Louisiana Sportsman

May 24, 2026

Top 3 tips to mop up on mangroves

July 25, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Every summer, Tommy Vidrine tears himself away from catching hammer speckled trout at Grand Isle and heads offshore in pursuit of mangrove snapper.[…]

The best conditions for Atchafalaya Basin fishing success

July 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

While many factors come into play in successfully fishing the Atchafalaya Basin, what the Atchafalaya River is doing dominates decisions on whether and where to go fishing.[…]

A nice kayak largemouth for Hudson Wood.

Fishing small — Tips for kayak fishing in North Louisiana

July 1, 2016 Kinny Haddox

Paddle boats offer no-hassle summer fishing, and this avid angler shares his tips for making the most of the quickly growing sport.[…]

Top 6 tips for speck-fishing under birds

June 5, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Scanning the horizon for flocks of diving birds feasting on shrimp is a tried and true method for locating schools of speckled trout across Louisiana’s coast.[…]

The best panfish rig

May 16, 2016 Andy Crawford

I grew up bream fishing, and we caught a lot of fish using cane poles. And as I aged, I pretty much kept to the same approach, moving to telescopic graphite jig poles.[…]

Palm baitcasting reel to feel subtle trout bites

April 26, 2016 Patrick Bonin

When you’re deepwater jigging for speckled trout, palm your baitcasting reel when the lure is falling through the strike zone to detect subtle bites.[…]

Top 6 surf-fishing tactics

April 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

There’s more to catching trout in the surf than showing up and walking into the water. Here are some tips from Sammy Romano, who has perfected the tactics.[…]

Caden Jolie, 10, had a very successful youth turkey hunt in St. Helena Parish.

Why are turkeys so tough to hunt?

April 15, 2016 Jonathan Olivier

So what is it about turkeys that make them so difficult to kill? University of Mississippi’s Richard Bucholz ran down the some of the reasons.[…]

Catch bass on the bubble

April 15, 2016 Kinny Haddox

A stream of bubbles coming from the bottom of a body of water can mean a lot of things, most of them good for bass fishermen.[…]

8 things not to do when surf fishing

April 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

There are a few things that can wreck your chances of success when you head to the beach to surf fish. Here are 8 things you should not do.[…]

Are decoys turkey killers or rescuers? Veteran hunter is careful with decoy use

April 8, 2016 Dan Kibler

Certain situations call for imitation hens and jakes, but they can turn away gobblers if the set-up isn’t right.[…]

A better way to hook market shrimp

March 21, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Capt. Tommy Pellegrin with Custom Charters shares a great tip to keep shrimp on the hook longer for additional casts.[…]

A spinnerbait primer: Which blades bring glory?

March 15, 2016 Dan Kibler

Spinnerbaits are among the most-effective and most-popular lures that bass fishermen carry in their tackle boxes, especially in the spring. But they are also lures that present fishermen with all kinds of options in terms of sizes, colors and the size, shape and colors of the whirling, jangling blades that give them their fish appeal.[…]

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