Louisiana Sportsman

Cranking the rocks in the main river can still produce lots of bass as long as you can find some that aren't silted in.

Hills and valleys

September 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

After Chad Wiley weighed-in on the final day of the 2014 Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River, his three-day total of 34 pounds, 14 ounces landed him in fifth place.[…]

Lance Hebert busted this nice 7-pointer featuring a 23 ½-inch inside spread on Sherburne Wildlife Management Area.

Biologists from each of Louisiana’s seven wildlife management area regions crunched the numbers and analyzed data from last year’s hunting seasons to give you an idea of how some of the 50 state WMAs might perform this fall.[…]

Bull bream beatdown

September 1, 2018 Jerald Horst

It was September.

It was hot, and it was late in the day.[…]

Spotted bass, named for the rows of small spots arranged longitudinally on their lower sides, are Joe Lavigne’s fishing passion.

Hitting the spots

September 1, 2018 Jerald Horst

The grizzled veteran perched on the bow of the small flatboat expertly swung it in a half-circle in the swirling current of the Tangipahoa River.[…]

Gary Fryou drilled this 197-pound 9-point from 7 yards on the Atchafalaya Delta WMA in 2015.

Taking the heat

September 1, 2018 Jonathan Olivier

It takes a diehard deer hunter to brave the elements that are pervasive during Louisiana’s early bow season, which opens for most residents on Monday, Oct. 1. […]

Jerry Coutee with a huge Black Lake largemouth.

Black Lake big boys

September 1, 2018 John Flores

The drive from Morgan City to Natchitoches was a long four hours after I knocked off from my day job at 5 o’clock. And, by the time my wife and I checked into the Chateau Saint Denis Hotel downtown, it was after 9 p.m. — and I was just hearing from Pure Fishing ambassador Jimmy Jeansonne.[…]

Redfish are making their way out of the interior marshes this month, so focus on outer bays for plenty of action.

Reds in transition

September 1, 2018 Andy Crawford

The water was a sheet of glass when Capt. Austin Plaisance wheeled his Blazer Bay out of the canal into the shallow, grass-filled pocket.[…]

The bigorneaux is escargot

September 1, 2018 Jerald Horst

There’s a vicious predator out there.

It lurks deep in Louisiana’s vast coastal marshes.[…]

Growing sunflowers and mowing portions of the field prior to opening day can be just the thing for good dove hunting.

Safety tips for opening day of dove season

September 1, 2018 Keith LaCaze

The first split of Louisiana’s 2018-19 dove season will open Sept. 1 in both north and south zones. The north zone’s first split will run through Sept. 23. Subsequent splits are Oct. 6 – Nov. 11 and Dec. 16 – Jan. 14. In the south zone, the first split ends on Sept. 9. The second split dates are Oct. 6 – Nov. 25, and final split is Dec. 16 – Jan. 14.[…]

Sweat the small stuff — all the time

September 1, 2018 Sammy Romano

Bowhunters make these common mistakes each and every year. Hopefully, these tips will help you be more successful this season.[…]

Cover: September 2018

September 1, 2018 Louisiana Sportsman

It’s finally almost time to start deer hunting again. Check out this year’s WMA Forecast compiled by Don Shoopman to help locate some promising public lands opportunities.[…]

Trout typically become scattered this time of year, but redfish more than pick up the slack.

Focusing on reds

September 1, 2018 Joel Masson

Mother Nature unfortunately doesn’t always cooperate for fishermen, and that forces anglers to change their patterns this time of year, according to Hopedale guide Capt. Charlie Thomason.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Success with 2 offshore species in inshore waters

August 30, 2018 Todd Masson

After crashing and burning on a couple of tripletail two weeks ago, I returned this week with my fishing buddy, Justin Bowles, and the tables were turned.[…]

Josh Hall recently has been targeting jack crevalle from the banks of Lake Pontchartrain near Seabrook. Redfish like the one he's holding are also in the mix.

Big fish accessible every day to bank-bound anglers

August 29, 2018 Todd Masson

When it comes to battling line-stripping fish, non-boaters face significantly higher barriers than boaters. If a boater tries a spot, and the fish aren’t biting, he can always go somewhere else. A non-boater might just have to go home.[…]

Cajun Cooking is a family affair

August 29, 2018 Jerald Horst

Recipes from Trent Toups for Trent’s Shrimp and Crabmeat Stuffed Potatoes and White Perch — with the bark on.[…]

Capt. Tommy Pellegrin said speckled trout have been biting unusually well for the late-summer in Terrebonne Bay over about the last two weeks. Live shrimp and plastics have been the ticket to fill the box.

Trout bite back on in Terrebonne Bay

August 29, 2018 Ann Taylor

The trout bite has been on fire for the past two weeks in Terrebonne Bay, according to a local guide.[…]