shirts
    • Performance Fishing Shorts
    • Sportsman Hats
    • Accessories
  • MEMBERSHIP
    • Has its Advantages
    • Join the Club
    • FAQ's
    • Archives
    • Field Reports
    • Field Reports Image Upload
    • Field Reports Video Upload
    • Newsletter
    • Gift Subscription
    • Services
MENUMENU
  • FISHING
    • Articles
      • News
      • Bass Fishing
      • Freshwater Fishing
      • Inshore Fishing
      • Offshore Fishing
      • Tournaments
    • Fishing Reports
    • Fishing Classifieds
    • Other Information
      • State Fishing Regulations
      • State Fishing Records
      • Rod and Reel Application
      • Fly Fishing Application
      • Ethanol Info
      • Businesses
  • HUNTING
    • Hunting Articles
      • Hunting News
      • Deer Hunting
      • Hog Hunting
      • Other
      • Turkey
      • Waterfowl
    • Hunting Products
    • Big Game Records
    • Hunting Reports
    • Contests
      • Big Buck Photo Contest
  • REPORTS
    • Login
      • Register
      • Post Your Report
      • View All Reports
      • Latest Reports
    • Hunting
      • Archery
      • Deer
      • Hog
      • Turkey
      • Waterfowl
      • Public Lands
      • Other
    • Fishing
      • Bass Fishing
      • Freshwater Fishing
      • Inshore Fishing
      • Kayak Fishing
      • Offshore Fishing
      • Tournaments
    • General
      • Events & Announcements
      • Recipes
    • Technical
      • Captain Paul - GPS Info
    • Contests
      • Big Buck Photo Contest
  • CLASSIFIEDS
    • Post Your Ad
      • View All
      • Browse
      • Search
      • Ad Archive
    • ATVs and Motorcycles
      • Boats
      • Boats Misc.
      • Marine Electronics
    • Vehicles
      • Employment
      • Heavy Equipment
      • Hunting
      • Real Estate
    • Rentals
      • RVs
      • Tractors
      • Work Trailers
      • Trucks
  • WEATHER
    • Lunar Tables
    • Tidal Guides
  • MARKETPLACE
    • Fishing
      • Fishing Guides
      • Fishing Supplies
      • Boat Dealers
      • Boating Supplies
      • Marinas
    • Hunting
      • Hunting Guides
      • Hunting Supplies
      • ATV Dealers
      • Trailers
    • Other
      • Automotive
      • RV Dealers
      • Trailers
    • Get Listed
      • Click Here to get Listed!
  • SPORTSMAN TV
  • SPORTSMAN GEAR
    • Performance Fishing Shirts
    • Performance Fishing Shorts
    • Sportsman Hats
    • Accessories
  • MEMBERSHIP
    • Has its Advantages
    • Join the Club
    • FAQ's
    • Archives
    • Field Reports
    • Field Reports Image Upload
    • Field Reports Video Upload
    • Newsletter
    • Gift Subscription
    • Services
April 12, 2021
HomeAuthorsDon Shoopman

Articles by Don Shoopman

Don Shoopman
About Don Shoopman
Don Shoopman fishes for freshwater and saltwater species mostly in and around the Atchafalaya Basin and Vermilion Bay. He moved to the Sportsman’s Paradise in 1976, and he and his wife June live in New Iberia. They have two grown sons.
Crappie/Bream

Make Bay Wallace an April destination for goggle-eye

April 3, 2021 Don Shoopman

According to Bill McCarty, April is the perfect time to fish cypress knees for Bay Wallace goggle-eye in south-central Louisiana. […]

Columns

Lure Review: Egret Baits’ Wedgetail

March 26, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

March 26, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

March 4, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

March 1, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

February 22, 2021 Don Shoopman

Bass pro Cliff Crochet uses the Spike, a soft-plastic, stickbait-style worm, year-round, but especially during the prespawn and spawn. […]

Dawson Andrews (left) and Wyatt Ensminger from Southeastern Louisiana University have been fishing together since age 13. They started bass fishing as young boys and began competing in the seventh grade as Junior Bassmasters.
Bass Class

Bass Class: SLU’s Dawson Andrews and Wyatt Ensminger talk fishing

February 19, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

February 7, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

January 26, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

January 25, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

January 22, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

January 17, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

January 15, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

January 11, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

January 3, 2021 Don Shoopman

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

December 31, 2020 Don Shoopman

V&M Pacemaker Flatline jig is bass pro and Toledo Bend fishing guide Colby Miller’s top choice for January bass fishing. […]

Posts navigation

1 2 … 26 »

Fishing / Hunting Videos | Submit Video

  • Two lure colors for catching speckled trout

    April 9, 2021

    Which lure colors should you be stocked up on for catching speckled trout? In this video, Devin Denman details what it is you need. […]

Photo Contest | Post your photo!

  • Carolina-rigging soft-plastics for PLENTY speckled trout!

    April 6, 2021

    Carolina rigs work great this time of year. You can catch plenty speckled trout when they crowd ledges in the spring. […]

Hot Topics

  • Nine people cited for turkey hunting v...
  • Pineville angler lands two double-digi...
  • This gator was harvested by Ned McNeely during a private land hunt in April 2021. (Photo courtesy of Cordray's Processing)
    South Carolina gator gives up surprisi...

New in Pictures

  • The winning entry, from John Nelson Harris, in the 2021 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp Competition.
Fishing
  • News
  • Bass
  • Freshwater
  • Inshore Fishing
  • Offshore Fishing
  • Tournaments
Hunting
  • News
  • Deer
  • Waterfowl
  • Hog
  • Turkey
  • Other
Sections
  • Sportsman TV
  • Columns
  • Businesses
  • Reports
  • Classifieds
  • Weather
Sportsman Network
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Subscriber Services
  • Terms of Service
  • Login
  • Sportsman Gear
  • Classifieds
  • Forums

Copyright 1999 - 2021 Louisiana Sportsman, Inc. All rights reserved.