Louisiana Sportsman

September 7, 2026

The captains with Paradise Outfitters have caught seven yellowfin tuna weighing over 150 pounds fishing Venice, Louisiana.

The Beasts of Venice Show Up

March 1, 2019 Ann Taylor

Trophy tuna are finally showing up on the lumps and the good news is they should remain there for the entire month of March.[…]

LDWF looking for landowners and farmers to lease land for dove season’s opening day

February 27, 2019 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is seeking private landowners and farmers from throughout the state who would lease their land on opening day for dove hunting. […]

AG urges Supreme Court to protect public access to Catahoula Lake

February 26, 2019 From News Reports

With the rights of thousands of Louisiana sportsman on the line, Attorney General Jeff Landry is asking the Louisiana Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision in Cooks & Crooks v. Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.[…]

Dirty 30 big speckled trout club

February 25, 2019 Allan Schilling

An exclusive club that honors anglers who land a benchmark 30-inch speckled trout.[…]

Chris Negulescu poses with the massive 328.4-pound broadbill swordfish he landed along with his nephew, Alex Negulescu, and Eric Hebert, Saturday out of Venice.

Monster 328-pound sword landed Saturday out of Venice

February 19, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Eric Hebert, Alex Negulescu and Chris Negulescu caught a massive 328.4-pound broadbill swordfish out of Venice.[…]

Record fly-rod redfish?

February 18, 2019 louisianasportsman

On Super Bowl Sunday, Phillip “Flip” Frank of New Orleans braved the fog with Capt. Rich Waldner to catch a red that weighed 45 pounds and easily tops the current Louisiana and world records for fly-rod reds.[…]

Cheniere Lake was basically emptied when flooding in 2016 washed away the bridge and spillway that impounded the 3,600-acre lake.

State pledges to help repair, fill Cheniere Lake

February 13, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Cheniere Lake was basically emptied when flooding in 2016 washed away the bridge and spillway that impounded the 3,600-acre lake.[…]

Hunters in the 6th Annual Carolina Coyote Classic killed 149 coyotes this past weekend.

Hunters in Carolinas kill 149 coyotes in weekend

February 13, 2019 Brian Cope

Hunters from across the Carolinas competed this past weekend in the sixth annual Carolina Coyote Classic. Together, they killed 149 coyotes.[…]

Jim Miers of DeRidder weighed in this 10.96-pounder, the 20th fish entered in the 2018-19 Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program season, on Feb. 4. The big bass bit a Zoom lizard in sprayed grass color on a treetop in the Mill Creek area.

DeRidder angler finally lands elusive Toledo Bend lunker

February 12, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Jim Miers of DeRidder weighed in this 10.96-pounder, the 20th fish entered in the 2018-19 Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program season, on Feb. 4.[…]

Pirogue angler lands 11-pound Toledo Bend monster

February 11, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Jared Sattler, of Greenwood, reeled in a 11.41-pound bass on the north end of Toledo Bend. […]

Benji Nelson and his 7-year-old daughter, Rylee, pose with the big 12-point Catahoula Parish buck he shot on Dec. 29 near Sicily Island.

170-class buck downed in December near Sicily Island

February 4, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Benji Nelson took a risky shot on a big Catahoula Parish buck in late December – and wound up with the deer of a lifetime that stretched the tape to more than 170 inches of bone. […]

Dillon Savoy and his 16-month-old son Ryder pose with the big buck he shot on Jan. 17 at the White Castle Hunting Club in Iberville Parish.

St. Amant hunter downs big White Castle 15-pointer at close range

January 31, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Dillon Savoy got the thrill of a lifetime when he and a 15-point buck got within 10 yards of each other on a spoil bank in Iberville Parish. Savoy ultimately downed the deer with buckshot after some heart-pounding moments for his biggest buck ever. […]