Louisiana Sportsman

Chas Champagne targeted specks on a very calm Lake Pontchartrain Tuesday, and had success fishing under a Matrix Float.

Stellar day for Lake Pontchartrain specks

December 20, 2018 Ann Taylor

Trout were smashing Matrix Shad’s tiger bait lures under popping corks in Lake Pontchartrain earlier this week. […]

Bill McCarty holds two slabs caught in the Stephensville area.

Head to Stephensville docks for December sac-a-lait

December 20, 2018 Don Shoopman

Morgan City outdoorsman Bill McCarty said docks are definitely the ticket this month for slab sac-a-lait.[…]

Brent Smart, of Mangham, shot this big RIchland Parish 11-point on Dec. 6.

CRP land yields big 11-point Richland Parish buck

December 20, 2018 Glynn Harris

Brent Smart’s CRP land paid off big time when he busted a big 11-point buck up in Richland Parish. […]

Mahindra’s ROXOR

December 19, 2018 louisianasportsman

ROXOR, a new side-by-side off-road vehicle from Mahindra Automotive North America, has tons of great features.[…]

Ben Brallier, of Jonesville, harvested this big Concordia Parish 14-point he nicknamed Picket Fence on Nov. 20.

14-pointer nicknamed ‘Picket Fence’ goes down in Concordia Parish

December 19, 2018 Patrick Bonin

Ben Brallier got a rare second chance on a big 14-point Concordia Parish buck he nicknamed ‘Picket Fence’ on Nov. 18, and made the most of it when he harvested the big deer, which stretched the tape to more than 172 inches of bone. […]

Capt. Mike Gallo targets specks in deeper spots when water temps hit about 55 degrees.

Target deeper water for Lake Pontchartrain trout

December 19, 2018 Joel Masson

The Lake Pontchartrain estuary provides a lot of different types of fishing, and that can be super advantageous this time of year.[…]

How to age white-tailed deer

December 18, 2018 louisianasportsman

Dave Moreland, the former deer study leader with Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, wrote a series of “how to” deer-aging instruction columns for Louisiana Sportsman.[…]

The Salty Chicks gathered for a group photo after a successful mothership trip to the marsh in Point Aux Chenes.

Female kayak angers have dream weekend

December 18, 2018 Chris Holmes

Seven female kayakers on an overnight outing and kayak trip from the launch in Point Aux Chenes. […]

Devon Beltz gets the traditional ride in his new kayak as the winner of BCKFC’s Fall ’N Tide kayak fishing tournament.

Kayak tournament tactics

December 18, 2018 Chris Holmes

The results of two major kayak tournaments recently held in Southeast Louisiana.[…]

December’s best kayak fishing bets

December 18, 2018 Chris Holmes

December’s best kayak fishing destinations.[…]

Unusual Speck Bite reported at Grand Isle

December 18, 2018 Ann Taylor

Sportsman field reporter Tommy Vidrine slammed some very large speckled trout on the front and back side of Grand Isle and Fourchon barges on December 16. During the last few weeks, he has discovered speckled

Kim Adams accidentally brought her husband's rifle to the deer stand, but still made a 200-yard shot to down the Lincoln Parish 10-pointer.

Wrong gun downs big Lincoln Parish 10-pointer

December 18, 2018 Glynn Harris

Kim Adams accidentally brought her husband’s rifle with her to the deer stand — buy still connected from 200 yards and downed a nice Lincoln Parish 10-pointer.[…]