Big Bass
Evans angler scores on Toledo Bend 12-pounder
Mike Nolen kicked off the new year right last week when he reeled in a 12-pound bass during his first trip of 2016 at Toledo Bend. […]
Statewide LA
Columns
Park it: The best methods for anchoring your kayak
Anchoring a kayak at your preferred fishing spot doesn’t seem like a big deal. However, being able to quietly and precisely position the kayak provides for more comfortable and productive fishing.[…]
Deer Hunting
‘CGentry’ wins December Nikon Big Buck Photo Contest
Christopher Gentry, known as “CGentry” on the LouisianaSportsman.com forum earned the December win in the Nikon Big Buck Contest with this photo of his beautiful Avoyelles Parish buck.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Catch big specks under birds this weekend in Lake Pontchartrain
The combination of a mild winter so far and advancing freshwater pouring in from the Bonnet Carre Spillway have created a speckled trout angler’s dream in Lake Pontchartrain — at least for now.[…]
Deer Hunting
7 tips for late-season bucks
It’s the last full month of the 2015-16 hunting season and you’re tired. You’ve spent untold hours sitting stands since the season opened back in October, and now you’re finding it difficult to keep your passion.[…]
Events & Announcements
Two Louisiana whooping cranes found dead in Texas
A pair of Louisiana whooping cranes that had been released from the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area and living in Southeast Texas were found dead in Jefferson County on Monday.[…]
Bass Fishing
Mister Twister BUZZ Bug
Mister Twister’s BUZZ Bug, which the Louisiana company plans to introduce at the beginning of 2016, was in the right place at the right time to make a name for itself before it ever hit the market.[…]
Fishing
Tippets
It’s rainbeaux trout time in Louisiana. Each winter, East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes stock selected ponds with this coldwater species. In addition, LDWF now stocks ponds as part of their Get Out and Fish! community fishing program.[…]
Other Hunting
January squirrel rut is perfect hunting period
John Hanks, LDWF’s biologist supervisor for private lands in the Mississippi alluvial valley, said that, while squirrels are capable of mating anytime during the year, there are two main rutting periods.[…]
Other Hunting
Double your hunting fun with duck, squirrel combos
For those obsessed hunters who just can’t give up precious duck days to stalk squirrels, why not combine the two?[…]
Other Hunting
Subsonic .22 rounds perfect for quiet squirrel hunts
Hunting ground squirrels with a shotgun can be very productive, but it’s much more fun to use a .22.[…]
Bass Fishing
Location consideration for pre-spawn bass
Here are some nuggets of wisdom to help you locate fish along their seasonal routes.[…]
Bass Fishing
Position and timing for pre-spawn bass
The proper pre-spawn approach is kind of a moving target, but covert ops usually prove prudent.[…]
Sidebars
The making of a duck addict
“I’ve always been fascinated by ducks,” Mike Carloss said with a grin. “My dad bought two baby ducks for me when I was little. They grew up to be Muscovys and ran loose around the yard.[…]
Sidebars
Why coot decoys should be in your duck-hunting set
Mike Carloss loves to hunt with coot decoys. By this time of the season ducks have been hunted the whole length of the Mississippi Flyway and then another month here, they have gotten pretty wise to the ways of hunters.[…]
Deer Hunting
Taking scent control to the extreme
While he has utmost confidence in 33 Point Buck and the Vapor Maker delivery system, avid archery hunter Barrett Van Cleave realizes the necessity of taking scent containment to the extreme.[…]