Louisiana Sportsman

Travis Becnel got some help from Dino and Kristy Hunstock to fish the Louisiana High School Bass Fishing tournament on May 5.[…]

Ryan Hanson of Bernice won the Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash on Toledo Bend with his 10.64-pound lunker bass.[…]

On May 14, Taylor Gardner, 17, of Elmer caught an 11-pound, 7-ounce bass on Cotile Lake while fishing with his friend, Garrett Hooker.[…]

Doodle-socking is an old technique for catching bass that is unlike the high end technology laden bass fishing that we are used to today.[…]

Take advantage of drawdowns to explore new ground and search for treasures that have been dropped in the lake.[…]

Cliff Crochet’s Every Fish Matters Foundation distributed 82,000 bass fingerlings to be released in Lake Verret and the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]

Jerrad Friday of Verda caught a 13.10-pound bass at Bussey Brake Reservoir on May 11. He has caught 16 double-digit bass since March 25.[…]

The Snag Proof Zoo Pop has given bass anglers like Cliff “The Cajun Baby” Crochet another weapon to use in grass, lily pads and duckseed.[…]

Hunter Hamilton and Tyler Morris, both freshmen at LSU-Shreveport, topped a 36-boat field of Louisiana college teams in February.[…]

Neal Meche said Henderson Lake and Chicot Lake are his top destinations for bass fishing during the month of May.[…]

May should be a shallow-water bass fisherman’s dream month at Toledo Bend with the re-emergence of vegetation the past few years.[…]

Local Monroe native Chris Nguyen fishes Caney Lake regularly and shared how he targets these feisty fish in May.[…]

Derek McCauley of Lafayette caught a 10-pound, 5 ½-ounce bass on April 16 during a Tuesday evening “dogfight” tournament on Lake Chicot.[…]

Jarrett Gomez caught two double-digit bass while fishing with his brother-in-law, Bruce Bellew, on April 13 at Bussey Brake Reservoir.[…]

While Lake Yucatan has a healthy population of bream and catfish, most anglers target largemouth bass, white bass and crappie.[…]

Garrett Hooker of Gardner and Sam Rachal of Elmer, both 17 and Oak Hill High School Bass Fishing Club team members, are riding a hot streak.[…]