Ann Taylor, Author at Louisiana Sportsman

Big speck pattern developing

Are big specks making a comeback along the coast? And are the thousands of rock jetties being built to prevent erosion attributing to the increase? […]

This speckled trout should have NEVER been there!

Ann Taylor

Charlie Brown of Clinton caught an 8.02-pound trout in a spot he least expected that was less than a mile from Sportsman’s Paradise Marina below Chauvin. […]

Barataria Bay speck report

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Speckled trout have moved into Barataria Bay preparing to spawn. Reports of good catches poured in on May 17 from all across the bay. […]

7-pound mule trout caught at Grand Isle

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Tommy Vidrine caught and released a 7-pound mega-trout on Tuesday, April 23, along the backside of Grand Isle. […]

Sac-a-lait have moved into Lake Des Allemands and will remain there throughout the summer, says local fishing expert Mike White.

Sac-a-lait emerge in Lake Des Allemands after weeks of dismal catches

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Mike White of Paradis confirmed that sac-a-lait have moved into Lake Des Allemands, and shares a secret to catching them. […]

Tuna still staging at the Lumps

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Katie Duplass was fishing the lump 30 miles offshore with friend Jamie Tucker when lo and behold on the first chum drift both rods went off on the same 80-pound yellowfin. […]

The captains with Paradise Outfitters have caught seven yellowfin tuna weighing over 150 pounds fishing Venice, Louisiana.

The Beasts of Venice Show Up

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Trophy tuna are finally showing up on the lumps and the good news is they should remain there for the entire month of March. […]

Rusty Critselous and Hudson Brister from Ruston had a great day fishing out of Cocodrie on Feb. 17.

Fish bite turns on in Cocodrie

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Fishing guide Tommy Pellegrin with Custom Charters has been slamming the speckled trout, black drum, redfish and sheepshead right now in the Terrebonne Bay area. […]

Guide hits the sacalait jackpot in Terrebonne

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Over the last month or so, crappie anglers have been finding the white perch ganging up more and more. Capt. Anthony Kyzar smacked the sacalait on February 5 in the Terrebonne Parish area. He says […]

Sea Fog and Speckled trout move into Fourchon barges 2-3-19

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Strong incoming tides move clean water and speckled trout back to the coast. After a 3-day absence, Sportsman field reporter Tommy Vidrine finds speckled trout have moved back to the Fourchon Barges in large numbers. […]

Three common conditions that cause trout to move. Here’s how to find them

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As water and weather conditions change, the key to a good fishing trip might be just a few feet. Next time the speckled trout bite slows down, try making slight adjustments as trout engineer Jon […]

The calendar may say it's wintertime, but Tommy Vidrine is catching speckled trout in his usual spring and summertime fishing holes on Grand Isle.

Spring break specks?

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The calendar may say it’s the dead of winter, but Tommy Vidrine is catching big speckled trout right now near Grand Isle in some of his favorite spring and summer fishing holes. […]