Inshore Fishing
Redfish plentiful out of Dularge
When September rolls around, speckled trout are just starting to get the itch to head back to inside waters where they’ll ride out the fall and winter.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Kayaking in Venice: Redfish plentiful in Yellow Cotton Bay
Some kayak anglers might be hesitant to toss a popping cork — attached to a twirling 2-foot leader with a Vudu shrimp dangling from the business end — straight at stands of leaning, swaying, hook-grabbing roseau cane, but not Capt. Brian Sherman.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Ponchatoula man dies in Lake Pontchartrain on Friday
A Ponchatoula man died in Lake Pontchartrain Friday afternoon after his 14-foot boat was found partially submerged just east of the Causeway Bridge, nine miles from the north shore of Mandeville.[…]
Field Notes
Throw frogs to fish you can see
Capt. Casey Brunning loves topwater fishing, so when conditions are right, he brings the frog-fishing game into sight-fishing redfish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Capt. Erik Rue’s fall redfish lures
Capt. Erik Rue’s go-to bait for most of this morning’s fishing trip was a simple jighead and MirrOlure Lil John Twitchbait, but he made a special effort to point out the effectiveness of the Jenny’s Jigs jighead.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Cameron-Creole Wateshed Project a ‘necessary evil,’ fishing guide says
Much of Rue’s fishing this time of year is done on Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge located on the eastern shore of Calcasieu Lake.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The Cameron-Creole Watershed Project controversy
The Cameron-Creole Watershed Project, like many marsh restoration projects, carries fishing controversy baggage.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
Water temperatures begin to drop this month — slowly at first due to radiative cooling but more so as cool fronts invade the state.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two Houma men cited for taking polluted oysters
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two Houma men on Tuesday for alleged oyster violations in Terrebonne Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF rescues boaters stranded on Lake Pontchartrain
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rescued two boaters near midnight Monday on Lake Pontchartrain in St. John the Baptist Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Garyville man dies in overnight frogging accident in St. John the Baptist Parish
A 54-year-old Garyville man died early Monday in a frogging accident on Mississippi Bayou in St. John the Baptist Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Columns
Rods for the 1 Percent
Earlier this year, Titleist shocked the golf world by introducing the C16 driver, the first club to break the $1,000 barrier. […]
Inshore Fishing
Mini portable windshield perfect for unexpected storms
Space is always at a premium on a boat, so Capt. Mike Gallo came up with a novel idea that keeps him and his clients safer during unexpected storms on the water — but is small enough to hardly even be noticed by anyone onboard. […]
Inshore Fishing
Grass and Gator-Tails
Vegetation is a prime source of fish finding, and we had the right motor for the job in this episode.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Boxcar Reef – Find the ditches to locate big bulls
Fishermen who want to feel the brute force of a sizeable redfish on the business end of their fishing line in Vermilion Bay invariably point the bow of their boat to legendary Boxcar Reef.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Live minnows deadly for Leeville specks
Capt. T-Man Cheramie (985-677-6294) said the trout are already on the move, beginning their annual transition off the beaches to the inside, and though September is a dreaded “transition month,” you can still put plenty of nice fish in the box if you know where to ambush them.[…]