Louisiana Sportsman

Wounded Warriors spank specks out of Shell Beach

November 11, 2014 Rusty Tardo

A group of Wounded Warriors enjoyed a special day on the water Saturday, resulting in 250 trout and several redfish hitting the dock in Shell Beach.[…]

Atchafalaya Delta WMA bow season off to a solid start

November 11, 2014 Ricky Aucoin

October’s bow season at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA started slow but finished with a flurry of deer being taken into the first weekend of November. […]

Pineville hunter shoots 11-pointer in Winn Parish

November 11, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Jeremy Harding was in the right place at the right time — and looking out the right window of his box stand — when he took down a big 11-point buck on Nov. 1 in Winn Parish.[…]

Louisiana’s annual November waterfowl survey being conducted this week

November 10, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Nobody knows exactly what Saturday morning’s season opener will bring to duck hunters across Louisiana’s coastal marshes and rice fields, but conditions now look a little more promising than they have in recent years.[…]

Fly fish fashion

November 10, 2014 Catch Cormier

One of my favorite comedies is the 1981 film, Zorro the Gay Blade, which stars George Hamilton as Diego de la Vega (aka Zorro) and his twin brother, Ramon.[…]

Tippets

November 10, 2014 Catch Cormier

When it comes to catching specks on the fly, November is as good as it gets. The ideal conditions are a) a light south wind, b) overcast or foggy and c) a falling tide. If those conditions exist, work poppers along points, shorelines, cuts and the back of deadend canals for quality trout.[…]

Black Lake yields 13.1-pound monster bass

November 10, 2014 Glynn Harris

Back in 2006, Ron Dyes hauled in a Black Lake record bass that tipped the scales at 13.5 pounds, and while the popular lake is known for quality bass, double-digit fish have been few and far between. […]

Venice voyage

November 8, 2014 Captain Paul Titus

Dear Capt. Paul:

Fishing info needed for wintertime fishing around Venice. I am going there shortly with some out-of-state friends.

I have not fished there in many, many years. I was wondering if you could give me a few spots to try.[…]

Spinning-wing decoys: On, off or out?

November 7, 2014 Darren Digby

Another flock of grays was lining up on approach to our spread, just as we’d planned.[…]

Many angler scores on 10.92-pounder at Toledo Bend

November 7, 2014 Chris Berzas

It was all treats and no tricks for George Herr and his fishing buddy in what turned out to be a magical Halloween trip on Toledo Bend — and the only thing really scary was the hefty weight of their best five-fish stringer. […]

Big Sabine Parish 13-pointer goes down

November 6, 2014 Patrick Bonin

As he packed up his things and prepared to leave his box stand to attend church services this past Sunday morning, Reggie Walker was minutes — maybe even seconds — from once again missing out on the buck of a lifetime.[…]

Use fluorocarbon leader, loop knot to catch more specks

November 5, 2014 Patrick Bonin

All fluorocarbon leaders and all loop knots — all the time.

That could be the slogan for Capt. Nick Poe, who firmly believes that using a fluorocarbon leader results in more hookups with speckled trout – no matter the water clarity or fishing style. […]