Field Notes Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

Anchors aweigh!

Certain bottoms or fishing situations call for one style or anchor over others. Here’s some advice on which one is right for you. […]

Make sure you match the specifications of your boat, and how you plan to use it, to the trailer that you buy new or plan to fix up.

Trailer tactics: Make sure the shoe fits

Jerry Dilsaver

One of the most-overlooked aspects of purchasing a boat is the trailer. Here are some things that need to be considered. […]

One of the most popular frog colors is white.

Frog tactics

David A. Brown

For an angler, the frog offers a great search bait for covering lots of water and finding key staging areas for bass. […]

Fertilizing small ponds this month will kick-start growth at the bottom of the food chain that leads to healthier fish populations, good fishing.

March is time to fertilize small ponds

Jeff Burleson

With spring just around the corner and water temperatures on the rise, pond owners should proceed to the next level of their continual improvement program. […]

It’s tough to beat a spinnerbait when the water is dingy to muddy in the early spring.

Try three baits for March bass

Dustin Wilks

These three bass fishing patterns have always seemed to be among the best to fish in March. […]

Spring speckled trout will move miles to get away from muddy water because they need water with higher salinity.

Move, move for specks

Sam Davis

Spring speckled trout will move miles to get away from muddy water because they need water with higher salinity. […]

Finding a concentration of rubbed trees can give a hunter an idea where a buck that survived the season might have a bedding area.

Whitetail scouting starts now

Jeff Burleson

Feb. 1 is the prime day to start scouting deer for next year across most of Louisiana. […]

Medium swimbaits make highly effective search tools for finding big fish.

Swimbaits key for prespawn success

David A. Brown

These swimbaits will serve your bass plan well in the spring months. […]

Planting and cultivating a buffer of thick trees or bushes around a popular feeding area for deer can give animals a little more security to venture into the picture during daylight hours.

Make deer feel more secure

Jeff Burleson

Deer hunters can improve their chances with a little buffering and protection around attractive sites on their properties. […]

Prespawn fish are moving and looking for food, so crankbaits allow you to effectively cover water to find the hot spots.

Crank up crankbaits for the prespawn

David A. Brown

Prespawn bass are moving and looking for food, so crankbaits allow you to effectively cover water to find the hot spots. […]

Mississippi pro Brock Mosley said a short mono leader is all that’s needed to provide a little stretch between braid and topwater lures like the Bill Lewis StutterStep.

Add a topwater ‘shock absorber’

Andy Crawford

Mono leader provides stretch Topwater strikes make anglers’ knees go weak, but the thrill of victory can quickly turn to crushing defeat when monster bass pull off. And the current trend of using braid with […]

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Combs said a topwater frog is a great all-around lure for shallow wintertime bass.

Top 3 wintertime bass baits

Andy Crawford

Nothing like topwater frog explosions Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Combs has to put fish in the boat year round, but he experiences what every other angler does during the summer: Tough fishing, when five […]