Alligator

Winning the (gator) lottery

It’s a long boat ride down the Calumet spillway to the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area’s Wax Lake Unit. It’s also a straight run, which makes it a perfect time for reflecting.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Marsh Man Masson vid: Lambasting Delacroix speckled trout

Spring has definitely sprung in South Louisiana, and that means everything is active, including speckled trout and alligators. I set out on a fishing trip this week with my son, Joel, to celebrate his last day of high school. We caught plenty of the former, but a representative of the latter could easily have eaten our entire haul in one gulp.[…]

Fishing Hotspots

Go east for Grand Isle trout

This spring was crazy, with fronts pushing through the state well into April. But things should be settling down as summer approaches, and that’s when Grand Isle trout fishing will really get cranked up, according to Good Times Charters’ Capt. Jake Scardino (504-382-5639.)[…]

Fishing

Spro Taru swivels

One of the reasons I hate using spoons is the line twist that invariably happens, but the solution is to use swivels. And Spro’s new Taru swivels offer all the lure movement necessary to catch more fish.[…]