Fishing Reports
Leeville bull red
On May 1, 2021, Sean McCoy hooked a 37-inch redfish out of Leeville under a VersaMaxx Bolt cork using live shrimp from Gail’s Bait shop. The fish was revived and released. Mark Desoto helped out
Month: May 2021
Fishing Reports
Delacroix red for Steve Webb
Steve Webb of Denham Springs hooked this red on live shrimp under a Four Horseman popping cork in Delacroix on May 8.
Fishing Reports
Lacassine NWR kayak bass
Trey Miller, president of the Marsh Runners Kayak Club, with a big bass caught on a watermelon red Senko at Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge.
Fishing Reports
Lorenzo and his two bass
Lorenzo Green with two bass caught in Lake Rosemound.
Newsletters
Plenty of fish to be had at Delacroix for the early-bird
Capt. Casey Brunning of Hurricane Bay Charters, reported improving water quality near Delacroix and good redfish and speckled trout fishing.[…]
Fishing
In a 10-4 vote, House committee greenlights HB 535 for debate in House of Representatives
The Committee on Natural Resources and Environment in Louisiana’s House moved HB 535 one step closer to becoming law yesterday.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Guide expects trout action to bust out in Grand Isle
According to Capt. Keith “Herk” Bergeron, you should have plenty of shrimp for speckled trout bait around Grand Isle in May.[…]
Fishing
House committee to begin formal discussion of menhaden bill
The Louisiana House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment will meet to discuss HB 535, which involves the harvesting of menhaden.[…]
News Breaker
Artificial Reef Program reminds shrimpers of reef locations in Lake Borgne and Mississippi Sound
LDWF is working to replace the buoys on four reefs and reminds shrimpers to be mindful of the reef locations.[…]
Big Bass
Prairieville man scores Toledo Bend lunker
Ollie Pruett Slaughter of Prairieville caught an 11.82-pound largemouth bass, the kind of fish men dream of, at Toledo Bend.[…]
Field Reports
How to clean speckled trout with an electric knife
Cleaning speckled trout with an electric knife is easy! In this video, Devin Denman shows how he’s done it for years.[…]
Newsletters
Giant bluefin tuna weighed in during Billfish Classic
Josh Tice of Orange Beach, Ala., landed a 683.5-pound bluefin tuna during the Louisiana Gulf Coast Billfish Classic on May 2.[…]
Field Reports
Venturing into marsh to catch speckled trout NONSTOP!
Speckled trout have been thick in Louisiana marshes this spring. Todd Masson brought Chris Macaluso and his son, Joel, for a a competition.[…]
News Breaker
Missing boater’s body found in the Little Atchafalaya River
The missing body of a boater that was missing since April 29 was recovered from the Little Atchafalaya River on May 7 in St. Martin Parish.[…]
Field Reports
Big speckled trout in Grand Isle
Tommy Vidrine is joined on his boat by a crew in town for a wedding. The met rough winds in Grand Isle, but then got on some speckled trout.[…]
News Breaker
Bluefin tuna angling category Gulf of Mexico incidental trophy fishery is closed
NOAA has closed the Bluefin Tuna angling category fishery for incidental take of large, medium, and giant “trophy” BFT in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]