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Suspending and slow-sinking soft plastic lures like the Paul Brown Original are deadly on big trout. Tips for boating speckled trout
May 15 at 7:00 am
Capt. Anthony Randazzo subduing a hooked trout is all a matter of technique.

A 2- to 3-foot leader can save you a lot of stress around shell beds, rocks, rig legs and other abrasive surfaces. Proper fishing tackling for speckled trout
May 15 at 7:00 am
Capt. Anthony Randazzo fishes most of his trout artificials on a 7-foot, 2-inch medium Shimano Crucial graphite rod with an extra-fast tip.

It’s no surprise to veteran anglers which locations hold the potential for trophy trout and possibly a new No. 1. Louisiana Top Ten Speckled Trout (to July, 2012)
May 15 at 7:00 am
*Source: Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association

Five-star chef Burney Young can work wonders with a trout this size. Empire fishing options abound when winds are light or out of the east
May 15 at 7:00 am
During two of the last three fishing seasons, the Empire area has been the launch pad for a delightful little trip to hell.

Chris Macaluso caught several specks fishing the Caminada Pass pier last May during a falling tide. No boat? No problem at Grand Isle
May 15 at 7:00 am
Chris Macaluso is a very good speckled-trout fisherman, but that probably wouldn’t be the case if his dad hadn’t toted him along to Grand Isle during at least one summer weekend a year.

Chris Holmes caught this chunky trout near a point on the backside of Grand Isle. Don’t mess yourself up when fishing points
May 15 at 7:00 am
Capt. Danny Wray would probably close up shop and become a golfer if all the points on the backside of Grand Isle were to suddenly disappear.

Barataria Bay is very susceptible to wind, but when it’s calm, trout fishing is a piece of cake in May. Vicki Holmes and Capt. Danny Wray found fast action last May near Fifi Island. Don’t ignore Grand Isle’s beach when conditions are nice
May 15 at 7:00 am
When nature loses her puff down around Grand Isle during late April and early May, Capt. Vernon Ledoux knows that the big trout come out to play.

Houma Nation still going strong Houma Nation still going strong
May 15 at 7:00 am
Capt. Chad Billiot is a member of the United Houma Nation, a Native American tribe that counts more than 10,000 Americans among its members, according to the most-recent census.

Reader offers advice
May 15 at 7:00 am
Dear Capt. Paul:

I recently wrote to you about the data card on my Garmin 182c not reading, and you posted the article in the April Louisiana Sportsman magazine. I am writing today to give you the results.

Many oxbow lakes have protected water ideal for fly anglers who fish from canoes and kayaks. Tippets
May 15 at 7:00 am
Speckled trout action should be gangbusters this month after a colder than normal spring. There was plenty of clear water in April and that favors topwater action. Perch-float poppers or Bob’s Bangers in green/white or chartreuse, foil pencil poppers in gold or silver, or Skipping Bugs in red/white worked great this month last year.

Spawning goggle-eye males develop brilliant colors and bright red eyes. Goggle-eyes
May 15 at 7:00 am
This large species of bream is properly called a “warmouth.” Its large mouth —larger than any other species of bream — and its more-elongated body shape have led some people (who should know better) to believe that they are hybrids between bluegills and bass.

In spite of the size they can grow to, slick perch are better known as trotline bait than as a food fish in Louisiana. Slick Perch/Slicks
May 15 at 7:00 am
This species, with the book name of “green sunfish,” is one of the most interesting of Louisiana’s bream species.

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