Columns

September’s best kayaking bets

The goal of this new feature is to provide the best available information for monthly hotspots for kayak-friendly fresh and saltwater areas across the region. Due to the lag time from information to print, weather conditions can change the bite so check in regularly with LouisianaSportsman.com for the latest updates.[…]

Columns

Slim Jimmys

Before there was a Cooyon Croaker, Kaplan-based Cajun Lures probably was best known for the little soft plastic that slayed sac-a-lait here, there and everywhere.[…]

News Breaker

Rolling in the reds

While waiting for speckled trout to finish their transition from offshore to inland waters in south central Louisiana, specifically the Dularge area, saltwater fishermen don’t sit idle and their boats don’t collect dust.[…]

Crappie/Bream

It’s a grand time for Grand Bayou

Tracking down some grand crappie fishing in west central Louisiana this time of year is easy. Just head for Coushatta and make the short ride south to Grand Bayou Reservoir. Since filling up in 1996, the 2,700-acre lake is best known for big bass, but it has just as many — or more — big crappie. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Drain hopping at Morgan City

At a time when the lower Spillway gets crowded as it settles to a highly fishable level in late August and September, a Morgan City bass outdoorsman gets away from the maddening crowd to a few hotspots that attract bass and other gamefish.[…]