Columns
Creature of the Marsh Lagoon
With Halloween coming up, I’ve been looking for a costume resembling one of my favorite science fiction characters: the Gill Man.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Birds lead the way to Big Lake specks
Fishing on Calcasieu Lake this month is for the birds — literally.[…]
Inshore Fishing
A low Pearl River is perfect setup for trout
When many anglers think of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin in October, they think of the Trestles.[…]
Inshore Fishing
CCA’s New Orleans Fall Fishing Seminar set for Tuesday evening
If you’re wondering when this year’s ‘World Series’ speckled trout run will crank up on Lake Pontchartrain — or if you have any other fall fishing questions — you can probably get them answered this Tuesday evening from an impressive panel of captains at the CCA Metro New Orleans Fall Fishing Seminar.[…]
Features
The backup plan — Lafitte fall redfishing tactics
October offers fantastic redfish fishing. This Lafitte backup plan will keep your rod bowed and your ice chest full.[…]
Features
Wet-leg reds— Where to wade-fish for Vermilion redfish
Redfish move into Vermilion Bay, and you can catch all you want. Or you could bypass the crowds and target these unpressured redfish.[…]
Contents
Dark arrows — Top tactics for coastal bowfishing
It wasn’t like shooting fish in a barrel. I thought they would be just kind of sitting there, hovering helplessly in gin-clear water, hypnotized by the boat’s bright lights.[…]
Inshore Fishing
SC man arrested for guiding without a license, LDWF says
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a South Carolina man Thursday for alleged charter fishing guide violations in St. Bernard Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish The Cove for consistent fall trout
Speckled trout fishermen don’t have to go far from the Quintana Canal Boat Landing to catch fish in Vermilion Bay this month.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Common sense Cocodrie fishing
Some equations are simple common sense, and for fall trout anglers, Cocodrie makes plenty of sense because it produces many trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix dazed
October gives us Delacroix at its finest, said Fishaholic Charter’s Capt. Nick Rando (504-281-8287).[…]
Inshore Fishing
Louisiana’s speckled trout stock ‘biologically OK,’ LDWF says
Although some fisherman have voiced concerns about the quantity and quality of speckled trout caught across Louisiana’s coast this year — as well as increased fishing pressure on the species — a biologist with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said LA Creel data indicate more specks were actually caught in the first half of this year than in 2015.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Northern Mississippi River gauges key to Venice fishing, Hackney says
Fall is here. Temperatures have finally started to moderate, and some of the year’s best fishing will be available without getting heat stroke.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Eddies offer fine dining
One of the many perks of going out to eat at a fancy restaurant is having food brought to you by a waiter rather than having to go get the food yourself.[…]
Field Notes
This bait isn’t just for bass
Although Borchgrevink said the technique of casting shallow-running crankbaits for redfish will work across the entire coast.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Pontchartrain Monster Hunt 2
You never know what creatures lurk below the waters of Lake Pontchartrain.[…]