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February 9, 2023
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Sea Fog and Speckled trout move into Fourchon barges 2-3-19

February 5, 2019 Ann Taylor

After a 3-day absence, Sportsman field reporter Tommy Vidrine finds speckled trout have moved back to the Fourchon Barges in large numbers. […]

Find all the newest boats at special prices during the 2019 Louisiana Sportsman Boat Show March 14-17 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.
Events & Announcements

Louisiana Sportsman Boat Show to be held March 14-17!

February 5, 2019 louisianasportsman

Find all the newest boats at special prices during the 2019 Louisiana Sportsman Boat Show March 14-17 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. […]

Benji Nelson and his 7-year-old daughter, Rylee, pose with the big 12-point Catahoula Parish buck he shot on Dec. 29 near Sicily Island.
Deer of the Year

170-class buck downed in December near Sicily Island

February 4, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Benji Nelson took a risky shot on a big Catahoula Parish buck in late December – and wound up with the deer of a lifetime that stretched the tape to more than 170 inches of bone. […]

Featured

Three common conditions that cause trout to move. Here’s how to find them

February 3, 2019 Ann Taylor

As water and weather conditions change, the key to a good fishing trip might be just a few feet. […]

Ducks

Public access to Catahoula Lake in jeopardy

February 1, 2019 Kinny Haddox

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Dec. 28, 2018 in favor of landowners, meaning public access to legendary Catahoula Lake could be in jeopardy. […]

Deer Hunting

St. Landry Parish man cited for alleged night-hunting violations

February 1, 2019 Patrick Bonin

A St. Landry Parish man was ticketed by LDWF agents for allegedly hunting a deer from a public roadway. […]

Dillon Savoy and his 16-month-old son Ryder pose with the big buck he shot on Jan. 17 at the White Castle Hunting Club in Iberville Parish.
Deer of the Year

St. Amant hunter downs big White Castle 15-pointer at close range

January 31, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Dillon Savoy got the thrill of a lifetime when he and a 15-point buck got within 10 yards of each other on a spoil bank in Iberville Parish. Savoy ultimately downed the deer with buckshot after some heart-pounding moments for his biggest buck ever. […]

Tensas Parish deer hunters removed gear from their campers as flood waters rose in January. Even mobile camps like these got flooded because before water rose quickly, and roads went under and were closed.
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Wintertime flooding impacts North Louisiana hunting and fishing

January 31, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Excessive fall and early-winter rainfall frustrated North Louisiana sportsmen, scattering ducks, making deer hunting tough and forcing the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to close major roads leading to popular wildlife management areas. […]

Josh Goins founded the Flyway Federation in 2018 to bring about change in the flyways and get more birds down to Louisiana.
Ducks

Flyway Federation: ‘Hot-cropping’ a big reason for poor Louisiana duck seasons

January 30, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Most Louisiana duck hunters didn’t exactly have a banner season in 2018-19, and according to Josh Goins, at least part of the reason is a change in agricultural practices in the northern part of the flyways that concentrate birds and keep ducks from migrating south until after the season is over. […]

Two men pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing an alligator out of season, and then trying to hide the carcass from game wardens.
Alligator

Two plead guilty to St. Martin Parish alligator violations

January 30, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Two men pleaded guilty to harvesting an alligator out of season last summer, then trying to conceal it from LDWF enforcement agents. […]

This evidence photo from the LDWF shows the illegally taken buck shot allegedly shot by Robert M. Harris Jr. on Jan. 19 in Tensas Parish.
Deer Hunting

Rayville man busted for allegedly shooting five bucks this season

January 28, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Robert M. Harris Jr. of Rayville was busted by the LDWF for a multitude of alleged deer violations in Tensas Parish, including harvesting over the limit of bucks, failing to comply with deer-tagging requirements and hunting deer from a public road in a moving vehicle. […]

Crappie/Bream

Cold front draws hundreds of crappie anglers to Lake D’Arbonne

January 27, 2019 Kinny Haddox

The winter crappie bite is on at Lake D’Arbonne. Shad have stacked up in the 25-40 foot deep river channels of the reservoir. The crappie moved in right behind, and the fishermen have followed. […]

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Be aggressive when targeting Lake Pontchartrain reds under birds

January 27, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Be aggressive when you see birds diving in Lake Pontchartrain if you’re targeting reds — time is of the essence to hook up, according to Matrix Shad’s Chas Champagne. […]

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South Carolina anglers catch 2600-pound great white shark

January 26, 2019 Brian Cope

Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing Charters and his crew caught seven great white sharks on Friday, Jan. 18 off the coast of Hilton Head Island, including a 2600-pound male. […]

Clint Wade shows off the 10.84-pound lunker largemouth he caught on a V&M swim jig up at Toledo Bend on Jan. 12.
Big Bass

Toledo Bend angler lands 10.84-pound lunker in the 12-15 area

January 25, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Clint Wade landed the bass of a lifetime when he reeled in a 10.84-pound largemouth on Jan. 12 up at Toledo Bend. […]

Hunter Hanks downed this nice 11-pointer, along with a big 8, from the same stand two weeks apart that totaled 300 inches of bone.
Deer of the Year

Two big bucks downed 15 days apart — from same stand

January 25, 2019 Glynn Harris

Hunter Hanks downed two bucks totaling 300 inches of bone last fall just two weeks apart — from the same stand in Lincoln Parish. […]

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