May 2015 Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

Terrebonne couple eats from the bayou

May 29, 2015 Jerald Horst

Justin and Jessica Head catch a lot of fish, they cook a lot of fish and they eat a lot of fish. Here are some of their tasty recipes. […]

Portable power

May 26, 2015 Allan Tarvid

The last time you were miles from anywhere, turned your boat’s ignition key and heard nothing, what did you do? […]

One of the good guys has gone home

May 22, 2015 Keith LaCaze

On March 15, Dr. George Dugal passed away at his home in Lafayette. He was 84, a retired dentist, a good husband, father, grandfather and so much more. […]

The 2015 spring turkey season was, as of this writing, a total bust for me, as I have been neck-deep in the moving process to a new house that the wife and I have been building and dealing with for some months now. […]

How to make the most of the shad spawn

May 15, 2015 David A. Brown

When working docks, bass pro Mark Davis said it’s important to cover all the angles — down both sides of the walkway, across the face and tracing the T ends. […]

Keep that A-rig under control in storage

May 15, 2015 Andy Crawford

While working a stretch of hay grass at the mouth of Toledo Bend’s Carrice Creek, Jerry Thompson saw some silver flicks and quickly opened his rod box. […]

How to fish for speckled trout at the MRGO rocks

May 15, 2015 Rusty Tardo

Trout, redfish, sheepshead, drum, ladyfish, jacks, sharks and a variety of other species call the rocks at the end of the MRGO home. And, while anglers can catch fish along them all year round, the real season for the rocks kicks off this month. […]

A-rigs produce numbers during shad spawn

May 15, 2015 Andy Crawford

Double-digit Toledo Bend bass are turning up seemingly every day — and on some days, several fish weighing more than 10 pounds are registered at Toledo Town and Tackle in Many. […]

History of the MRGO rocks

May 15, 2015 Rusty Tardo

The MRGO “long” rocks were once considered the longest rock jetty in the USA, stretching out for 8 miles to the edge of Breton Sound. […]

Tippets

May 15, 2015 Catch Cormier

Speckled trout should begin their peak run starting this month. Along the beaches, waders can have success tossing chartreuse/white Clouser Minnows. In the marsh, topwater action will be good early using Perch Float Poppers or Bob’s Bangers in green/white or chartreuse, or Skipping Bugs in red/white. […]

Top bream-fishing tackle

May 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Charles Johnson grew up as a country boy fishing bream. He cut his own cane poles from creek cane (bamboo that had escaped from cultivation). […]

Best baits and tackle for Toledo Bend crappie

May 15, 2015 Chris Berzas

Jackson has fished Toledo Bend most of his life. He was a competitive bass angler early in his career, qualifying for the 1982 Bassmaster Classic in 1982 on the Alabama River. […]

Rapala Shadow Rap

May 15, 2015 Don Shoopman

Rapala last introduced a jerkbait around 2000.

The Finland artificial lure manufacturer got back in the swim of things in a resounding way, although it was a well-kept secret, during the 2015 Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell near Greenville, S.C. […]

May 2015