Louisiana Sportsman

October 15, 2026

Rock jetties quickly absorb heat from the sun and transfer it to the nearby water. A temperature change of just a couple degrees higher can trigger feeding along the jetties. Trolling or casting a popping cork are productive ways to catch trout along a jetty.

Trout anglers can enjoy comfortable kayak fishing this month

November 13, 2025 Chris Holmes

There is no better time of the year for kayak anglers to pursue limits of speckled trout across the coast of Louisiana than November.[…]

As eighth-graders, Chase Muller, left, and Drew Todaro showed what they can do together by finishing second in an LHSBN tournament’s Junior Division out of Doiron’s Landing. They were and still are captained by Todaro’s father, Vincent Todaro, center.

These bass fishing teens are ready to rise to the occasion

November 7, 2025 Don Shoopman

Hahnville High School’s Drew Todaro and Chase Muller are the first bass anglers from Hahnville High to qualify for nationals.[…]

LDWF launches development of Louisiana’s first stakeholder-driven Black Bass Management Plan

November 7, 2025 From News Reports

The state’s first ever stakeholder-driven Black Bass Management Plan to guide conservation, management, and fishing opportunities.[…]

LWFC moves to shrink commercial menhaden buffer zones

November 7, 2025 Joe Curtis

A NOI modifying the existing buffer to accommodate industrial fishing zones off the Louisiana coast was introduced by the LWFC.[…]

Boat launch at Bussey Brake WMA named in memory of Kinny Haddox

November 6, 2025 From News Reports

The boat launch at the Bussey Brake WMA reservoir in Morehouse Parish was recently named in memory of William Kinnison “Kinny” Haddox.[…]

Kevin Suit of New Iberia has a way of putting nice-sized bass in the boat whenever he fishes Lake Dauterive-Fausse Pointe in November.

You’ll find quality bass at Lake Fausse Pointe

November 3, 2025 Don Shoopman

Kevin Suit of New Iberia has tapped the bass population in November at Lake Fausse Pointe for years fishing with his family.[…]

Big ol’ bass like this one can be reeled in during November at Toledo Bend.

Tips for tackling the cooldown at Toledo Bend

October 31, 2025 Matthew Loetscher

As for bassin’ prospects on Toledo Bend in November, it’s all about the seasonal cooldown, which will lower water temperatures.[…]

November meeting to address menhaden buffer zones

October 31, 2025 Joe Macaluso

Chairman Kevin Sagrera announced his plan to call for a NOI to amend the recent agreement for a ½-mile buffer zone for the menhaden fishery.[…]

You never know where the bulls may be on Grand Isle. Travis Puls was fishing in the pass, but close to one of the rock jetties when he hooked this bull. Large schools of bulls travel all around the island and can be found nearly anywhere.

Bull reds on the beach

October 25, 2025 Chris Holmes

Grand Isle is a one-stop shop for bull reds right now and they can be found almost anywhere along the island.[…]

LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Oct. 12, 2025

October 24, 2025 Field Reporter

LA Creel indicates that 865,619 pounds, or 96.7 percent, of Louisiana’s 2025 red snapper private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]

LDWF and RAU launch multi-year Florida bass project at Lake Boeuf

October 24, 2025 From News Reports

The LDWF Inland Fisheries Section partnered with RAU to complete the first stocking of 32,000 Florida Bass in Lake Boeuf on October 17, 2025.[…]

Capt. Kenny Kreeger of Lake Pontchartrain Charters prefers to use live shrimp when targeting sheepshead. (Photo by John N. Felsher)

Powerful sheepshead deliver tackle-busting action

October 24, 2025 John N. Felsher

The fall offers a wonderful time to catch big sheepshead. As water cools, sheepshead gather in large groups around hard structures.[…]

The easy access and lack of brush make this Tchefuncte River spot perfect for bank anglers targeting November catfish in the moving water.

Five of Louisiana’s premier bank fishing catfish spots

October 24, 2025 Keith Lusher Jr.

For the dedicated bank angler looking to fill the freezer this November, Louisiana offers no shortage of productive catfish waters.[…]

The Big Bite Baits Fuzzy Stick landed on the shelves and racks of fishing tackle stores late this summer and has caught bass across the country.

The Big Bite Scentsation Fuzzy Stick

October 24, 2025 Don Shoopman

Big Bite Baits is playing the soft plastic creepy, crawly appendages game with its recent introduction of the Scentsation Fuzzy Stick.[…]

Brodey Lege was fishing in Venice when he used a purple and chartreuse Matrix Shad to catch this redfish.

Just about everything is biting this month at the mouth of the Mississippi River

October 23, 2025 Chris Macaluso

It’s remarkable the Buras-Venice area almost always offers something to catch, no matter what the Mississippi River looks like.[…]

Battle for the Bass 1st place team from Jesuit High School (2025). Battle for the Bass is a division in the Big Bass Rodeo for students to compete for the two heaviest bass. (Photo courtesy LDWF)

The 77th Annual Big Bass Fishing Rodeo and Fishtival at New Orleans City Park to be held on March 28, 2026

October 22, 2025 From News Reports

The LDWF and the City Park Conservancy will host the Big Bass Rodeo, the oldest freshwater fishing rodeo in the nation, on March 28, 2026.[…]