Louisiana Sportsman

Jigging tips

October 15, 2015 David A. Brown

Here are a few parting notes to complement your crappie jigging game:[…]

If you enjoy diversity in your saltwater fishing, then September is tough to beat. Before the first major cool fronts invade the coast, there’s a wide variety of pelagics that will be swimming within a short boat ride — or even paddle. […]

New crappie jigs

October 15, 2015 David A. Brown

Recently, there were a few more introductions into the crappie arena during the International Consortium of Allied Sporting Trades (ICAST).[…]

Coastal WMAs offer prime duck, deer hotspots

October 15, 2015 Don Shoopman

A veritable duck-hunting gold mine is stretched out along Louisiana’s coast in the form of LDWF-managed wildlife management areas and refuges.[…]

Blue Collar Decoys

October 15, 2015 John Flores

Blue Collar Decoys are custom-made decoys designed to durable, lifelike and second to none when it comes to colors.[…]

How to debone a flounder

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Completely removing the backbone of an odd-shaped fish like a flounder sounds like an impossible task, but Vern Becnel has mastered it. Try these steps.[…]

Light loads are perfect for September teal

October 15, 2015 John Flores

Early migrating teal typically include a lot of juvenile birds in the fall flight and are just coming off their summer molt.[…]

How to setup planer boards with for crappie fishing

October 15, 2015 Kinny Haddox

The absolute best way to learn how to use planer boards for chasing cranky crappie is to do what Steve White did — find somebody to show you.[…]

Capt. Rykert Toledano’s tips for night specks

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

While Away Charters’ Rykert Toledano Jr. loves to fish for speckled trout at night during August and September, the hottest time of the year.[…]

Gearing up to use planer boards for fall crappie

October 15, 2015 Kinny Haddox

Steve and David White have their own ideas about the equipment needed for catching crappie on crankbaits and extending their reach by using planer boards.[…]

Delacroix’s tres amigos

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Capt. Rykert Toledano Jr. puckishly calls Farley Dennis and Kelly LeBouef “good guys and good friends, but best of all cheap labor.”[…]

How to keep live bait alive

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Having live bait can make the difference in having a successful trip. Live bait is also expensive.[…]

Lane Zimmer has come up with a tackle system that helps him consistently catch more mangroves than other anglers.

Terminal tackle tips for more mangroves

October 15, 2015 Chris Ginn

Capt. Lane Zimmer has battled mangrove snapper enough to have seen all the highs and lows that come with going after these smart fish inhabiting oil rigs close to Louisiana’s coastline.[…]

The Kwik Klip

October 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Every speck and redfish fisherman who stows his rods in vertical holders has snagged a shirt on an exposed treble hook, been bopped on the head by a popping cork flopping in the wind or has spent frustrating moments untangling a snarled rod instead of fishing.[…]