Jon Miller, Author at Louisiana Sportsman

Nearshore, inshore oil and gas rigs along Louisiana coast provide speckled trout with places to fatten up around productive structure. […]

Availability of bait causes seasonal changes in speckled trout behavior. Choose their favorite season foods and catch more fish. […]

The inshore oil and gas rigs can provide food for trout in cooler water, so fishing the bottom around these rigs is a great strategy. […]

Jon Miller’s crew catch fish amidst the natural beauty of a barrier island in the Mississippi Gulf Islands National Seashore. […]

Why are south Louisiana waters ‘suddenly’ filled with above-average sized speckled trout this spring? Is dirty water to be applauded? […]

The speckled trout are loving the abundance of croakers and shrimp in the turbid water of Delacroix right now. […]

Jon Miller found some speckled trout despite the ferocious wind. He found them in a variety of habitats and with various baits. […]

The speckled trout hanging near the bridge pilings of the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles don’t mind windy conditions. […]

April brings significant changes to speckled trout behavior and understanding these changes helps us be more successful this month. […]

In April, speckled trout are in transition in south Louisiana marshes, following water that’s clear, warming up and high in salinity. […]

Speckled trout are found roaming shallow water areas in the marsh, and they will destroy a topwater lure when it walks by them. […]

It’s time to head into the shallow marsh for some hot speckled trout action. You’ll experience trout smashing topwater baits. […]

Twitchbaits, jerkbaits and stickbaits belong in the tackle boxes of speckled trout fishermen. Here’s how to choose and use them. […]

Don’t let the winter weather keep you in the house when you could be on the water catching beautiful speckled trout. […]

Play the south Louisiana weather correctly, and you could get plenty of December speckled trout in your cooler. […]

The MRGO channel is one of southeast Louisiana’s top speckled trout-fishing destinations, because of the edges it creates. […]