Bass Fishing
Football-head jig is No. 1 July weapon for Many bass pro
Football jig catches big fish in July for bass pro Darold Gleason. His football jig of choice is a ¾-ounce V&M Flatline Pacemaker with a V&M J-Bug trailer. […]
Articles by Don Shoopman
Bass Fishing
Froggin’ is Rivet’s strong suit in June
Bass pro Tyler Rivet is very serious about his penchant and passion for catching bass on plastic frogs, namely Scum Frog Pro Series models. […]
Bass Fishing
Greg Hackey’s favorite June bass baits
Don’t be afraid to tie on a crankbait around heavy cover. Greg Hackney’s go-to lure for June is a Strike King KVD 1.5 or 2.5. Baits with two treble hooks. […]
Bass Fishing
Versatile Senko is bass pro’s favorite June bait
From Caddo Lake to Lake Seminole, Toledo Bend and Lake Sam Rayburn, bass pro Randy Allen of GIlliam will use a Zoom Super Fluke in June. […]
Bass Fishing
Mister Twister Sassy Swimmer
The Mister Twister Sassy Swimmer is a great jig and spinnerbait trailer, but it also works great for bass when rigged by itself. […]
Bass Fishing
The ticket to great bass at Chicot Lake in June
Veteran Chicot Lake angler Andre Oliver said bass fishing should be great when the lake re-opens. Chicot State Park was closed to the public March 18. […]
Fishing
Orange Grove closed off to boaters
Will fishing for bass, bream and sac-a-lait cease and desist as we know it in the marshy Orange Grove area of Terrebonne Parish? […]
Bass Fishing
Monroe bass pro sticks with frogs in June
Fishermen addicted to the thrill of a topwater bite will absolutely love what bass pro Brett Preuett of Monroe ties on in June. […]
Big Bass
The biggest Lake Fausse Pointe bass of 2020
Wesley Verret Jr.’s Alabama bass fishing tactics paid BIG dividends on a trip May 16 to Lake Fausse Pointe, the lake he grew up bass fishing. […]
Newsletters
Is overfishing of menhaden a threat to speckled trout?
Dr. Jerald Ault has documented a grave threat to the speckled trout fishery along Louisiana’s coast: commercial fishing of menhaden. […]
Bass Fishing
Make a topwater Splash with post-spawn bass
Bass pro Greg Hackney of Gonzales likes the KVD Splash for post-spawn bass in May. He said the topwater will be effective anywhere he fishes now. […]
Newsletters
Getting ready for red snapper season
Many Louisiana anglers will head out on May 22 into the Gulf of Mexico and enjoy the opening of the 2020 recreational red snapper season. […]
Bass Fishing
Lacassine Pool’s hawgs will hit frogs
According to Jonathan Quinn of Sweet Lake, who has been hunting big bass most of his life, May is a prime time to wrestle with big bass in Lacassine Pool. […]
Big Bass
Lake Fausse Pointe gives up another hawg
Travis Meche Sr. hooked an 8.82-pound bass on May 2 in Sandy Cove at Lake Fausse Pointe. It was the fifth 8-pound class bass reported since mid-February. […]
Bass Fishing
What’s the buzz about? Post-spawn buzzbaits
Port Allen bass pro Brent Bonadona talks about his favorite artificial lure for May. He loves a a 3/8- or ½-ounce buzzbait from Delta Lures in post-spawn. […]
Features
Go ‘surfing’ for speckled trout at Elmer’s Island
The surf-fishing at Elmer’s Island in Grand Isle usually produces some great speckled trout, including some trophies in spring. […]