Newsletters
Duck season met expectations
Most Louisiana hunters have shared similar experiences this season, with low duck numbers and only spotty successes.[…]
Newsletters
Crappie/Bream
Des Allemands, Boeuf areas hot for sac-a-lait
Canals and other waterways around Bayou Des Allemands and Lake Boeuf are places you’ll find sac-a-lait anglers targeting slabs in January.[…]
Bass Fishing
Time to ‘trap’ Toledo Bend bass
As for Rat-L-Traps, ½-ounce models are the “bread-and-butter” to catch numbers and some quality bass at Toledo Bend.[…]
Field Reports
Targeting reds and bass in winter months
On this episode of DockSide TV, Chas Champagne fishes narrow bayous interjecting shallow flats and finds the bass and redfish stacked up.[…]
Deer Hunting
Reader Report: Catahoula Parish trophy
Tyler Bowen of Lafayette took a 8-point Catahoula Parish trophy buck that scored 145 3/8 gross with his bow.[…]
Bass Fishing
Preuett relies on his Cajun Bug to boat bass during January
Brett Preuett, a veteran guide on Toledo Bend and Caney Lake, swears by the Preuett Cajun Bug to catch bass in January.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana loses outdoors advocate
Sam C. Barbera III, the former host of Louisiana Sportsman TV and a passionate ambassador for the outdoors, passed away on Jan. 6, 2021.[…]
Deer Hunting
Foti family scores “trifecta” at Winter Quarters
The Foti family from Lafayette scored an impressive “triple play” Dec. 18 in Tensas Parish, downing three bucks.[…]
Columns
Plant trees for your deer
A good forest survey or inventory will tell you what trees make up your forest and what species you might want to plant for deer.[…]
Ducks
Duck, duck…snow
Cole Barthel and a group of Simmons’ Sporting Goods hunters limited out the morning of Jan. 11 hunting in the rare north Louisiana snow.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney goes with a jig to hook bass in January
Greg Hackney sticks with the Strike King Hack Attack Flouro Flipping Jig for bass fishing during one of the coldest months in Louisiana.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bayou Lacombe basics for January sac-a-lait
Forrest Green of Lacombe has learned a lot about how colder temperatures affect the crappie bite on Bayou Lacombe.[…]
Columns
Sheepshead: Don’t overlook these fish
The most-underrated saltwater fish in Louisiana has to be the sheepshead. The good news for kayak anglers is that they are hard fighters.[…]
Field Notes
January’s bull reds are prime for flies
Louisiana is a flourishing fly fishing locale for redfish, especially during the winter when the bull reds push into the interior marshes.[…]
Deer of the Year
Buck eludes brother-in-law; sister-in-law gets him
Kylie Brown took down a 12-point trophy buck her brother-in-law had been after near her home in Richland Parish on December 22.[…]
Field Reports
20 fish in first 20 MINUTES!
Fishing reaches a significantly elevated level of fun for Marsh Man Masson when any type of competition is added to the mix.[…]