Louisiana Sportsman

Delta Lures started mass-producing spinnerbaits in 2011, and now their offerings are sold all over the country.

Delta Lures’ Spinnerbait

September 15, 2018 Don Shoopman

Two longtime fishing buddies couldn’t keep a good thing to themselves 7 ½ years ago, which was a blessing for bass fishermen who love to catch on quality spinnerbaits.[…]

While many river bass are around a pound or two, fall is an excellent time to land Ouachita lunkers like these.

Bass follow bait on the Ouachita

September 5, 2018 Kinny Haddox

It’s been a crazy year on the Ouachita River. Spring flooding pushed waters far out of the river’s banks. Then a summer drawdown by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for repairs on the Columbia lock and dam drew the river down to a 40-year low. The drop emptied many smaller tributaries, brought D’Arbonne Bayou back to its channels and cut off most river lakes.[…]

Brian Matthews holds a 5-pound, 10-ounce bass he caught on a plastic frog while fishing with his son Max and guide John Dean at Toledo Bend.

Heat on high at Toledo Bend

September 4, 2018 John Dean

Toledo Bend bass anglers stymied by the dog days of summer can’t wait to escape the blistering heat and welcome the cooler temperatures of (hopefully) late September.[…]

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.[…]

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.[…]

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.[…]

Bass like this one caught by Jerry Mitchell make an August Red River bass run worth the effort.

Cool off with ‘bass on the rocks’

August 18, 2018 Kinny Haddox

The hot summer weather got you down? Well, why not cool off with some bass on the rocks — Red River south style.[…]

Louis Laville of Baton Rouge caught this 4 ½-pound bass in June while fishing with John Dean.

Nighttime is the right time at Toledo Bend

August 16, 2018 John Dean

Getting bites during the heat of the day in August could be a challenge for bass anglers at Toledo Bend.[…]

Big bass like this one have helped Tyler Stewart make a big splash his first year on the FLW tour.

Stewart’s an angler to keep an eye on

August 15, 2018 Kinny Haddox

You might say that motocross’s loss is bass fishing’s gain.

The largemouths might not like that, though. If you’ve paid attention to pro bass fishing this year, you know why.[…]

Boo Grizzaffi of Morgan City holds a bass he just caught on the Stephensville side of the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee.

How to find bass in the Atchafalaya Basin

August 15, 2018 Don Shoopman

Unless the lower Spillway turned on in late July, at least one Morgan City bass angler will be fishing on the other side of the East Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee in August.[…]

Seeing red

August 1, 2018 Jerald Horst

Louisiana’s Red River used to be a mud hole.

Or at least, something close to it. […]

Despite the Delta’s abundance of redfish, Capt. Ryan Lambert still enjoys tugging on largemouth bass.

Busting Delta marsh bass

August 1, 2018 David A. Brown

With morning glories blooming across the canal, Capt. Cody Obiol was pushing away from the dock as I waited for his boss, Capt. Ryan Lambert to launch his Skeeter bay boat. Obiol was after bull reds that morning, but he knew my mission involved something much different, so his gracious salutation stoked my optimism.[…]