Louisiana Sportsman

September 7, 2024

Professional crappie angler Dan Dannenmueller shows off a white crappie he caught while fishing around cypress trees. (Photo by John N. Felsher)

Falling for crappie

August 23, 2024 John N. Felsher

In many ways, chasing crappie in the fall somewhat resembles hunting. Anglers need to go where they can find food sources.[…]

For some down-sized thrilling fishing action, an ultralight spinning combo and a tiny Beetle Spin is hard to beat. A simple cast and retrieve action is all that is needed to trick these colorful, feisty and tasty little demons.

Paddling for panfish

August 23, 2024 Chris Holmes

Whether you collectively call them sunfish, bream, bluegill or panfish, chasing these tiny fighters in a kayak is an absolute blast.[…]

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.[…]

Terry Aucoin of Denham Springs shows what a fly rod can produce on Gray’s Creek in August.

Gray’s Creek bream on the fly

July 26, 2024 Keith Lusher Jr.

Fly fisherman Terry Aucoin shares how he targets bream in small creeks near his home in Denham Springs. One is Gray’s Creek.[…]

Kywan Housley of Pelican holds up a pair of Cross Lake crappie.

Cross Lake crappie haul

June 8, 2024 Justin Adkins

Pick up a dock shooting rig, and try out a new technique to catch crappie this summer on Cross Lake in Caddo Parish.[…]

Bream base ahead

April 22, 2024 Kinny Haddox

People who want in on a lot of action can find it with bedding bream. Finding a bream bed is like hitting the jackpot.[…]

Kevin Alleman caught this stringer of crappie using a Bobby Garland Baby Shad on a pink and orange jig head. (Photo courtesy Kevin Alleman)

Crappie under the moon

April 19, 2024 Keith Lusher Jr.

During his crappie fishing career, Kevin Alleman has never let a full moon cancel his plans. If anything, he uses it to his advantage.[…]

A tabletop covered in crappie like this is a normal sight along the shores of Lake D’Arbonne this month.

Simple approach to target D’Arbonne crappie

March 8, 2024 Justin Adkins

Lake D’Arbonne boasts one of the state’s most abundant populations of quality crappie. Brad Black turns it into his playground.[…]

Laurette Mequet often fills out a limit of sac-a-lait on a trip on Henderson Lake.

Henderson Lake sac-a-lait

March 4, 2024 Don Shoopman

Laurette Mequet of Cecilia, who has pulled beaucoup sac-a-lait out of Henderson Lake, knows where she’ll target sac-a-lait in April.[…]

Toledo Bend crappie chase

February 23, 2024 Christopher Harp

Toledo Bend is a nationally known hot spot for bass anglers around the country; however, it is equally as popular among crappie anglers.[…]

Fish Licker

February 23, 2024 Kinny Haddox

Kenny Kavanaugh of Farmerville has a love for fishing, especially for big crappie, and he shares that love with his dog, Ghost.[…]

The Live Roam'R is effective fished a number of ways, according to Gary Dollahon,
Bobby Garland Brands manager.

Lure Review: Live Roam’R

February 17, 2024 Don Shoopman

The Live Roam’R from Bobby Garland Crappie Baits can be rigged a number of ways to entice crappie to eat in late winter and spring.[…]

Jimmy Watt shows off the kind of crappie that make D’Arbonne popular in January.

Death, taxes and deep crappie on D’Arbonne

January 11, 2024 Kinny Haddox

Lake D’Arbonne is one of the top places to catch crappie this time of the year according to Jimmy Watt of Bastrop.[…]

Flashin Assassin

December 22, 2023 Don Shoopman

Crappie fishermen the world over can get their hands on the deadly new Flashin Assassin developed by Collier Thornton.[…]

Managing crappie populations

December 14, 2023 Joe Curtis

Louisiana’s crappie harvest is vibrant, according to Robby Maxwell, an inland fisheries biologist who reported to the LWFC.[…]

Crappieholics

November 17, 2023 Keith Lusher Jr.

Getting tips from crappie anglers to understand why they think like they do. We dive head-long inside the minds of three Crappieholics.[…]