Fishing Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

Baker angler catches 10-plus-pounder at Toledo Bend

Kyle Alexander, of Baker, hooked a 10.41-pound lunker bass on Feb. 15 at Toledo Bend near Turtle Beach. […]

Rusty Critselous and Hudson Brister from Ruston had a great day fishing out of Cocodrie on Feb. 17.

Fish bite turns on in Cocodrie

Fishing guide Tommy Pellegrin with Custom Charters has been slamming the speckled trout, black drum, redfish and sheepshead right now in the Terrebonne Bay area. […]

Ten minute trout: Chalmette

Rusty Tardo

A 10-minute run from the dock to find speckled trout is a definite possibility this month at Chalmette. […]

Medium swimbaits make highly effective search tools for finding big fish.

Swimbaits key for prespawn success

David A. Brown

These swimbaits will serve your bass plan well in the spring months. […]

Capt. Marty LaCoste says the fish can roam the entire lake, but his favorite areas include the west and south sides.

Dularge offers close trout action

Joel Masson

A convenient and easy area to target speckled trout this month is Dularge’s Lake DeCade. […]

Chris Negulescu poses with the massive 328.4-pound broadbill swordfish he landed along with his nephew, Alex Negulescu, and Eric Hebert, Saturday out of Venice.

Monster 328-pound sword landed Saturday out of Venice

Patrick Bonin

Eric Hebert, Alex Negulescu and Chris Negulescu caught a massive 328.4-pound broadbill swordfish out of Venice. […]

Westwego anglers catch 54 sac-a-lait fishing Salvador WMA

Gina Rivere

Salvador Wildlife Management Area, located along the northwestern shore of Lake Salvador in St. Charles Parish, is the place to be to catch sac-a-lait. […]

Some days it is best to stay home and organize your gear. But if you choose your days carefully, you can find some excellent kayak fishing during February.

It’s a secret in the kayak fishing world

Chris Holmes

February may be the best kept secret in kayak fishing. If you pick the right days and conditions, the fishing can be absolutely fantastic.
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Try throwing big suspending baits such as Corky’s and Mirrodines for big fish near the bank.

Turner’s Bay reef is hot spot on Big Lake

Patrick Bonin

Capt. Nick Poe didn’t hesitate when asked about a wintertime speckled trout location on Big Lake within a short ride of the boat launch. […]

On Super Bowl Sunday, Phillip “Flip” Frank of New Orleans braved the fog with Capt. Rich Waldner to catch a red that weighed 45 pounds and easily tops the current Louisiana and world records for fly-rod reds. […]

Mike “Pickle” Fontenot of Ville Platte holds one of the hawgs he has caught fishing Chicot Lake.

It’s hammer time on Chicot Lake

Don Shoopman

Chicot Lake’s bass — big and bigger — are ripe for the picking when the second month of the year rolls around. […]

How to use jerkbaits to catch monster specks

Jon Miller

Want to catch bigger and possibly record trout on an artificial lure? Try these proven techniques. […]