Louisiana Sportsman

July 8, 2026

May speckled trout techniques: The double rig

May 4, 2015 Chris Ginn

Captain Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters insists fishing a double rig keeps him consistently catching limits of speckled trout.[…]

Trophy bass: Proper catch-and-release handling techniques

April 24, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Proper handling techniques will definitely increase the chances a trophy largemouth bass survives to be released.[…]

What you need to kill a turkey

April 2, 2015 Andy Crawford

Make sure you check these turkey hunting items off your list before heading to the woods this hunting season.[…]

Take a few minutes to ensure you can enjoy your fishing trip and not have to deal with equipment problems.

Spring boat checkup

March 17, 2015 Andy Crawford

Here are a few things that will help ensure your first few trips are all about catching fish instead of working the kinks out of your equipment.[…]

Jay Stone shows the bottom two 1/16-ounce jigs and 2-ounce bell weight of a kitchen sink rig.

How to build a kitchen sink rig

March 15, 2015 Kinny Haddox

Want to try the kitchen sink? Here are the details of the rig Jay Stone came up with to put the maximum number of baits in the right spots to catch suspended crappie.[…]

February is best month to load up on crappie

February 19, 2015 Dan Kibler

Fishermen who wait until March to break out their crappie rods are missing some of the best fishing of the year.[…]

How to hook a minnow

February 19, 2015 Phillip Gentry

Veteran angler Whitey Outlaw impales his live bait upside down, inserting the hook through the minnow’s nostril and coming out behind the lower jaw.[…]

Make your own rod sleeves

January 20, 2015 Andy Crawford

Forget tangled rods in your rod box: Use some inexpensive expandable wire sleeves and electric shrink wrap to make your own rod sleeves.[…]

Adding a treble or feathered hook to a jigging spoon — or changing the size of the lure — can make all the difference when fishing winter bass.

Spoons get bass biting in the cold

January 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

With cold water dictating a lot of what bass fishermen do in January, there’s one lure that can be counted on for plenty of bites: a jigging spoon.[…]

Christmas trees, garland make great duck-hunting camo

January 15, 2015 Field Reporter

Use the old branches off a plastic Christmas tree or wrap the shooting screen of your duck hunting blind with Christmas garland.[…]

7 steps to clean a squirrel

December 18, 2014 Andy Crawford

Squirrel season is open in Louisiana. Here are the 7 steps to easily, quickly and cleaning snatching the hide off of a squirrel. […]

Top 6 squirrel-hunting tips

December 16, 2014 Andy Crawford

Keith LaCaze is a lifelong hunter, and he chases pretty much everything that lives in the wild. Here are his top 5 tips for squirrel hunting.[…]

Hunters once had to walk all through their hunting grounds to scout, but now much of the work can be done digitally to keep human scent to a minimum.

Digital scouting equals scent-free scouting

December 15, 2014 Taylor Pardue

Technology gives and takes. And each Louisiana hunter has to make a decision about how traditional or modern they want to hunt.[…]

7 things you should have in your deer pack

November 18, 2014 Phillip Gentry

A list of items that are essential to success when deer hunting and to help ensure you have what you need during those long sits.[…]

Singer/songwriter Zack Logan, Steve Chiasson and Sampson, a Chesapeake Bay retriever, on a north Louisiana duck hunt.

Top 5 mistakes duck hunters make

November 17, 2014 Andy Crawford

Here are some steps to take that have helped Louisiana duck hunters work ahead of hunts to prevent headaches in the blind.[…]

Top 3 ways to kill a buck on opening day

November 16, 2014 Andy Crawford

Finding rich food sources is of paramount importance as the opening of deer season approaches. Here are three opening day tips.[…]