Louisiana Sportsman

Crawfish are becoming cool

February 27, 2015 Jerald Horst

A funny thing has happened to crawfish: They have crept stealth-like into the national seafood consciousness without anybody really noticing it.[…]

Every now and then, as I poke along through life, I’m hit with small blasts of clarity. Usually, it isn’t over anything new, just a clarification of a fuzzy thought that’s been lurking in the back of my mind.[…]

Picking the right outfitter

February 24, 2015 Keith LaCaze

Like a lot of other hunters, my first experiences out west were do-it-yourself (DIY) hunts on public land.[…]

‘Drop Tine’ and its brother

February 22, 2015 Bill Garbo

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.[…]

How to hook a minnow

February 19, 2015 Phillip Gentry

Veteran angler Whitey Outlaw impales his live bait upside down, inserting the hook through the minnow’s nostril and coming out behind the lower jaw.[…]

February is for fishing and rigging

February 18, 2015 Chris Holmes

One of the many blessings of Louisiana fishing is that there are no closed seasons. Great fishing is available any month of the year, but February is ranked by many anglers as 12 out of 12.[…]

Bomber Saltwater Grade Mullet

February 15, 2015 Don Shoopman

Give Theophile Bourgeois a new artificial lure with so much upside to it and he’s as happy as speckled trout and redfish chasing tasty mullet.[…]

Standard Mapping E-cards help find speckled trout

February 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Glenn Schurr said the key to putting trout in the boat is pretty simple.[…]

How to use a nail weight with a swimbait

February 15, 2015 David A. Brown

Sticking small, thin weights into slender worms influences fall rates and bottom orientation, but that’s not the only use for this tackle tactic.[…]

PHOENIX 721 Pro XP

February 15, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

The Phoenix 721 Pro XP has developed a following and become a staple with bass fishermen nationwide. It has the storage and comfort — along with the speed, handling and maneuverability — expected in a big boat.[…]

SKEETER ZX250

February 15, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

The Skeeter ZX250 is one of the latest in line of thoroughbred bass boats being produced by the company that began in the East Texas town of Marshall in 1948.[…]

Love ’em or hate ’em — the good and the bad of fishing with yo-yos

February 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Yo-yos are one of those pieces of fishing gear that people either love or hate. Few people say, “Oh, yeah; they are OK, even though I don’t use them.”[…]

How to clean, freeze sheepshead

February 15, 2015 Humberto Fontova

The key to filleting them is using a sturdy-bladed boning knife and cutting over and around the thick rib bones by going into the fish from the top rather than from behind the gills. With an electric knife, it’s easiest to start from the tail and fillet forward.[…]

February 2015