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May 3, 2026
/Features

Features

Bass Fishing

How local fireman caught 5 double-digit bass on Lacassine

April 10, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Lacassine Pool once again opens up to bass anglers in the middle of March. Here’s how one angler — who caught five double-digit bass there last year alone — fishes the 16,000-acre impoundment inside the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Louisiana.[…]

Chose a top-drawer WMA and spend some time in the woods scouting; chances of taking a gobbler are good.
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Top 5 turkey WMAs

March 26, 2019 Jonathan Olivier

Hunting opportunities for wild turkeys abound on public land in Louisiana — five Wildlife Management Areas boast a high hunter-success rate.[…]

Darren Burns, of Moss Bluff, shows off the 10.27-pound lunker bass he landed on March 20 near Mill’s Creek — the first of four lunkers landed on what proved to be an epic day at Toledo Bend.
Big Bass

Four 10-pound bass at the Bend — in a single day

March 26, 2019 Patrick Bonin

It was an absolutely epic day for landing lunker bass at Toledo Bend on March 20. A grand total of four 10-pound-plus bass were taken to certified scales that day.[…]

Big Bass

Caddo 12 pounder reverses LeJeune’s bad luck to good

March 21, 2019 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.[…]

Bass Fishing

How to find grass that holds prespawn bass

March 4, 2019 David A. Brown

Look for prespawn bass to stage anywhere there’s aquatic grass this month, then break down those areas for great fishing.[…]

Bass Fishing

Greg Hackney’s high-water tips

March 4, 2019 Don Shoopman

When spring reservoirs and river systems are a-flood, here’s how top-drawer bass pro Greg Hackney responds.[…]

Dave Hall caught this 22-inch beauty fishing the MRGO.
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3 tips to catch staging MRGO specks

March 4, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Plenty of speckled trout get in the big channel on their way to the Gulf as the water warms this month. Not enough fishermen follow them, but one veteran guide lays out the blueprint for success once they do.[…]

Bass Fishing

Map feature: Lake Penchant

March 4, 2019 John Flores

During the latter part of the bass spawn in March, fish around and near Lake Penchant for spring largemouth bass, plus an occasional redfish.[…]

Being a tree thumper pays big dividends, like these slab crappie.
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Thump that tree for March crappie

March 4, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Don’t be afraid to drop a bait or lure right next to a tree when crappie are making their big move to the shallows to spawn.[…]

The secret for success during spawning season is hitting as many trees as quickly as possible.
Bass Fishing

Veteran guide tells where to fish for big bass on Caddo Lake

March 4, 2019 Jerald Horst

Follow this expert’s advice and you might end up with a beast of a bass from Caddo Lake.[…]

Identifying the types of habitat in which bass feed and spawn is key to lake break down.
Bass Fishing

Lake breakdown explained

February 23, 2019 David A. Brown

Pro anglers discuss how they break down a body of water and determine where they have the best chance to catch fish when a tournament begins.[…]

Deer of the Year

2018-19 Deer of the Year

February 21, 2019 louisianasportsman

Since deer season cranked up last fall, Louisiana Sportsman has written up almost 50 stories about big buck harvested all across the Bayou State.[…]

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How to use jerkbaits to catch monster specks

February 15, 2019 Jon Miller

If you want to increase the size of the speckled trout you catch — while also increasing your chances of catching a trophy — consider fishing jerkbaits.[…]

Lane Martin of Paulina and his two sons, Hunter and Jace, caught a whopping 30.59-pound best-five fish stringer on Toledo Bend.
Bass Fishing

Toledo Bend grass update

February 12, 2019 Don Shoopman

Bass fishing at Toledo Bend is finally making a comeback after the record flood of 2016.[…]

The Maxwells in official fishing clothing along with “Team Overalls” boat logo and all.
Crappie/Bream

Tag team crappie

January 23, 2019 Kinny Haddox

This slab-slaying family’s team approach means the overalls are on, the livewell is full — and the fish fryer is busy. Read about their fishing success.[…]

From left, William, Lionel and Jenni Washington show off some of the family’s recent Louisiana whitetail trophies.
Deer Hunting

The Washington family’s deer hunting success

January 1, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Spending time in the Union Parish woods has been beneficial to the Washington family’s deer hunting success.[…]

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