Louisiana Sportsman

July 17, 2026

Venice bass are biting on higher water since the amount of roseau cane has diminished.

Venice area set up for bumper fall of bass fishing

September 30, 2019 Anthony Taylor

When targeting bass in Venice this fall, anglers should know that the river has changed in more ways than just the fishing.[…]

Capt. Chris Danos believes several years of below-average fishing in the Pointe a la Hache area are over, with improved action on trout in the offing for anglers this fall.

Hopeful signs of a speckled fall in Pointe a la Hache

September 26, 2019 Rusty Tardo

The waters around East Pointe a la Hache have long been a summertime hotspot for speckled trout, especially from late summer through winter.[…]

According to Capt. Adam Jaynes, Sabine Lake has intermittently delivered good trout over the past three falls despite freshwater inundation by rainfall and storms. When wade-fishing the flats on the Louisiana side of Sabine Lake in the fall, anglers have chances at 3- to-5-pound fish and ones even larger.

Sabine Lake’s fall schoolie trout, trophies

September 26, 2019 Chris Berzas

Sabine Lake is ready to offer numbers and quality speckled trout in the fall and winter. Capt. Adam Jaynes of Just Fish Guide Service shares his tips. […]

Derek Picard holds two sac-a-lait he caught the last day of August while fishing Henderson Lake. October is a great month of put slabs in the boat, he said.

Boat more slabs at Henderson Lake

September 24, 2019 Don Shoopman

When baitfish start heading to the back of coves and other prime areas in October at Henderson Lake, sac-a-lait, aka crappie, and at least one successful angler follow them.[…]

Ronald Sparrow of Houston holds a 4-pound bass caught on a black/blue plastic lizard while fishing with John Dean. Bass as big and bigger can be caught at Toledo Bend in October.

Bass pile up in Toledo Bend’s big creeks

September 24, 2019 John Dean

Look for an increase in bass-fishing success, particularly an increase in schooling activity, this October at Toledo Bend.[…]

Calcasieu’s yellowmouths fat, sassy

September 16, 2019 Chris Berzas

Moving out of the depths of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in September, large speckled trout will be in a feeding mood before colder waters appear in December.[…]

Going to school: Toledo Bend’s topwater fishing is tops

September 13, 2019 John Dean

Here are some ways to catch bass and beat the late-summer doldrums on Toledo Bend. Schooling action is at its peak in September.[…]

This year, we've thrown a few nice specks in the mix on every trip. These were caught on our last trip on August 21.

World’s largest artificial reef lies just off the Louisiana coast

September 12, 2019 Ann Taylor

Speckled trout, mangrove snapper, redfish, and cobia flock to this rig graveyard, located only 6 miles south of Barataria Pass.[…]

Follow falling water to great bream fishing

September 6, 2019 John Flores

According to Chris Black, owner of Bayside Tackle in Pierre Part, the Atchafalaya and Lake Verret water levels are finally falling, and bream are biting.[…]

Guide Eric Olsen said he does plenty of moving while hunting for September specks out of Shell Beach.

A September speckled trout strategy for Shell Beach

September 5, 2019 Rusty Tardo

Capt. Eric Olsen of Saltwater Therapy Charters pounds the waters out of Shell Beach every day in pursuit of the speckled trout.[…]

Cliff “The Cajun Baby” Crochet smiles as he holds a bass he caught on a double-bladed Santone spinnerbait in the Atchafalaya Basin.

Meet Cajun Baby’s favorite bass lures

September 4, 2019 Don Shoopman

Cliff “The Cajun Baby” Crochet plans to catch and release plenty of bass when he gets the opportunity to fish the Atchafalaya Basin with these lures.[…]

Guide Justin Bowles said redfish of all sizes have been biting this summer in Biloxi Marsh, and there’s no sign of a change coming.

Biloxi marsh redfish have never quit biting, guide says

August 30, 2019 Joel Masson

The Lake Pontchartrain Basin has had quite a unique year, but that’s fine with Capt. Justin Bowles, who targets September redfish in the Biloxi Marsh.[…]

Crappie bite is exploding in Atchafalaya Basin

August 28, 2019 Anthony Taylor

Anglers are destroying the crappie on the spillway side of the Atchafalaya Basin right now according to pro crappie angler Bradley Felder and Clyde Folse.[…]

Capt. Davey Miles with Cajun Fishing Adventures shows off a nice redfish just minutes before a bad storm forced him to leave Breton Island last Friday. The good news is the Mississippi River has finally fallen to more normal late-summer levels, which should mean solid fishing this fall downriver.

Plummeting Mississippi River setting up for solid fall fishing

August 22, 2019 Patrick Bonin

According to Capt. Davey Miles, a guide with Cajun Fishing Adventures in Buras, the plummeting Mississippi River is bringing in more bait and more fish.[…]

Toledo Bend: It’s right at night

August 12, 2019 John Dean

Toledo Bend has always been a really good night fishing lake. Last August was awesome and it should be great again this year.[…]

Ouachita on the fall, crappie on the rise

July 31, 2019 Kinny Haddox

It’s taken a bit longer this year for the Ouachita River system to get right, but it’s getting there now. And the crappie bite is right behind.[…]