Features
Speckled trout on the move
Changing weather patterns and water conditions put speckled trout in a rush to change locations in Louisiana’s coastal marshes in May.[…]
Statewide LA
Coastal Projects
Restoring the coast: 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster
The National Wildlife Federation is working hard to ensure oil spill settlement dollars will have the biggest impact on coastal ecosystems.[…]
Columns
It’s time to crunch your deer numbers
Does your deer data match the way you’re managing them. Now is a good time to look at your collected data and do some ciphering.[…]
Features
Trout in the grass, Understanding SAV
Speckled trout love grassbeds; learn how submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) helps fish, the environment and Louisiana fishermen.[…]
Features
Louisiana gobblers on government land
Turkey hunting in Louisiana hasn’t been stellar in recent years, but some good public-land options still provide decent chances at scoring on a longbeard.[…]
Features
Louisiana turkey hunting legend shares his secrets
According to one Louisiana turkey hunting legend, scouting and listening are more important than calling when turkey season arrives.[…]
Columns
Is overfishing really the cause of Louisiana’s speckled trout decline?
It’s unlikely Louisiana anglers will for very long enjoy the same speckled trout limits that have been in place for nearly four decades.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie 102: Single-pole techniques
Single-pole techniques can put plenty of sac-a-lait in your cooler if you understand how to get your baits in the right places or to the right depths.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Easy living crappie fishing
Long-lining sounds complicated, but it’s an easy and effective technique to leisurely catch spring crappie across Louisiana.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass fishing in the singular; how to target big bass
How to single out and target that one big bass? Two Louisiana fishermen, Todd Risinger of West Monroe and Sontus Mitchell of Ruston, share their secrets.[…]
Hunting
CZ 1012 shotgun
If you’re tired of having to spend too much time after hunts cleaning your shotgun, making sure it’s spotless so the gas-operated recoil system works, then the CZ 1012 is for you.[…]
Bass Fishing
Spro RK Crawler series
With spring bass fishing right around the corner, SPRO has added four colors to its line of RK Crawler crankbaits, all of them carrying different shades of red — just as anglers get ready to try and fool bass with crawfish-colored lures.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie 101: Tips for using multiple-rod setups
If two fishing rods are better than one, how about 12. Learn the two most-popular techniques for trolling using multiple rods.[…]
Features
Boating accidents are no laughing matter for anglers
Most boating accidents can be avoided by putting safety first. Take a few precautions and make your fishing trips accident-free.[…]
Deer Hunting
2019-20 Deer of the Year
Since deer season cranked up last fall, Louisiana Sportsman writers have detailed the stories of almost 40 big bucks harvested across the Bayou State.[…]
Newsletters
These methods determined trout numbers are down
Determining the status of Louisiana’s speckled trout stock goes far beyond dockside interviews and email surveys. Gillnets are used to gather fish.[…]