Big Bass
DeRidder angler finally lands elusive Toledo Bend lunker
Jim Miers of DeRidder weighed in this 10.96-pounder, the 20th fish entered in the 2018-19 Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program season, on Feb. 4.[…]
Fishing
Fishing Hotspots
Wahoo bite on fire out of Fourchon
Tyler Hatrel and his buddies have been mopping up on wahoo out of Fourchon.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Guide reveals fishing was brutal on Lake Mechant in February — brutal for the fish that is!
Here are 4 rules Capt. Marty Lacoste with Absolute Fishing Charters follows to put his customers on huge schools of speckled trout in March and April.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Saline-Larto is a crappie hotspot
In addition to good numbers, Saline-Larto is producing more and more big crappie.[…]
Big Bass
Pirogue angler lands 11-pound Toledo Bend monster
Jared Sattler, of Greenwood, reeled in a 11.41-pound bass on the north end of Toledo Bend. […]
Crappie/Bream
Find this pattern for Tchefuncte River sac-a-lait
There’s no better tasting fish than sac-a-lait, and this month, the Tchefuncte River is typically full of them.[…]
Redfish
Delacroix redfish bite heats up
Capt. Randall Shaw of Louisiana Fishing Charters caught plenty of redfish during the warm week of Feb. 7. […]
Bass Fishing
The bass rut has begun!
A warm spell heats up bass activity and many anglers who fished the Des Allemands area on Feb. 7 caught fish.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Catching fish despite a cold and windy day in Delacroix
Johnny Schmidt, an avid fisherman from Covington, scored big with redfish in a bay south of Oak River in the Delacroix marsh.[…]
Bass Fishing
Crank up crankbaits for the prespawn
Prespawn bass are moving and looking for food, so crankbaits allow you to effectively cover water to find the hot spots.[…]
Bass Fishing
High water conditions at Toledo Bend
Sight fishermen are licking their chops to get at bedding bass early in February at Toledo Bend.[…]
Columns
Crawfish: It’s what’s for dinner
The sheer numbers of crawfish in the Atchafalaya Basin is amazing, if only for the reason that Louisiana has the lowest number (39) of species of crawfish of all the southeastern states in the U.S.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Guide hits the sacalait jackpot in Terrebonne
Capt. Anthony Kyzar smacked the sacalait on February 5 in the Terrebonne Parish area. He says Spring is finally here and the sacalait and bass are starting to spawn. […]
Featured
Sea Fog and Speckled trout move into Fourchon barges 2-3-19
After a 3-day absence, Sportsman field reporter Tommy Vidrine finds speckled trout have moved back to the Fourchon Barges in large numbers.[…]
Events & Announcements
Louisiana Sportsman Boat Show to be held March 14-17!
Find all the newest boats at special prices during the 2019 Louisiana Sportsman Boat Show March 14-17 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.[…]
Featured
Three common conditions that cause trout to move. Here’s how to find them
As water and weather conditions change, the key to a good fishing trip might be just a few feet. […]