Freshwater Fishing Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

Crappie game changer

LifeScope technology has netted unbelievable interest in the crappie fishing world. It lets you see the structure and the fish before you even get to them. […]

Ultralight angler catches big surprise

Brian Cope

When Fuzz Fontenot went fishing in Caney Lake he hooked and reeled in a 39-pound flathead catfish using ultralight fishing gear with 6-pound test line. […]

Cruising for catfish with juglines

Brian Cope

Jug-lining isn’t a new form of fishing, but newer materials have made it easier to catch a cooler full of delicious catfish. […]

LDWF stocks fish as part of Community Fishing Program

Brian Cope

The LDWF oversees the stocking of community fishing locations throughout the state as part of the Community Fishing Program. […]

8 tips for great bream fishing

Jerald Horst

Try out veteran angler Freddie McMullen’s tips for great bream fishing to up your success and fill that cooler with slab-sized sunfish. […]

Louisiana bream fishing 101

Kinny Haddox

Being able to pass the exit exam of Bream Fishing 101 might just be the key to enjoying more success bream fishing in Louisiana. […]

The author untangled this big choupique under the water at a running cut into the Mississippi River.

Limb lining the Mississippi River trenasses

Josh Chauvin

Joshua Chauvin explains how he sets limb lines in the big waters of the Mississippi River and its oxbows to catch really big choupique and catfish. […]

Zachary Dubois of Kaplan has been catching quality black crappie (sac-a-lait) at midlake in Toledo Bend.

Toledo Bend’s slab sac-a-lait smackdown

Chris Berzas

Sac-a-lait have transitioned to deeper structures along the submerged Sabine River channel. Here’s where and how to catch these freshwater fish. […]

Species spotlight: Warmouth Sunfish

Brian Cope

Warmouth sunfish are one of the lesser-common panfish species. They are fun to catch and tasty table fare, but are often misidentified by anglers. […]