Louisiana Sportsman

October 30, 2026

Wild Pork Boudin Stuffed Mushrooms

October 26, 2025 Jason Thornton

Stuffed mushrooms can come in many shapes, sizes and fillings. Wild pork boudin and pepper jack cheese was used for this recipe.[…]

You never know where the bulls may be on Grand Isle. Travis Puls was fishing in the pass, but close to one of the rock jetties when he hooked this bull. Large schools of bulls travel all around the island and can be found nearly anywhere.

Bull reds on the beach

October 25, 2025 Chris Holmes

Grand Isle is a one-stop shop for bull reds right now and they can be found almost anywhere along the island.[…]

The Big Bite Baits Fuzzy Stick landed on the shelves and racks of fishing tackle stores late this summer and has caught bass across the country.

The Big Bite Scentsation Fuzzy Stick

October 24, 2025 Don Shoopman

Big Bite Baits is playing the soft plastic creepy, crawly appendages game with its recent introduction of the Scentsation Fuzzy Stick.[…]

Brodey Lege was fishing in Venice when he used a purple and chartreuse Matrix Shad to catch this redfish.

Just about everything is biting this month at the mouth of the Mississippi River

October 23, 2025 Chris Macaluso

It’s remarkable the Buras-Venice area almost always offers something to catch, no matter what the Mississippi River looks like.[…]

Gear for deer

October 20, 2025 David Moreland

Once you know where you are going to hunt and have obtained the proper license and tags, it’s time to go to the store and gear up.[…]

Ducks on the brain

October 10, 2025 Joe Macaluso

The 2025 Breeding Count Survey showed this year’s count of 16 waterfowl species showed virtually no change from 2024’s 33,988,000 estimate.[…]

Tyler Davis, owner of North Pontchartrain Retrievers, and Ammeaux at a recent hunt test.

Hunt tests are great fun for both the dog and handler

September 22, 2025 Bryan Beatty

If you’re trying to keep a dog at the top of its game, training in the “off season” fills the void. Why not give hunt tests a try?[…]

Bass fishing pro Tommy Biffle, whose soft plastic creature bait was named after him by legendary artificial lure manufacturer Gene Larew, shows off a good-sized bass he caught on his renamed Scutter Bug.

The YUM Scutter Bug

September 21, 2025 Don Shoopman

PRADCO Outdoor Brands folded the ever-popular Gene Larew Baits line of soft plastics under the umbrella of YUM Fishing Baits.[…]

Venison Bulgogi Kimbap

September 16, 2025 Nathan L. Judice

We’re slicing lean venison thin, then wrapping it up with seasoned rice, crisp veggies and roasted seaweed in a roll.[…]

Celeste Valotta shows off some of the nice trout and reds that were caught on a recent mothership kayak trip to the Long Rocks out of Hopedale. This is a great summertime fishing area, but is out of reach for kayak anglers without the aid of a powerboat.

Kayak anglers can hitch a ride

September 14, 2025 Chris Holmes

If you are an angler with a kayak and a powerboat, you are missing out on some great fishing adventures if you don’t combine the two.[…]

The next five years for waterfowl hunters

August 28, 2025 Joe Macaluso

What happened during the August LWFC meeting will govern how duck hunters spend their time for the next five years.[…]

Lake St. Catherine, which lies between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne, is popular with anglers for the variety of fish you can catch. (Photo by Chris Macaluso)

The restoration of Lake Pontchartrain

August 19, 2025 Chris Macaluso

The success of Lake Pontchartrain’s restoration over the last 30 years should be celebrated by all who live in South Louisiana.[…]

Smoked Redfish Dip

August 17, 2025 Jason Thornton

Smoked fish dip is something that you can find throughout many restaurants that serve seafood all along the coast of Florida.[…]

This hand-sized bluegill is quite handsome and fought like a fish 10 times its size. Filleted and pan fried, they are some of the tastiest fish you can eat.

Take a back-to-basics kayak trip

August 11, 2025 Chris Holmes

A back-to-basics kayak trip every now and then reminds us of why we took up kayak fishing in the first place.[…]

Brazola Custom Lures has brought back the version of the bushwhacker Pat Schlapper used to win the Bassmaster Elite Series event at the Sabine River.

The Schlapper Pro Bushwhacker

August 10, 2025 Don Shoopman

Danny Arballo of Brazalo Custom Lures talks about how Bassmaster Elite Series pro Pat Schlapper instantly made his buzzbait notorious.[…]

Fishermen finally got to see the results of a menhaden fishery bycatch study

August 7, 2025 Joe Macaluso

It’s time to reconsider the menhaden industry’s economic impact on our state compared to that of recreational fishing.[…]