Louisiana Sportsman

July 17, 2026

Capt. Lloyd Landry finds speckled trout stacked up in the interior lakes this month. (Photo courtesy Lloyd Landry)

Dularge anglers won’t have to run as far for keeper speckled trout

November 16, 2023 Joel Masson

Capt. Lloyd Landry welcomes November with open arms. He finds speckled trout stacked up in the interior lakes of Dularge this month.[…]

A bone-colored Whopper Plopper fished around grass beds called up this nice-sized bass hooked and boated by Mike Randolf.

Toledo Bend thrills

November 10, 2023 John Dean

The fall bite can’t come soon enough on Toledo Bend. It’s past time for the topwater bite to thrill so many bass anglers.[…]

Raceland Bassmaster Elite angler Tyler Rivet grew up fishing for sac-a-lait and bass in the Bayou Black area.

Bass or crappie on Bayou Black

November 7, 2023 Don Shoopman

Raceland Bassmaster Elite angler Tyler Rivet grew up fishing for sac-a-lait and bass in the Bayou Black area.[…]

John White enjoying the redfish action in Venice.

Venice fishing heats up as the October temperatures bring relief

October 5, 2023 Nick Vaccaro

While the oppressive temperatures drop and we move into October, Venice fishing not only heats up but continues to sizzle.[…]

Bill McCarty caught these in the Bayou Black area, where he’ll target them as often as possible in October, when the sac-a-lait fishing gets even better.

Marsh sac-a-lait

September 30, 2023 Don Shoopman

Bill McCarty is dreaming about cooler days and putting sac-a-lait in the boat, either from the Bayou Black area or Bateman Island.[…]

With hydrilla returning en masse to Toledo Bend, good-sized bass like this one will fall for topwaters more and more as water temperatures fall in October.

Fall on the Bend

September 30, 2023 John Dean

With hydrilla returning en masse to Toledo Bend, good-sized bass fall for topwaters more and more as water temperatures fall in October.[…]

Kade Thomas of West Monroe shows how productive Ouachita River catfishing can be this time of the year.

Ouachita River catfish offer anglers a good summer alternative

September 5, 2023 Kinny Haddox

Ouachita River catfish offer anglers like Josh and Kade Thomas a good summer alternative to chasing bass and crappie.[…]

Delacroix trout can be caught on soft-plastic lures this month fishing the areas on the edge of Black Bay.

Delacroix’s September specks

September 3, 2023 Joel Masson

Although it may not be at the very top of his list, Delacroix fishing guide Capt. Jack Payne finds great speckled trout action this month.[…]

Randy O’banion of Zwolle, a buoy tender for the Sabine River Authority, holds a 5-plus pound bass he caught at night on Toledo Bend. O’banion was beating the heat to catch 13 bass, including two over 5 pounds, while fishing a plum apple Ol’ Monster Worm around ledges in 7- to 15-foot depths.

Stick to vegetation, docks and offshore for Toledo bass

September 1, 2023 John Dean

More and more bass (and crappie) are being caught at Toledo Bend at night by folks who want to beat the heat.[…]

According to Capt. Bill Lake of Bayou Guide Service, some fair to good speckled trout fishing should be in Pelican Pass in September.

Late summer speckled trout fun at Pelican Pass

August 31, 2023 Don Shoopman

According to Capt. Bill Lake of Bayou Guide Service, some fair to good speckled trout fishing should be in Pelican Pass in September.[…]

Cliff “The Cajun Baby” Crochet gets bass like this in his hand with a buzz bait or by punchin’ soft plastics on either side of the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee in August.

A hot time with summer Basin bass

August 7, 2023 Don Shoopman

Cliff Crochet figured out a long time ago the most efficient way to put bass in the boat during the dog days of summer.[…]

John Dean has his hands full with a 9.2-pound bass he caught while dropping a June bug/red Senko through a grass mat in late summer.

Things are right for awesome Toledo Bend bass catches

August 4, 2023 John Dean

You can catch bass one of three ways to beat the summertime blues during late July and August at Toledo Bend.[…]

A black Super Spook is one of the author’s all-time favorite topwater lures, especially at night. They are nearly impossible to find but other black topwater lures will work as well.

Wade for topwater trout at night

August 3, 2023 Capt. Adam Jaynes

The islands on the north end of Sabine Lake offer some great speckled trout fishing during the dog days of summer, particularly at night.[…]

Black Bay trout hideouts

August 1, 2023 Rusty Tardo

Capt. George Ricks said if you want to catch fish this month, you’ll need to head to the waters of Black Bay, Bay Eloi and Breton Sound.[…]

Bream can be caught both on a Beetle Spin and with a Gulp cricket under a cork this month in the Pearl River. (Photo by Joel Masson)

Pearl River bream

July 30, 2023 Joel Masson

Bream can be caught both on a Beetle Spin and with a Gulp cricket under a cork this month in the Pearl River.[…]

New Iberian Keo Khamphilavong takes a moment between catching speckled trout to show one to the camera while fishing Tete Butte. (Picture by Photo by Don Shoopman)

When trout come to Tete Butte, they are coming to eat!

July 6, 2023 Don Shoopman

When Keo Khamphilavong of New Iberia targets speckled trout in July, he almost always checks on Tete Butte.[…]