For the first time in its 47-year history, the world championship of bass fishing — the Bassmaster Classic — will be held on 21,000-acre Lake Conroe in Houston, Texas in 2017.[…]
Not surprisingly, Jacob Johnston had spotted a big white turkey on several occasions near his family’s farm before the start of this year’s turkey season.[…]
A Hessmer man found guilty last month for cutting down more than 100 trees in the northeast corner of Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area in December of 2014 was sentenced on Monday, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
When it comes to fishing with crankbaits, bass pro David Fritts of Lexington, N.C., is about as good as it gets. He would rather fish a crankbait than any other lure, and he has one tip that he said can make everyone a better crankbait angler.[…]
For the first time since 1939, a wild whooping crane chick is alive and well on the Louisiana landscape.[…]
Most diehard hunters will tell you the sport is more about experiences in the field than it is about the kill — a phrase perfectly illustrated by a recent turkey-hunting adventure featuring Dylan McElduff and Dusty McGehee.[…]
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Davy Hite makes no bones about the fact that his favorite lure is a Buckeye Mop Jig, but when it comes to springtime fishing for prespawn bass, he’s going to have one lure tied on for sure, and that’s a Senko.[…]
Jay Norsworthy had a couple of things to do last Friday morning after launching in Toledo Bend’s Sandy Creek area at 7:30.[…]
One glance at the March 2016 issue of Louisiana Sportsman easily points out that it is time to fish in the Bayou State.[…]
Every April, members of the Red Stick Fly Fishers converge on Lake Concordia near Ferriday for a weekend of fly-fishing for bass, bream, stripers and even catfish.[…]
Certain situations call for imitation hens and jakes, but they can turn away gobblers if the set-up isn’t right.[…]
Four months ahead of the typical August announcement, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the 2016-17 duck season dates — along with hunting season dates for other species and the general and WMA hunting rules and regulations — at its April meeting on Thursday in Baton Rouge.[…]
One of the last times Cody Morton had a potential lunker bass on at Caney Lake, he was fishing with his buddy Bradley Shows, and his line popped right at the boat.[…]
Turkey hunters who own handheld GPS units have a great advantage over other hunters.[…]
A snell knot is a knot a lot of anglers overlook, but it’s one of the best ways to ensure the point of a hook pulls into a fish’s mouth.[…]
Captain Travis Miller came to Louisiana from San Diego years ago and along that journey found his calling as a fishing guide in Dularge, LA.[…]