Fishing
Red Snapper and Speckled Trout Bites are on Fire
The Memorial Day weekend should be a good one for speckled trout and red snapper anglers, according to numerous fishing guides.[…]
Month: May 2021
Fishing
5 things you can do to take the ‘search’ out of search and rescue
The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water offers five tips that can speed a rescuer’s response to a boater in need of help.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Concordia Parish honey hole brings the bream
Kelvontae Scott of Jonesville caught plenty of bream on crickets floated 2 feet under a cork at his honey hole in Concordia Parish.[…]
Catfish
Man wrestles 72-pound catfish into boat
J.R. Watson of Converse hooked a 72-pound catfish on the trotline he’d strung near his house on Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]
News Breaker
Black bear spotted swimming off N.C. coast
When two anglers fishing in North Carolina’s Bogue Inlet area saw a floating object in rough waves, they took a closer look and realized it was a swimming black bear.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Cracked crab is king for reds in lower Mermentau River
The lower Mermentau River draws redfish in June. The bait of choice for fishermen this month is cracked blue crab.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Head to Biloxi Marsh this month for great redfish action
Capt. Justin Bowles of JB Fishing Charters spends many days in June targeting redfish in the Biloxi Marsh, and for good reason.[…]
Newsletters
Fishing oil and gas wells for speckled trout and redfish
In this Sportsman TV video, Capt. Charlie Thomason with Bayou Charters targets oil and gas well heads for speckled trout and redfish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Gamakatsu G-Power Flip & Punch Hook
G-Power Flip & Punch hook from Gamakatsu, which comes in sizes 2/0 through 5/0, is sure to attract the attention of bass fishermen. […]
Newsletters
Stormy bachelor party yields huge trout
Paul Fuselier of Covington caught a 27 1/4-inch speckled trout while fishing near Venice during his bachelor party excursion on May 17.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Catching fish in high barometric pressure
In this Louisiana Sportsman TV video, Capt. Charlie Thomason catches fish while the barometric pressure is high.[…]
Bass Fishing
Jointed Jitterbug 2.0
With the Jointed Jitterbug 2.0, Arbogast goes back to the drawing board to revamp a revered topwater bait that’s fooled thousands of bass.[…]
Fishing Reports
Yanni’s first fish!
Fishing with family from the rocks in Lake Pontchartrain, Yanni Kleamenakis, 2, caught his first fish in early March. He used a bottom rig with fresh shrimp. Yanni was happy to watch his fish swim[…]
Field Reports
Late May Grand Isle report
After battling a strong south wind for days, Tommy Vidrine went to Barataria Bay to find good water and catch speckled trout.[…]
Field Reports
What’s the best way to fish a RAT-L-TRAP?
There are a number of popular techniques for fishing a Rat-L-Trap, and we wanted to see how each makes the bait look and sound in the water.[…]
Fishing Reports
Drew’s Grand Isle trout
Four-year-old Drew Suffrin with his nice speckled trout caught in Grand Isle.