Louisiana Sportsman

April 29, 2026

Paul Hamilton of Lafayette lifts a slot redfish he caught in the Lower Mud Lake area while fishing with Coastal Guide Service’s owner and veteran charter boat captain Vince Theriot.

Mermentau River continues to deliver

June 30, 2025 Don Shoopman

An area along the Mermentau River remains a go-to redfish hotspot, whether at high tide or low tide, for Vince Theriot.[…]

Jeremy Girouard of Broussard grabs the lip of a big bass he caught in early summer while fishing Henderson Lake.

Broussard angler knows the right formula for Henderson Lake bass

June 3, 2025 Don Shoopman

Whether Henderson Lake is up or down in June, Broussard bass fisherman Jeremy Girouard has a plan to hook and reel in bass.[…]

Capt. Mike Callahan holds a nice summer speckled trout.

You can’t go wrong at the MRGO rocks

June 2, 2025 Rusty Tardo

According to Capt. Mike Callahan, June is one of the very best months of the year for inshore fishing at Shell Beach and Hopedale.[…]

Crappie and other fish that bit made these youngsters happy after a trip with Living the Dream Guide Service at Toledo Bend.

Add Toledo Bend to your summer fishing plans

June 1, 2025 Jack Hains

There’s good reason for anglers to be excited about fishing for bass, crappie and bream in June at Toledo Bend.[…]

Oyster Lake redfish

May 6, 2025 Don Shoopman

Trevor Huval shares tips for fishing for redfish at one of his favorite places, Oyster Lake in Marsh Island.[…]

Capt. Aaron Pierce with a big yellowmouth taken out of Leeville.

From Leeville to the lunkers

May 4, 2025 Rusty Tardo

Captain Aaron Pierce will run to the structures and rigs in Terrebonne and Timbalier bays looking for the big trout coming out of the marshes.[…]

Fish brush piles 15- to 22-feet deep to catch crappie like these in May. (Photo courtesy Kobe Cartinez)

Easy pickings at Toledo Bend

May 1, 2025 Kobe Cartinez

May is an easy fishing month at Toledo Bend as bass and crappie enter the post-spawn period and bream start bedding up in the shallows.[…]

Tommy Pellegrin of Houma, who owns and operates Custom Charters LLC, always has a box full of Berkley CullShads ready to offer speckled trout at the Sulphur Mine in April.

Lake Pelto Sulphur Mine is still a top spot

April 10, 2025 Don Shoopman

Capt. Tommy Pellegrin, who owns Custom Charters LLC, said his go-to place to fish in April is the Sulphur Mine in Lake Pelto.[…]

Lane Martin of Paulina, a regular on Bussey Brake, is enjoing the great spring bass fishing the reservoir offers.

Bussey Brake delivers

April 3, 2025 Nick Vaccaro

Lane Martin of Paulina, a frequent visitor to Bussey Brake, has invested a great deal of time in learning how to catch bass there.[…]

This large bluegill was caught in 1 foot of water along the shoreline.

White Kitchen bream

April 3, 2025 Keith Lusher Jr.

Ray Miller has been taking advantage of the shallow water bream bite at White Kitchen and said the fishing should only get better in April.[…]

Kobe Cartinez, a fishing guide with Tightline Guide Service, holds up a big Toledo Bend bass.

Spring is special at Toledo Bend

March 30, 2025 Kobe Cartinez

If it’s a warm spring, the spawn won’t drag out as long at Toledo Bend. Otherwise, more cool spells will keep the bass spawn going.[…]

Spring trout fishing at Calcasieu Lake

March 6, 2025 Christopher Harp

The key factors in the search for spring trout are water temperature, water quality, wind, moving water and locating baitfish.[…]

Henderson Lake fishermen who target shallow-water cypress trees like those in the background usually get their hands on sac-a-lait like this one.

Hit the cypress trees at Henderson Lake for sac-a-lait

March 6, 2025 Don Shoopman

If you’re hoping to get your hands on a mess of sac-a-lait this month, there are some hotspots to check out at Henderson Lake.[…]

Forget about moving the bait off the nest! This Bayou Lacombe bruiser was hungry for Engerran’s heavy-thumping spinnerbait.

The bass are biting at Bayou Lacombe

March 4, 2025 Keith Lusher Jr.

March is a very active month for bass fishing on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain as the fish are transitioning between spawn phases.[…]

Ron Blackwell of Leesville with the 10.49-pound lunker bass he caught on Feb. 11 at Toledo Bend. (Photo courtesy Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Association)

Toledo Bend anglers prepare for the spawn

February 28, 2025 John Dean

Anybody ready to go bass or sac-a-lait fishing in March, it’s looking like good times are ahead on Toledo Bend.[…]

Tony Cuccia, Jr. has been selling bait at his Fisherman’s Friend Bait Shop for the past 40 years.

Bayou Bienvenue trout

February 6, 2025 Rusty Tardo

According to Tony Cuccia over at Fisherman’s Friend Bait Shop, the MRGO has been producing fish on both sides of the Green Bridge.[…]