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.[…]

RANGER 2510 Bay

February 15, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

The Ranger 2510 Bay is the latest addition to the company’s bay boat line, and it is the biggest and the baddest thus far.[…]

Stocking, habitat fueling Toledo Bend big-bass parade

February 15, 2015 Chris Berzas

Everything is shaping up to provide another great season of big-bass fishing on Toledo Bend, according to the state biologist charged with overseeing the fishery.[…]

CAPE HORN 27xs

February 15, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

The Cape Horn 27xs is the center-console fishing boat for everyone who has wanted one of the company’s legendary 31-footers but for whatever reason it wasn’t to be.[…]

Where to stay, eat at Lake D’Arbonne

February 15, 2015 Kinny Haddox

Planning a trip to Union Parish to take on Lake D’Arbonne’s famous crappie? Well, you can also — as the T-shirts say —eat, sleep and fish, and stay a while.[…]

NAUTICSTAR 231 COASTAL

February 15, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

NauticStar has enjoyed four years of success with their 210 Coastal and Angler, and the company responded to the requests for larger versions by adding the 231 Coastal and Angler to their 2015 model lineup.[…]