Events & Announcements
Yamaha test track returns to Louisiana Sportsman Show
Learning what’s new in the ATV world is easy: Just head to the Louisiana Sportsman Show on March 12-15 and stop by the Yamaha test track.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Father and son cited for allegedly harvesting polluted oysters
Acting on a complaint, agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a father and son for alleged oyster violations near Pointe-aux-Chenes on Feb. 20, according to a press release.[…]
Big Bass
Livonia angler’s 11.42-pounder anchors winning stringer in Texas Trail Team Tournament
James Benedict and Bart Blakelock knew exactly where to be Saturday morning for the Texas Trail Team Tournament on Toledo Bend.[…]
Big Bass
Carolina-rigged Senko fools 11.09-pounder at Toledo Bend
Changing locations to find fish was a gamble that paid off with a Toledo Bend lunker weighing north of 11 pounds for Texas angler Joe Gilbert of Sherman.[…]
Columns
Picking the right outfitter
Like a lot of other hunters, my first experiences out west were do-it-yourself (DIY) hunts on public land.[…]
Hunting
LDWF schedules public meetings statewide on proposed hunting dates
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hosting public meetings around the state this week to gather comments on the proposed 2015-17 resident game hunting season dates, WMA rules and regulation changes and the 2016 turkey season.[…]
News Breaker
Turkey-hunting seminars scheduled for Saturday
Turkey season is right around the corner, so it’s time to brush up on your calling and ensure you have all the equipment necessary to track down and kill that big gobbler.[…]
Bass Fishing
Texas angler catches 10.66-pounder at Toledo Bend
James “Kevin” Dutton, of Hemphill, Texas, and Mid Lake Campground owner Alan Fitts teamed up Friday morning to pre-fish the day before the Texas Team Trail tournament at Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
Texas angler catches 10.66-pounder near Pendleton Bridge
Hemphill angler James “Kevin” Dutton and Mid Lake Campground owner Alan Fitts teamed up Friday morning to pre-fish the day before the Texas Team Trail tournament at Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hometown favorite Ashley wins 2015 Bassmaster Classic
This time, Mighty Casey didn’t strike out.
Casey Ashley, a 31-year-old bass pro from Donalds, S.C., hit a home run on Sunday on his home water and won the 2015 Bassmaster Classic with a great final-day catch of more than 20 pounds.[…]
Columns
‘Drop Tine’ and its brother
Many readers of Happy Trails no doubt also read my additional article last month in the January issue of Mississippi Sportsman titled Hinds County Hunter Bags Monster Buck. Well, there is a little more to that story than what you read on those pages.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Omori takes Day 2 Bassmaster Classic lead
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Takahiro Omori surged to the lead of the 2015 Bassmaster Classic today on the strength of a 16-pound, 11-ounce stringer. But the 2004 Classic champ is only 2 ounces ahead of Day 1 leader Dean Rojas.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Hackney just misses Top 25 Classic cut
Louisiana’s three-man contingent in the Bassmaster Classic will watch Sunday’s third and final day from the sidelines, all having finished out of the top 25 after Saturday’s action on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell.[…]
Bass Fishing
Louisiana anglers find going tough on Day 1 of Bassmaster Classic
Louisiana’s contingent of three bass fishermen was largely disappointed in their performance on Friday’s first day of the Bassmaster Classic on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell, but one of them is still definitely in the mix for the title.[…]
Bass Fishing
Rojas leads after first day of 2015 Bassmaster Classic
Doesn’t it just figure that after the coldest day in the history of the Bassmaster Classic, four anglers from warm, sunny climates are sitting atop the standings?[…]
Crappie/Bream
Tips from a crappie killer
Part of Glynn Lavergne’s secret to success with slab crappie has to do with the very sensitive tackle he uses to entice fish.[…]