Louisiana Sportsman

September 7, 2026

Soft-Dine XL

November 1, 2014 Louisiana Sportsman

Paul Brown’s extremely popular Soft-Dine is now available in a new larger size. The 3 ¼-inch Soft-Dine XL is designed for fishing the shallows and catching trophy-size trout and redfish.[…]

Normally used as an add-on to other crappie lures such as tube jigs or small crappie spinner baits, Crappie Trailers from The Crappie Psychic, LLC feature a beveled design that creates greater bait action and generates more strikes.[…]

Mellow Down — Top fishing tips for Delacroix’s fall trout and reds

November 1, 2014 Rusty Tardo

Ah, sweet November. Brisk air, falling leaves, cooler temperatures and the official end to hurricane season.[…]

New Iberia man drowns Thursday night near Lake Fausse Pointe State Park

October 31, 2014 Patrick Bonin

The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Thursday night drowning near Lake Fausse Pointe State Park that was originally called in to authorities as an alligator attack.[…]

Two Bridge City men sentenced for illegal red snapper sales in 2012

October 30, 2014 From News Reports

Two men pleaded guilty this week to illegal red snapper sales relating to a Sept. 9, 2012 incident when agents were able to purchase 655 pounds of fish from them in Bridge City.[…]

PFDs, kill switch save Crowley youths in boating accident , LDWF says

October 29, 2014 From News Reports

Two 16-year-old boys from the Crowley area survived a boating accident Sunday afternoon in Rapides Parish in large part because they took proper safety precautions, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]

How deep are you fishing? How big is the bait you’re fishing? These are all considerations when choosing how big or small a jighead to use.

How to choose the right jighead

October 29, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Choosing the right jighead to match water depth and current can be much more important than the color, size or shape of the artificial lure you’re fishing.[…]

Final cast of the day yields 11-pound Toledo Bend lunker

October 28, 2014 Chris Berzas

Linda Smith and her boyfriend, Jimmy Bosarte, had a routine workday planned for Oct. 18 at their boathouse near McGee’s Landing on Toledo Bend.[…]

Florida team wins IFA Redfish Tour Championship in Houma

October 27, 2014 From News Reports

Geoff Page and Rick Murphy gambled on making the 108-mile run run to Venice each day of the IFA Redfish Tour Championship, and their decision won them the title.[…]

How to keep your electronics from hurting you

October 26, 2014 Allan Tarvid

“Garbage in, garbage out” was a watchword with computers long before they were integrated into marine electronics. We rarely enter full-blown garbage into our stuff out on the water but expensive problems can stem from not giving some “minor” details the attention they deserve.[…]

Court throws out suit seeking prominent E15 warning labels

October 24, 2014 Jerry Dilsaver

The U.S. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia on Oct. 21 threw out the most-recent case involving ethanol fuel labeling, reasoning that the groups bringing the complaint – including the recreational boating industry – don’t have standing because they “cannot show members have suffered or are suffering with an injury that is traceable to the misfueling regulations.”[…]