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June 2, 2023
HomeAuthorsDon Shoopman

Articles by 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.
Bass Fishing

Look to Lower Atchafalaya for plenty of good bass

November 6, 2022 Don Shoopman

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

Big Bass

Toledo Bend double-digit bass busts a buzzbait for Ben Suit

November 3, 2022 Don Shoopman

New Iberia native Ben Suit caught a 10.75-pound bass on Oct. 16 while fishing a two-day Louisiana Bass Cats tournament at Toledo Bend. […]

Deer Hunting

Patterson hunter arrows trophy 9-point in Mississippi

November 3, 2022 Don Shoopman

Melvin Brown Jr. arrowed a 9-point, 215-pound buck on Sept. 16 while hunting from a deer stand on a lease near Fayette, Mississippi. […]

Features

Louisiana’s 2022-23 WMA small-game forecast

October 20, 2022 Don Shoopman

Seven regional biologist supervisors or biologist managers help hunters who want to choose one or more WMAs to hunt small game in 2022-23. […]

Bass Class

Tech senior is after bigger bass and rebuilding his fishing team

October 16, 2022 Don Shoopman

As president of the Louisiana Tech Bass Fishing Team, Cooper Arthur of Calhoun feels a responsibility to rebuild his fishing team. […]

Bass Fishing

Low water bassin’ at Henderson Lake

October 9, 2022 Don Shoopman

One of former Louisiana B.A.S.S. Nation angler Andre Cazelot’s top choices to fish for bass during October is Henderson Lake. […]

Bass Fishing

JaBoom Beaver Ballz will knock big bass right

October 7, 2022 Don Shoopman

Bass anglers near and far want to get their hands on JaBoom’s Beaver Ballz. The soft plastic makes infiltrating mats much easier. […]

Columns

Delta Lures Redfish Spinnerbait

September 15, 2022 Don Shoopman

The Delta Lures Redfish Spinnerbait has been the downfall of beaucoup redfish since Fred King and Roy LaBorde introduced it in the mid-2010s. […]

Hunting

Benton’s O’Donohue shooting for the stars in young archery career

September 11, 2022 Don Shoopman

Benton Middle School’s Savannah O’Donohue is an undisputed national champion in archery and a silver medalist representing Louisiana. […]

Bass Fishing

Bayou Magazille is a special place for bass

September 8, 2022 Don Shoopman

The Lake Verret area, specifically Bayou Magazille, is where Clint “Red” Singleton goes to bass fish with his favorite lures in September. […]

Bass Fishing

Powerhouse bassin’

August 26, 2022 Don Shoopman

Charles Thompson III of Bossier City is building a bass fishing powerhouse at LSU-Shreveport during his second full year as coach. […]

Deer Hunting

2022-23 WMA Deer Forecast

August 26, 2022 Don Shoopman

Biologists share their advice on what WMAs public-land hunters should go to for deer during the 2022-23 deer season. […]

Fishing Hotspots

Marsh Island gives bass pro a great summer distraction

August 1, 2022 Don Shoopman

Bass pro Caleb Sumrall will be catching redfish somewhere along the coast shoreline of Marsh Island and Southwest Pass in August. […]

Bass Fishing

Yellow Magic Havana

July 28, 2022 Don Shoopman

A big bass explosion is the reward for fishing with the Yellow Magic Havana, crafted with cutting edge technology and attention to detail. […]

Bass Class

Teens put their talents together to take on the bass

July 28, 2022 Don Shoopman

Central High School’s Matthew Rome and Connor Dawson are competing a second straight year for the high school national bass title. […]

Bass Fishing

Mister Twister 8-inch Mag BUZZ Worm

July 15, 2022 Don Shoopman

Since the intro of the Mag 12 BUZZ Worm, Mister Twister has gotten calls for a smaller size, so they developed the 8-inch Mag BUZZ Worm. […]

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