Louisiana Sportsman

May 9, 2026

BASS Pro Brett Preuett is already catching big bass on the new old Creme Tube Worm.

Tube Worm is back to haunt bass again

September 24, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Bass pro Brett Preuett Creme talk about Creme Lure Co.’s taking the old Creme Tube Worm molds and re-introducing the lure into the marketplace this fall.[…]

Ronald Sparrow of Houston holds a 4-pound bass caught on a black/blue plastic lizard while fishing with John Dean. Bass as big and bigger can be caught at Toledo Bend in October.

Bass pile up in Toledo Bend’s big creeks

September 24, 2019 John Dean

Look for an increase in bass-fishing success, particularly an increase in schooling activity, this October at Toledo Bend.[…]

Recessed line ties make Delta Lure’s Rattling Swim Jig much more weedless.

Delta Lures LLC Rattling Swim Jig

September 24, 2019 Don Shoopman

Delta’s Rattling Swim Jig has been the answer for a number of bass anglers, including Logan Latuso, who won the Louisiana B.A.S.S. Nation tournament.[…]

Fishing tips from a crappie “psychic”

September 24, 2019 Anthony Taylor

Clyde Folse just wants to help people catch more crappie. Here are four keys to catching more sac-a-lait in Louisiana and elsewhere.[…]

Lights, camera, bass action!

September 24, 2019 Kinny Haddox

High school freshman Mack Green from West Monroe gets a taste of what a bass pro’s life is like in video and filming adventures.[…]

Trout are so thick here, shrimpers are catching them in their nets

September 24, 2019 Anthony Taylor

According to Capt. Tommy Pellegrin, the speckled trout fishing action is back in full swing this September in the Cocodrie area.[…]

Monster tripletail taken south of Venice

September 23, 2019 Chris Berzas

Tom Kallam hooked a monster tripletail weighing 35 pounds on Sept. 4 while fishing with Capt. Louis “Rok” Rossignol of Venice Guide Service.[…]

Redfish

Prime time sight fishing for redfish

September 18, 2019 Chas Champagne

Chas Champagne does some sight fishing for redfish off the ICW, Pearl River, and Chef Pass areas with the Matrix Craw on the latest Dockside TV episode.[…]

Late summer slabs like this are great for fun and filets, but also helped Matthews and Elrod claim some cash in the recent ACT crappie tournament on the river.

Hot crappie, hot action on the Ouachita River

September 17, 2019 Kinny Haddox

The hot weather has led to some hot crappie fishing on the Ouachita River. Patrick Matthews and Tim Elrod fish the river almost every day this time of year.[…]

Steve Savoy uses his trusty pirogue to silently get up close to bass hanging tight to tree-covered shorelines. Tossing unweighted, weedless jerk baits, provides heart-stopping, in your face action.

Jerkbaits are great weapons for kayak anglers

September 16, 2019 Chris Holmes

On a recent trip to a freshwater lake, Steve Savoye showed a technique he uses to get up close and personal hunting bass in his trusty pirogue.[…]

Calcasieu’s yellowmouths fat, sassy

September 16, 2019 Chris Berzas

Moving out of the depths of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in September, large speckled trout will be in a feeding mood before colder waters appear in December.[…]

Fish Lab Bio Minnow

September 16, 2019 louisianasportsman

The Fish Lab Bio Minnow is a weedless swimbait with an action-producing tail and is great for skipping under docks or low-hanging tree limbs along banks.[…]

Plano Edge Tackle Storage

September 16, 2019 louisianasportsman

Plano Molding Systems has recently debuted a set of 10 different storage boxes that provide everything a fisherman could want in tackle storage.[…]

An angler shows a speckled trout hooked and landed on a Pencil Popper.

Pencil Poppers

September 13, 2019 Don Shoopman

This fisherman has been smiling ever since Cotton Cordell Lures downsized one of his favorite artificial lures for speckled trout: the Pencil Popper.[…]

Going to school: Toledo Bend’s topwater fishing is tops

September 13, 2019 John Dean

Here are some ways to catch bass and beat the late-summer doldrums on Toledo Bend. Schooling action is at its peak in September.[…]

Greg Hackney holds up a bass for the TV camera in a Major League Fishing event. (Photo courtesy Major League Fishing)

Louisiana anglers are chasing the pro bass dream

September 13, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Anglers from the Sportsman’s Paradise can hang with anyone, but they’re only beginning to make a big impact on national tournament trails.[…]