Fishing action slows down over the long, hot summer. The heat takes a toll on areas that you’d expect to hold fish. Even the water gets ugly, and anglers often come back with little to show for their efforts.[…]
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for alleged shrimping violations in St. Bernard Parish on Tuesday.[…]
Fishing the marsh on a falling tide in November almost isn’t fair for the shrimp or the fish. Shrimp get sucked out of the marsh and are pulverized by speckled trout, while anglers can sit at the mouths of major bayous and sink the boat with specks.[…]
De’ja vu. We get the expression from the French, and it means “already seen.” It’s the feeling that you’ve been there before, experienced something previously or seen the same thing on some former occasion.[…]
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a Port Sulphur man for alleged recreational fishing violations on Sunday in Plaquemines Parish, according to a press release.[…]
Yes, I know somewhere on the planet there is a claim that their bridge is longer than ours. But our bridge is longer over water — and the water our bridge passes over holds fish.[…]
If Jeff Poe had his druthers — and he does — he’d target speckled trout at one of his favorite destinations in November.[…]
Pull up to the boat launch with 50 other anglers targeting speckled trout on a hot August morning, and you’d be lucky to find a dozen who were targeting specks inside the marsh.[…]
As the calendar inches closer to November, speckled trout are now steadily making progress transitioning to inside waters around Grand Isle, according to a local angler.[…]
Lafitte is a popular destination for anglers across the coast because it’s so close for many fishermen, particularly for those who reside in New Orleans.[…]
Anglers have always tweaked their factory-made lures in their zeal to become more successful on the water — customizing them with upgraded treble hooks, scented dyes, additional “artwork” and thousands of other minor modifications in an attempt to catch more fish.[…]
Mississippi speckled trout anglers will have to make alternate plans during the first months of 2017, if a proposal by the state’s Commission of Marine Resources today is approved.[…]
Four oystermen pleaded guilty last week to harvesting oysters from a private lease without permission in 32nd Judicial District Court in Terrebonne Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Leave it to Capt. Charlie Thomason to march to a different drummer.
When I called the veteran captain looking for some Biloxi Marsh fishing tips, I received an unexpected answer.[…]
Capt. John Pounders said October also is a great month to target specks in Lafitte — but it can also be a tricky time.[…]
After the hunt, while floating quietly in the black night and enjoying a soda, I found out why David Lastrapes asked me before the hunt what I expected.[…]