Fishing Hotspots
World’s largest artificial reef lies just off the Louisiana coast
Speckled trout, mangrove snapper, redfish, and cobia flock to this rig graveyard, located only 6 miles south of Barataria Pass. […]
Articles by Ann Taylor
Outdoor Updates
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? […]
Outdoor Updates
This speckled trout should have NEVER been there!
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. […]
Speckled Trout
Barataria Bay speck report
Speckled trout have moved into Barataria Bay preparing to spawn. Reports of good catches poured in on May 17 from all across the bay. […]
Outdoor Updates
7-pound mule trout caught at Grand Isle
Tommy Vidrine caught and released a 7-pound mega-trout on Tuesday, April 23, along the backside of Grand Isle. […]
Crappie/Bream
Sac-a-lait emerge in Lake Des Allemands after weeks of dismal catches
Mike White of Paradis confirmed that sac-a-lait have moved into Lake Des Allemands, and shares a secret to catching them. […]
Outdoor Updates
Tuna still staging at the Lumps
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. […]
Outdoor Updates
The Beasts of Venice Show Up
Trophy tuna are finally showing up on the lumps and the good news is they should remain there for the entire month of March. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Fish bite turns on in Cocodrie
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. […]
Crappie/Bream
Guide hits the sacalait jackpot in Terrebonne
Capt. Anthony Kyzar smacked the sacalait on February 5 in the Terrebonne Parish area. He says Spring is finally here and the sacalait and bass are starting to spawn. […]
Featured
Sea Fog and Speckled trout move into Fourchon barges 2-3-19
After a 3-day absence, Sportsman field reporter Tommy Vidrine finds speckled trout have moved back to the Fourchon Barges in large numbers. […]
Featured
Three common conditions that cause trout to move. Here’s how to find them
As water and weather conditions change, the key to a good fishing trip might be just a few feet. […]
Featured
Spring break specks?
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. […]
Speckled Trout
Fourchon: Speckled Trout still Biting at the Barges
Tommy Vidrine spanked some hungry specks in the Gulf on January 10! […]
Featured
Stellar day for Lake Pontchartrain specks
Trout were smashing Matrix Shad’s tiger bait lures under popping corks in Lake Pontchartrain earlier this week. […]
Featured
Unusual Speck Bite reported at Grand Isle
Sportsman field reporter Tommy Vidrine slammed some very large speckled trout on the front and back side of Grand Isle and Fourchon barges on December 16. During the last few weeks, he has discovered speckled […]