Louisiana Sportsman

Lake Pontchartrain gives up gorilla speckled trout

March 9, 2018 Joel Masson

Sometimes anglers’ days start slowly, and they wonder if success will ever come.

Louis Paretti’s day, on the other hand, couldn’t have started out any better Thursday.[…]

Tips to deal with the Spillway opening

March 9, 2018 Devin Denman

River water started pouring through the Bonnet Carré Spillway Thursday morning, and that rightly has inshore anglers concerned for the spring speckled trout run in Lake Pontchartrain. […]

New Sportsman TV airs tonight: Venice hooks and hogs

March 8, 2018 wpengine

Venice is always one of the top filming destinations for Sportsman TV: Over the last five seasons, host Greg Hackney and producer Jared Serigne have a filmed a number of episodes there, ranging from bass fishing to duck hunting to targeting redfish, red snapper and tuna. […]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Baby on the way, but still time for topwater trout

March 7, 2018 Todd Masson

Justin Bowles’ wife is way overdue, and it would probably have been wise for him to stay within reasonable driving distance of the hospital, but when big speckled trout are hitting topwater baits, any angler’s judgement can become cloudy.[…]

Spring success around Dularge

March 7, 2018 Joel Masson

In fishing, many factors can determine your success, but in a transition month like March, temperature can be among the most critical elements.[…]

Four 10-pounders caught at Toledo Bend in last week

March 6, 2018 Andy Crawford

Eric Fusilier was fishing a bass club tournament when he hooked what turned out to be one of four 10-pound bass caught at Toledo Bend since Feb. 28, according to the Toledo Bend Lake Association.[…]

Caney Lake gives up monster 12-pounder

March 6, 2018 Glynn Harris

The 15- to 19-inch slot limit for bass on Caney Lake was only recently removed, but Jacob Hearne wouldn’t have had to worry about it last week, anyway. […]

Texas angler catches second 12-pound Toledo Bend bass

March 6, 2018 Andy Crawford

Some days nothing goes right on the water — and that’s when most of us throw in the towel and head home. But perhaps we sholud just ignore all the problems and go fishing.[…]

9.3-pounder breaks New Orleans City Park bass record

March 6, 2018 Patrick Bonin

After years of coming so close — including catching an 8.3-pounder just three weeks ago — Broc Corcoran got the shock of his life Monday afternoon when he reeled in a certified 9.3-pound lunker near Scout’s Island that broke the record and became the biggest largemouth bass ever caught in New Orleans City Park.[…]

Frigid winter likely means delayed trout transition

March 6, 2018 Patrick Bonin

Unlike the last couple of years with relatively mild winters, Mother Nature brought her full force down on South Louisiana this time — and the speckled trout that endured those frigid conditions likely will take a little longer to transition out of the marsh this year.[…]

Caney Lake gives up 36-pound stringer

March 6, 2018 Patrick Bonin

In the span of about 30 minutes on a dreary, drizzly morning last Monday on Caney Lake, Hunter Freeman and Corey Harris experienced a bite so epic most bass anglers’ wildest dreams probably wouldn’t even come close to what actually happened out on the water.[…]