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Make it a Delacroix December
The fishing is fantastic and there’s action to be found all over the inside waters of Delacroix Island. […]
Articles by Rusty Tardo
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Chalmette fishing action picks up in December
Some truly prime winter fishing waters are accessed by three Chalmette area launches. […]
News Breaker
Speckled trout slam in the Sulfur Mine
My old friend and former charter guide Gordon Matherne said November is the best month of the year to fish the Sulfur Mine. […]
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Marsh speckled trout action on fire
The trout transition was delayed this fall, but fish have finally moved inside. […]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t forget topwater for trout
I love catching fish any way at all: under corks, tight-lined, live bait, plastics, whatever. […]
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Shell Beach in the fall
October means less fuel, less heat and better fishing, according to Shell Beach area guide Capt. Jacques ‘Jakamo’ Laboureur (504-303-1494). […]
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Golden Meadow is golden in October
“Hooray for October,” my old friend Capt. T-Man Cheramie (985-677-6294) said. “The biggest threat of tropical storms has passed, the weather is cooler, the humidity is lower and the fish are on the prowl.” […]
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Grand Isle — Still hot in September
My old friend Capt. Keith “Herk” Bergeron said there’s still plenty nice trout to catch this month, but you’ll have to fish deeper for them. […]
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Biloxi Marsh: Trout in transition
Despite lingering warm temperatures, September’s trout transition is already underway, according to Capt. Casey Kieff. […]
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Delacroix’s redfish summer
Previously, on a typical August day, Delacroix anglers would head out into Black Bay and fish the same islands and structures that have produced trout for decades. Stone Island, Lonesome Island, Belle Island, the Wreck, the Black Tanks, Iron Banks and Battledore Reef were landmarks thick with trout and consistent producers, year after year. […]
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Stay on the move to find Hopedale trout
Hot. Sizzling, searing, scorching, broiling, roasting — all describe our summer weather, and the trout don’t seem to like it any more than we do. Perhaps it’s why they pulled a disappearing act in June and have had anglers scratching their heads ever since. […]
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Three keys for Shell Beach specks
Capt. Johnny Nunez, AKA the Fishing Magician (504-239-3159), was born and raised in Shell Beach and has spent his life pulling fish of every kind from the surrounding waters. When Nunez speaks, fishermen listen — and he told me the keys to speckled trout success this month are rocks, reefs and rigs. […]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix fishing legend passes away
Lionel Serigne Sr., the owner and operator of Serigne’s Marina in Delacroix Island, passed away on Tuesday, July 3. He had been diagnosed with cancer and heart issues, but remained a constant fixture at the marina throughout his struggle. […]
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3 keys to being Lucky in Leeville
Veteran charter guide Bobby Gros, over at Bobby Lynn’s Marina in Leeville (985-637-0118), says the fishing is as hot as the weather this month. […]
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Trout action should be ‘wide open’ out of Delacroix
So it was a banner redfish day, one for the record books.
I was aboard Capt. Mike Wittich’s boat, fishing with both he and Capt. Ron “Ahab” Broadus, on what was supposed to be a scouting trip. […]
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MRGO rocks holding specks
Veteran Shell Beach charter guide Capt. Jacques “Jakamo” Laboureur (504-303-1494) said, “To me, June means two things: One, fish the MRGO rocks, and two, fish the reefs in the big, fringe oyster-laden bays.” […]