Columns
Winter kayak fishing: sleep later, fish slower
Change up your tactics when it comes to fishing from a kayak this winter. Slow down the presentation of your bait and fish later in the day.[…]
Features
Louisiana’s low-tech hogs
It doesn’t take a big monetary investment to work on Louisiana’s hogs. Hunters can work on the hog population with a minimum investment of time and effort.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Brave, new crappie world
There’s a brave, new world out there for fishermen interested in crappie. Crappie are approaching bass as the most-popular freshwater fish in the country.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lucky Shad is lucky bait for Hackney
Major League Fishing pro Greg Hackney, host of Louisiana Sportsman TV, throws a Lucky Shad crankbait no matter how cold winter chills the water.[…]
Columns
Traditional fishing spots, unconventional ways
Capt. Charlie Bush, who tagged a little over 12,000 speckled trout in 4 years for the TAG Louisiana Trout tagging program, shares his top 5 fishing lures.[…]
Breaking News
Commissioners hear suggested changes in creel, length limits and slot limits of speckled trout
Members of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries commission were delivered a wide variety of speckled trout management scenarios by Jason Adriance.[…]
Deer of the Year
Bow hunt-only club yields big dividends for Knoll
Blake Knoll has his friend, Michael Neal, to thank for helping him scout and get in position for a huge buck on Corbett Farm Hunting Club in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
News Breaker
LWFC approves NOI clarifying language on DMAP extended season options
The LWFC approved a notice of intent clarifying language on extended season options and extended squirrel season on Tier 1 Participation in the DMAP.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF expected to close Pearl River WMA due to flooding
The LDWF will close the Pearl River WMA in St. Tammany Parish when the Pearl River flood gauge reaches 16.5 feet, which is expected Jan. 11.[…]
Bass Fishing
Holy Toledo, A-rigs! Bass at Toledo Bend can’t pass them up
The Alabama Rig, aka the A-Rig, really shines this time of year, and holds the key to catching bass in late December and through January at Toledo Bend.[…]
Features
Quack facts don’t look promising for Louisiana waterfowl hunters
Waterfowl hunting in Louisiana isn’t headed in the right direction, and there are many reasons. Biologists are crunching numbers right now.[…]
Speckled Trout
Pulling big trout out of heavy structure
Trout fishing tends to slow down this time of year as far as numbers go, but targeting trophy size specks can heat up this month.[…]
Deer of the Year
Late afternoon hunt between church duties yields big buck
Kenny Slocum, a Simsboro landscape contractor, killed a big 10-point buck between mandatory church activities in Bienville Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Single trail cam photo only thing needed for Henry to tag buck
Cole Henry, a 22-year-old postal worker from Iota, only needed one trail cam photo of a big 9-point buck to get set up for an encounter in Grant Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Trophy buck from Red River Parish made year-long wait worthwhile for hunter
Rick Guillot has killed and paid for mounts of 10 trophy bucks, some of them on a piece of property he hunts near Loggy Bayou in Red River Parish.[…]
Fishing
Compass 360 DuraTek Waders
Compass 360 has introduced the DuraTek 5mm Bootfoot Chest Wader, made to keep hunters and fishermen warm in cold weather.[…]