Redfish
Seeking redfish in Dularge
Marshes north of two popular lakes in the Dularge area have been giving up redfish consistently for several months, and that shouldn’t stop in January. […]
Articles by Don Shoopman
Redfish
Reds plentiful out of Vermilion Bay
Slot reds and bull reds by the box-full can be caught in January in a couple areas around Vermilion Bay. […]
Bass Fishing
Take a bite out of Crackerhead bass
There’s a network of canals due east across Lake Verret from the Shell Beach area where the bass fishing turns on in January. […]
Bass Fishing
Lure Review: Stanley’s Code-Red VibraWedge spinnerbait
THe new “Code-Red” VibraWedge spinnerbait will help you put more bass in the boat. […]
Crappie/Bream
Head to Stephensville docks for December sac-a-lait
Morgan City outdoorsman Bill McCarty said docks are definitely the ticket this month for slab sac-a-lait. […]
Speckled Trout
Lake Mechant is a trout honey hole
There are two bayous in the northeast corner of Lake Mechant that year after year consistently give up speckled trout in December. […]
Featured
Crackin’ Craw
If you want to catch bass or redfish, you better get crackin’.
Kaplan-based artificial lure manufacturer Zach Dubois, who specializes in soft plastics, has watched the fairly new Crackin’ Craw – a crawfish imitation -; take the bass fishing world by storm. And to his pleasant surprise, it’s also become a go-to bait for redfish along the coast. […]
Flounder
Big Lake gives up big flounder
Starting in mid-October and peaking in November, saltwater fishermen enjoy some of the best fishing — then feasting — the coast has to offer in the Calcasieu Ship Channel along the western edge of Big […]
Bass Fishing
Winter bite begins for Orange Grove bass
Backs of dead end canals should be active Some of the best bass fishing before the onset of what passes for winter in South Central Louisiana isn’t far from Houma or Morgan City. Bill McCarty […]
Lure Review
The new Matrix Monster
Chas Champagne and charter boat captain Ty Hibbs, both Louisianians, were having a ball this summer catching jack crevalle and the occasional large speckled trout off the coast of Florida.
Bass Fishing
Chillin’ on the Calcasieu
Southwest Louisiana’s bass anglers were on Cloud Nine a few weeks ago because the Calcasieu River was in the best shape it has ever been going into September.
That, coupled with a heckuva summer of good bass fishing, gave them plenty of confidence that, barring a major weather event, the river would be in its prime the rest of that month. And with cooler weather on the way, hopefully that string will continue through October. No one knows this better than Ron Castille of Lake Charles, an all-around outdoorsman who has provided fishing reports for this magazine for many years. As Wednesday afternoon dogfights director the past 31 years for the weekly mini-bass tournament circuit on the Calcasieu, Castille just saw a remarkable summer of action at the scales.
Crappie/Bream
Henderson Lake for sac-a-lait
It’s easy to find the prime fishing spot to catch bass and sac-a-lait in October at Henderson Lake.
Just head for the canal paralleling Interstate 10 that intersects the middle of the lake east to west in St. Martin Parish. Really, after a drawdown lowered the lake level starting in August, there is far less room to roam with adequate water depth favorable for gamefish.