Louisiana Sportsman

May 2, 2026

James Caldemeyer with a monster Lake Fork largemouth bass, the kind that makes Fork continue to be a draw to fishermen from across the country.

Outdoor Destinations: Lake Fork, Texas

April 15, 2023 Kinny Haddox

Lake Fork, Texas, is still a major player in the bass fishing game. And now it is just about as popular for crappie fishermen.[…]

Honey Bun bass, a tackle box of his own and a big old one-eyed lunker

April 14, 2023 Kinny Haddox

It’s been five years since Kinny Haddox’s old fishing buddy, Stan Wright, passed on, but he will never forget their outdoor adventures.[…]

Samuel Cobb Jr., right, and Destin Morales are all smiles on the national stage where they weighed five bass for 17 pounds, 13 ounces, including a 7 ½-pounder, on Day 1 of the 2022 Bassmaster High School National Championship in August at Lake Hartwell in South Carolina. (Photo courtesy Livingston Parish Bassmasters)

Catching fish in all kinds of waters is key for French Settlement duo

April 13, 2023 Don Shoopman

Samuel Cobb Jr. and Destin Morales already are double-qualifiers for this year’s Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation State Championship.[…]

Don’t think for a second that bedding bass in April won’t eat a plastic frog. Bass, including ones like this 6-pounder, crush them all day long in 2- to 5-foot depths around grass. This one couldn’t resist a Top Toad Ribbit.

Finding less-pressured largemouths at Toledo Bend

April 8, 2023 John Dean

The shad spawn at Toledo Bend is a significant event that appeals to all bass anglers, especially those fishing tournaments.[…]

High schooler lands two 11-pound-plus bass in tournament

April 7, 2023 Don Shoopman

Two 11-pound-plus bass were caught by Glenmora High School’s Shawn Pender on March 25 at Indian Creek Reservoir.[…]

Bastrop angler lands Bussey Brake giant

April 4, 2023 Dan Kibler

Danny Diel of Bastrop was fishing at Bussey Brake on April 3 when he hooked a giant 13.84-pound bass out of a flooded bush.[…]

Jacy Cobb, 10, landed the fish of a lifetime on Feb. 27. Her big bass weighed 10.4 pounds.

“Bubble Gum” does the trick for 10-pound bass

April 1, 2023 Field Reporter

It took her 10 years, but Jacy Cobb landed the fish of a lifetime on Monday, Feb. 27. The big bass weighed 10.4 pounds.[…]

Brendon Sonnier, 13, of Kinder with the 10.44-pound bass he caught at Toledo Bend. (Photo courtesy Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program)

Louisiana teen boats one of five Toledo Bend lunkers taken this past week

March 31, 2023 Dan Kibler

On March 25, Brendon Sonnier pulled in a 10.44-pound largemouth bass to his father’s boat on Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]

Benton Humphries, 11, and Hunter Sims of Mayhem Fishing with the 10.28-pound bass Benton caught on Feb. 26 at Kincaid Lake in Boyce.

Boyce youngster gets bass of a lifetime

March 31, 2023 Field Reporter

Benton Humphries, 11, was fishing with Hunter Sims of Mayhem Fishing when he caught a 10.28-pound bass on Feb. 26 at Kincaid Lake in Boyce.[…]

Jeff Gustafson won the 2023 Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville, TN. (Photo courtesy B.A.S.S./James Overstreet)

Canadian pro holds on for historic Bassmaster Classic victory

March 27, 2023 From Bassmaster.com

Canadian pro Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson won the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota on the Tennessee River.[…]

Prowler Squarebill

March 25, 2023 Don Shoopman

The Black Label Tackle Prowler Squarebill crankbait does just what its name suggests — invade the habitat to trigger pressured, finicky bass.[…]

(Left to right) Mason McCormick, captain Bradley Virgillito and Alexis Virgillito hold up the team's five bass weighing 37.13 pounds March 18 at Caney Lake.

Bossier duo sets five-fish high school bass tournament record

March 24, 2023 Don Shoopman

High school bass anglers Mason McCormick and Alexis Virgillito caught five bass weighing 37.13 pounds March 18 at Caney Lake.[…]

Tater Reynolds of Florien with the 12.11-pound bass he caught at Toledo Bend on March 18, 2023. (Photo courtesy Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program)

Reynolds boats his second Toledo Bend 12-pounder of 2023

March 23, 2023 Dan Kibler

Tater Reynolds of Florien landed his second 12+ pound bass at Toledo Bend during a Game Changers tournament on March 18, 2023.[…]

Working a chatterbait in shallow, heavy brush produced this green football for Steve Neece. This early March fish was packed with eggs and was quickly released after a quick photo.

Launch the kayak!

March 19, 2023 Chris Holmes

The time is now for kayak bass fishing in Louisiana. Largemouth bass generally spawn in Louisiana from January through March.[…]

Nation’s oldest freshwater fishing tournament scheduled for March 25 in New Orleans

March 17, 2023 From News Reports

The LDWF and New Orleans City Park Conservancy are hosting the 74th annual Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival in New Orleans City Park on March 25.[…]

John Dean III of Olathe, Kansas, holds a big bass that bit on a Carolina-rigged Fluke in March 2022 at Toledo Bend. He was fishing with his dad, fishing guide John Dean.

Toledo Bend’s March magic

March 17, 2023 John Dean

All bass don’t spawn at the same time, so there could be several weeks of peak spawning season on Toledo Bend. […]