Kinny Haddox, Author at Louisiana Sportsman

One of the campers that got crushed by the falling trees on Caney Lake. (Photo courtesy of Chantay Ramsey)

Jimmie Davis State Park closed after direct hit from tornado

Tornadoes and torrential rainfall caused considerable damage resulting in the closure of Jimmie Davis State Park on Caney Lake near Chatham. […]

Poverty Point: Not only can you rent a cabin here, but you can fish in the lake right off the back porch. (Photo courtesy P.J. Hahn©2018)

Park Paradise Pick 6

Kinny Haddox

From fishing, hiking, boating and birding to passing the time like it’s standing still – these Louisiana State Parks are worth visiting. […]

John Godwin with a slab crappie from Lake D’Arbonne on “hump day.”

It’s hump day on D’Arbonne

Kinny Haddox

The keys to catching crappie from Lake D’Arbonne at Farmerville in April. […]

Five Lake Bruin bass like this will win any tournament or make any weekend angler happy.

Lake Bruin bass bite is brewin’

Kinny Haddox

The good thing about the bass bite right now is that the fish are in a post-spawn pattern and they are active in the shallow water of Lake Bruin. […]

ACT tournament champions Tony Hughes and Jeff Riddle.

Tennessee team captures national crappie title

Kinny Haddox

The results of the Lucas Oil American Crappie Trail National Championship week on Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville. […]

For the first time in history, high water levels in the Mississippi River have forced the opening of the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway in consecutive years. Here’s how the Bonnet Carré opening is affecting our fish, crabs and oysters. […]

Big north Louisiana crappie like these are bringing anglers from around the country to Lake D’Arbonne for the American Crappie Trail National Championship.

What will it take to win the D’Arbonne National Crappie Championship?

Kinny Haddox

Lake D’Arbonne’s famous crappie fishing has reached a new level. On March 28-30, the 16,000 acre Union Parish lake will host Louisiana’s first-ever national crappie championship. […]

Caddo 12 pounder reverses LeJeune’s bad luck to good

Kinny Haddox

Austin LeJeune landed a 12.02 lunker at Caddo Lake. He took photos and videoed the release of the big fish back into the lake to spawn as part of the BASELINE Trophy Replica program. […]