Bass Fishing
Bonadona’s Basin bass-fishing basics
Port Allen’s Brent Bonadona earned his tournament chops fishing in the Atchafalaya Basin, and in October his boat will be found in the middle to lower portions of the huge swamp.[…]
Deer Hunting
Craig’s must-have equipment
The first item that bowyer Gary Pat Craig puts on his must-have bowhunting list might surprise people.[…]
Deer Hunting
How to make your own scent killer
On the Beverly Hillbillies, Granny never would share her recipe for moonshine.[…]
Hunting
D’Arbonne NWR’s squirrel-hunting do’s and don’ts
You don’t normally begin reading an article about hunting a specific area with a suggestion of something not to do. Consider this one of those times.[…]
Hunting
D’Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge offers great fishing, too
How many places are there where you can put the boat in the bayou, motor up to a flooded hardwood flat and kill ducks in the morning, and then stop and catch crappie and bass on your way back to the truck?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA flounder hotspots
Although the weir on Island Drive is one of his main fall-back options, Ty Hibbs actually prefers fishing a few of the other Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area weirs and bayous because they — in his estimation — actually offer a little bit better fishing.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Pinpoint flounder by finding bluff banks
As Ty Hibbs and I ventured away from the Island Road weir and headed back to the weir on the western levee of the impoundment, he kept pointing out spots he thought would hold flounder.[…]
Deer Hunting
One week before rifle season is perfect time to plant food plots
Being on the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament trail doesn’t leave one very much time to think about deer hunting back home. But when the fishing season ended for Louisiana pro Dennis Tietje in August, it took him all of one day to run to his deer camp to check things out.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tips for fly-fishing
Down on the coast, it’s prime time for speckled trout. A weighted clouser or shrimp pattern suspended 2 to 3 feet under a VOSI (a fly rodder’s popping cork) will work great over reefs, and in cuts, canals and bayous. […]
Deer Hunting
How to quick-tune your bow for hunting
With bow season starting up in the coming weeks, it’s past time to shake the rust off and ensure you’re ready when that deer steps out on opening morning.[…]
Hunting
Slinging Arrows
This episode of Sportsman TV is all about archery.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Unique green-colored speckled trout caught in Bay St. Louis
The phrase “green trout” has long been a euphemism for marsh bass, but it turns out speckled trout really can turn green — or it seems at least remotely possible, according to a biologist who reviewed a photo posted in the LouisianaSportsman.com reports section.[…]
Deer of the Year
Woodworth hunter arrows 13-pointer in Rapides Parish
Brody Parker obviously doesn’t have to schedule a stress test with a cardiologist any time in the near future — if his heart was able to withstand the two up-close visits he got from a big 13-point last weekend in Rapides Parish, he’s probably healthy as a mule. […]
Fishing
Huk Performance Fishing gear stands up to Louisiana’s heat
When the guys from Huk Performance Fishing showed up at the Buras Marsh Media Bash in mid-August with long-sleeve black shirts for guides and writers to sample, I was admittedly pretty skeptical.[…]
Bass Fishing
Louisiana to host two Bassmaster Central Opens in 2016
Louisiana waters will play host to two of the three Central Opens on the Bassmaster Open schedule for 2016.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout ‘on fire’ out of Cypremort Point
It took a while for the speckled trout bite to turn on out of Cypremort Point this year, but October’s arrival — along with a couple of pretty nice cool fronts — has finally done the trick.[…]