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The legendary Chandeleur Islands
Todd Masson, Capt. Justin Bowles and television show host Kevin Ford made a trip to the Chandeleur Islands to fish for speckled trout. […]
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Locate the fish, but always listen to your inner “lure junkie”
Figuring out the right bait may not be as important as finding fish, but it’s certainly not an insignificant portion of the equation. […]
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For specks, there’s one main menu item in April
April trout aren’t typically the biggest of the year, but they’re ravenous for brown shrimp and a blast to catch. […]
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Last week of Daylight Savings Time is No. 1 trout week
Nov. 1-6 is a great week to fish because it typically has delightful weather and fall speckled trout fishing is so easy. […]
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October is prime time to “cork” a trout
A soft-plastic shrimp fished under a cork is the best thing you can offer a speckled trout on the Gulf Coast in October. […]
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Speckled trout are here, there and everywhere
Don’t go looking for September speckled trout schools; scattered fish are going to be your primary targets. […]
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Hard-plastics make June an epic month for speckled trout
Hard-plastics tend to deliver bigger speckled trout than soft-plastics on average, and that’s particularly true during June. […]
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Trout ignore structure? Better notify the Trestles
The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles show anglers exactly how speckled trout can use a piece of structure effectively. […]
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Spring fishing: Time for hard plastics
Twitch baits take center stage with Louisiana anglers when April arrives and big speckled trout are on the prowl. […]
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Cork cam nabs footage of speckled trout feeding
Do speckled trout meander by your bait, think about it and lazily mouth their prey, or do they shoot in like a jaguar to attack? […]
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Speckled trout outlook is great along Louisiana coast
Speckled trout fishing looks to be in good shape entering Louisiana’s fall season. There isn’t a better time to be a speckled trout angler. […]
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It’s going to be a good fall for trout, y’all
October can be a tricky month for inshore speckled trout fishing. But when the migration is early, the fish are easy to find. […]
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Worst speckled trout month of the year?
High water toward the end of this month can often lead to action that will make you swear September isn’t the worst month for speckled trout fishing. […]
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Are trophy trout making big return to Venice waters?
Big speckled trout have made a pretty good appearance in the waters around Venice the past three years. Will it continue and/or get better? […]
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Some trophy trout are still around
There are still some big speckled trout in Louisiana, and Todd Masson had the good fortune of running across one on a recent trip with Capt. Ty Hibbs. […]
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May is an oasis for trout fishermen
For Capt. Justin Bowles, May is one of his favorite months of the year. Louisiana fishermen can’t wait for speckled trout to move in May. […]