Louisiana Sportsman

May 4, 2026

The 2023 Louisiana Sportsman Show & Festival

February 20, 2023 Kinny Haddox

The 43rd annual Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival will be held March 17-19 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.[…]

Tyler Rivet claims first Bassmaster Elite Series victory at Lake Okeechobee

February 20, 2023 From Bassmaster.com

Tyler Rivet of Raceland had the location and game plan to win the SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee.[…]

Catch and cook: Giant swamp rats

February 19, 2023 Jared Serigne

Jared Serigné used an airboat to hunt invasive nutria rats then cook them up into street tacos for a delicious catch and cook meal.[…]

Herrington lands new Bussey Brake record bass

February 19, 2023 Dan Kibler

Todd Herrington of Bastrop was fishing at Bussey Brake on Feb. 14 when he hooked a 13.58-pound bass that broke the 2-year-old lake record.[…]

This white trout fell for a jighead and plastic tail combo tight-lined slowly on a mild winter day.

Be choosy with your fishing ’yak attacks this time of the year

February 19, 2023 Chris Holmes

If you play your cards right, February can provide some good weather days and fantastic fishing for kayak anglers.[…]

Mossberg 500 Turkey .410

February 18, 2023 Brian Cope

Mossberg’s 500 Turkey .410 is the perfect gun for turkeys or squirrels.[…]

Trout at Coffee Ground Cove

February 16, 2023 Capt. Adam Jaynes

There is probably no better area than Coffee Ground Cove on Sabine Lake to fish for trophy speckled trout in February.[…]

Mr. Woody, an RN at Mercy Hospital in Houston, caught nice-sized bass like this one for a few days in February while fishing with John Dean at Toledo Bend.

Toledo Bend toads

February 16, 2023 John Dean

Bass should be moving all the time and start working their way up with warmer water temps and with, perhaps, more water in Toledo Bend.[…]

Michael Mitchell of Lake Charles with the 11.58-pound bass he caught at Toledo Bend.

Big, “prehistoric” bass highlight Toledo Bend weekend

February 16, 2023 Dan Kibler

Four more lunker largemouth bass brought to 21 the number of double-digit bass entered in the Toledo Bend Lunker Program.[…]

Fishing low water after a strong northwest wind

February 16, 2023 Todd Masson

Marsh Man Masson hit the marsh this week after a strong northwest wind had blown much of the water out into the Gulf of Mexico.[…]

Houston angler catches Toledo Bend lake-record bass

February 14, 2023 Dan Kibler

Bill Cook of Houston, Tex., caught a 15.67-pound lunker bass at Toledo Bend on Feb. 11. It is the lake’s new record.[…]

When the fishing is hot, the Hwy 2 bridge can get crowded. Photo by Terry L. Jones)

Deep on Lake D’Arbonne

February 14, 2023 Terry L. Jones

Drive across the Highway 15 or Highway 2 bridges at Lake D’Arbonne on pretty much any February day and you will see people fishing.[…]

Catch and cook: Hunting swamp rabbits with a pack of beagles

February 14, 2023 Jared Serigne

Jared Serigné used a pack of beagles to hunt rabbits. Then he cooked them up and made Rabbit Creole served over rice.[…]

Travis Meche Sr. of Branch holds a 6.25-pound bass he caught in February 2021 on a green pumpkin Zoom Speed Craw at Miller’s Lake. His son, Travis Meche Jr., an up and coming high school angler, was at his side and basking in the moment.

Try Miller’s Lake in February

February 13, 2023 Don Shoopman

Travis Meche Sr., who lives in nearby Branch, will be targeting pre-spawn and spawning bass in February at Miller’s Lake near Ville Plate.[…]

Redfish can get piled up this month in Dularge, leading to triple hookups, like this one.

Dularge and in charge

February 13, 2023 Joel Masson

Dularge remains one of the bright fishing spots on Louisiana’s coast, and area guide Capt. Marty Lacoste has specific patterns in February.[…]

Osbon gets big Bussey Brake bass in the boat

February 11, 2023 Dan Kibler

Casey Osbon of West Monroe caught a 10.25-pound bass on Feb. 6 from Bussey Brake Reservoir north of Bastrop.[…]