Louisiana Sportsman

July 17, 2026

Capt. Marty Lacoste regularly puts clients on speckled trout in the lakes around Dularge in November.

Switch things up for Dularge trout

November 14, 2024 Joel Masson

Dularge guide Capt. Marty Lacoste said playing the specific weather for speckled trout is crucial for success this month.[…]

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Logan Latuso, right, and his father, Robbie Latuso, both of Gonzales, sacked up this big five-bass limit after a great day of fishing in the midsection of the Atchafalaya Basin.

Atchafalaya Basin bass ready to feed

November 9, 2024 Don Shoopman

The specific areas that garner most of Logan Latuso’s attention in the Atchafalaya Basin are from Bayou Long to Murphy Lake and Cross Bayou.[…]

YouTuber Ty Hillman with a skinny water redfish.

Biloxi Marsh bonanza

November 1, 2024 Rusty Tardo

In November, Ty Hillman said he’ll be hunting both redfish and speckled trout in the lakes and ponds of the Biloxi Marsh.[…]

Jameson Knoll, 12, of Marksville reeled in this 7.23-pound Toledo Bend bass that measured 23 inches long.

Toledo Bend bass on the move

October 31, 2024 John Dean

Target the back of creeks for bass until water temperatures cool across the rest of Toledo Bend and the main lake comes into play.[…]

Coast Boullion smiles as he holds a 7.30-pound redfish he caught on the Mermentau River during a trip with his mother, Laikin Boullion, and his maternal grandfather, Ricky Canik, during the 20th annual Cameron Fishing Festival.

Returning to the Mermentau River

October 3, 2024 Don Shoopman

Vince Theriot of Coastal Guide Service shared his advice for fishing on the Mermentau River above Grand Chenier.[…]

The author caught this 3-pound class bass while working a white hollow body plastic frog, a Stanley Pop Toad, in and around hydrilla beds at Toledo Bend.

Tips the scales in your favor at Toledo Bend

September 30, 2024 John Dean

John Dean said that froggin’ and droppin’ are the best ways to put bass in the boat this October at Toledo Bend.[…]

Capt. Owen “Big O” Langridge with a redfish caught on big plastic minnows in Venice.

The best month for Venice bull reds

September 5, 2024 Rusty Tardo

According to Capt. Owen “Big O” Langridge, you can catch bull reds all year round in Venice, but in September you’ll catch a lot more of them.[…]

Keo Khamphilavong likes to “tightline” a lemon head Matrix Shad on a ¼-ounce leadhead when he’s fishing deeper reefs and reef points along the Gulf side of Marsh Island. (Picture by Photo by Don Shoopman)

Target trout on reefs below Marsh Island

September 2, 2024 Don Shoopman

Keo Khamphilavong starts looking for speckled trout in Vermilion Bay around The Cove, the Hammock and Blue Point in September.[…]

The author takes a selfie with a 4-pound class bass that bit his new creation, a “deep Neko rig,” a 7 ½-inch long Senko he punched in hydrilla in 10- to 13-foot depths on July 20 at Toledo Bend.

Try a Senko in September at Toledo Bend

August 30, 2024 John Dean

Hydrilla beds stacked like they are now around Toledo Bend are thick enough and spread out enough to hold the fish.[…]

Capt. Jonathan Sanchez caught this 2 ½-pound trout while tightlining a glow Matrix Shad in Bay Eloi.

How to tackle Hopedale this summer

August 3, 2024 Rusty Tardo

Capt. Jonathan Sanchez, a charter guide in the Shell Beach and Hopedale area, shares his plans to fish for speckled trout in August.[…]

Capt. Bill Lake of Bayou Guide Service hoists a redfish he caught on an August day in Buckskin Bayou near Lake Mechant.

Ring the dinner bell for redfish

August 3, 2024 Don Shoopman

Bill Lake found some deep holes holding redfish along Buckskin Bayou located just off Blue Hammock Bayou near Lake Mechant.[…]

Chad Hollier of Lafayette found this 8.1-pounder in the grass coolin’ its fins during the early summer heat. It bit while he was punchin’ a Senko on a trip with John Dean.

Punchin’ and froggin’ at Toledo Bend

August 1, 2024 John Dean

John Dean said punchin’ tactics as well as a hollow body plastic frog bite should be on for bass big time this summer at Toledo Bend.[…]

Calvin native Holden Higgs holds a couple of the summer crappie he caught on Black Lake in Natchitoches Parish.

Black Lake angler has the right formula for summer crappie

August 1, 2024 Justin Adkins

Calvin native Holden Higgs has cracked the code to the hot summer crappie bite on Black Lake in Natchitoches Parish.[…]

Bubbie Lopez lips a chunky bass from Duck Lake on the lower end of the Spillway.

Duck Lake bass

July 4, 2024 Don Shoopman

Bubbie Lopez is counting the days until he can fish one of his favorite spots, Duck Lake, which is just east of the Atchafalaya River.[…]

Shreveport’s Casey Craft holds a beautiful Caddo Lake bass.

You can’t beat Caddo Lake for bass fishing

July 1, 2024 Justin Adkins

While most lakes become less productive in the heat of the summer, Caddo Lake tends to continue producing bass consistently.[…]

John Dean III wears a big smile while gripping the lip of a 6-plus pound bass he caught on a June bug/red Neko-rigged Senko while punchin’ in 12- to 13-foot depths at Toledo Bend.

Summer bassin’ at Toledo Bend

July 1, 2024 John Dean

The way Toledo Bend is setting up, June’s bass fishing action will continue to be good, but July hookups should be even better.[…]