Louisiana Sportsman

April 29, 2026

Calhoun woman drops big Madison Parish trophy

January 29, 2021 Dan Kibler

Kim Greer of Calhoun killed a 240-pound, 11-point trophy buck while at her hunting club in Madison Parish on Jan. 16.[…]

Deer of the Year 2020-21

January 29, 2021 louisianasportsman

Since deer season cranked up last fall, Louisiana Sportsman has detailed the stories of almost 60 big bucks harvested across the Bayou State.[…]

This huge redfish seems to prove Brent Taylor’s point that when you look good, you fish good.

Tackle late winter specks and reds

January 28, 2021 Kinny Haddox

Brent Taylor knows t’s a good time to start targeting speckled trout and redfish around Bayou Bienvenue, Shell Beach and Hopedale.[…]

SPECKS!! They’re back, baby!

January 28, 2021 Todd Masson

Capt. Travis Miller joins Marsh Man Masson to target speckled trout in Dularge as the fish move to the big lakes.[…]

He thought it was a big 10, but a trophy 8-point will do

January 28, 2021 Glynn Harris

An avid bowhunter, Joey Woodard of Rosepine took this big Natchitoches Parish 8-point buck with his bow on Jan. 22.[…]

Northshore’s great cold-weather crappie bite continues

January 26, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Ray Miller’s tried-and-true technique of fishing vertically around deep brush piles does the trick on crappie in Northshore waters.[…]

Big trout crushing suspended jerkbaits

January 26, 2021 From News Reports

The DockSide TV crew switched to suspended jerkbaits and targeted big speckled trout with the Matrix Minnow.[…]

Clyde Folse has added to his line of crappie-fishing products a jighead he’s been using for 25 years.

Lure Review: Hamma Heads

January 26, 2021 Don Shoopman

Crappie Psychic’s Clyde Folse debuts the flat jigheads he’s been using to put crappie in the boat for decades.[…]

Construction begins on new fishing piers at Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA

January 25, 2021 From News Reports

Contractors have begun construction of new fishing piers at seven water control structures on Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA.[…]

Jordan Sylvester, a Catholic High-Baton Rouge senior, plans to attend the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.

Bass Angler Spotlight: Jordan Sylvester

January 25, 2021 Don Shoopman

Jordan Sylvester fishes on the Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation circuit, which includes more than 100 schools.[…]

Black drum are usually caught in deeper water in marshes and other coastal areas. They will readily hit a variety of baits, but crab may be No. 1.

Don’t overlook black drum

January 25, 2021 Dora Lambert

The black drum is an inshore and estuarine fish that doesn’t get the attention it rightly deserves, according to Joshua Bourg.[…]

Capt. Ronnie Daniels with a red caught while fishing the Biloxi Marsh. (pictured by Brian Cope)

Species spotlight: Redfish

January 22, 2021 Brian Cope

Red drum, commonly referred to as redfish, are one of the most popular species of saltwater fish throughout the southeast.[…]

Two trophy bucks taken from same stand 15 years apart

January 21, 2021 Glynn Harris

Hunter Bordelon killed a 12-point Avoyelles Parish brute on the same box stand that he took another trophy fifteen years earlier.[…]

Bossier City hunter kills huge 10-point buck

January 21, 2021 Brian Cope

When Colton Kyle of Bossier City got his first look at a big 10-point buck he’d been observing on trail cams for two years, he wasted no time, killing the deer with one shot.[…]

Reader Report: Saying goodbye to 2020 with two big bass

January 19, 2021 From News Reports

Jordan Tull spent the end of 2020 with a rod and reel in his hand targeting big pre-spawn largemouth bass that are looking for an easy meal.[…]

Redfishology

January 19, 2021 Kinny Haddox

Phillip Logan explains how sneaking up on redfish in a kayak is a unique opportunity that helps you land a limit of the trophy fighters.[…]