Inshore Fishing
Head to Raccoon Island jetties for trout action
What doubles as a speckled trout honey hole in June and beautiful bird-watching area in the northern Gulf of Mexico?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Vidrine’s big Creole Classic speck new STAR leader
Tommy Vidrine and his wife J Lynn enjoyed an epic fishing weekend on Grand Isle, scooping up four trophies in the 2016 Creole Classic and putting a new 6-pound, 8-ounce hammer speckled trout into the lead for the STAR Tournament’s Southeast Division.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Borgne is a bona fide June trout hotspot
Outside fishing in the summertime is popular among South Louisiana anglers, and a large portion of fishermen fill up the boat and make a long haul to Breton Sound.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Live-bait trout-fishing tips
“If I don’t have live bait, I go home,” Tony Bruce said. “I’ve fished with Ed Sexton, who is excellent with plastic, and rather than fish, I just watched him fish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How Tony Bruce caught the fever
Tony Bruce has done a lot of things in his 63 years. He was a school teacher and coach, owned an offshore oil-field boat rental business and developed property in Zachary for the Copper Mill Golf Course. […]
Inshore Fishing
Best trophy trout fishing tips
Fishing offshore rigs for speckled trout is different than what most anglers experience fishing in marshes, lakes and bays.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Top trout fishing equipment
Besides Craig Hunt, who used level wind bass tackle, all three Bruce men used medium-heavy spinning tackle for their live bait fishing.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Bruce finally scores STAR win
They say good things happen to nice guys.
On July 24, 2015, forty-nine days after our fishing trip — while fishing with trophy trout greats Ed Sexton and Dudley Vandenborre in the Faux Pas Lodge Invitational Rodeo — Tony Bruce finally caught his STAR-winning speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Protected-water alternatives
High winds and rough seas can make fishing the beaches and rocks pretty much impossible, so what is the angler to do?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Still plenty trout, redfish inside during June
For most anglers, Shell Beach is a pretty good hike. If you make the run, you want to be able to catch fish in different wind scenarios. […]
Inshore Fishing
Campo’s Marina has best live shrimp, guide says
Capt. Mark Munson has a successful charter fishing operation out of Shell Beach. And every morning he has a charter, Munson idles his boat down to a marina to get live shrimp.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The No. 1 way to hook live shrimp
Capt. Mark Munson doesn’t even carry plastics on his boat. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fly fishing tips
For CCA members hoping to place an entry in the STAR tournament Fly Rod Division, June is the best month to register a larger-than-14-inch trout. As summer wears on, and water temperatures rise, larger specks become more selective in their feeding habits — and less likely to eat flies.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two Houma men cited for alleged oyster theft near Bay Sale
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two Houma men on Wednesday for alleged oyster theft in Terrebonne Parish.[…]
Columns
Cast your vote for surf fishing
In this crazy election year, we’ve seen some highly unusual candidates.
But none can top Limberbutt McCubbins.[…]
Inshore Fishing
June means trout in Black Bay
The Delacroix fishing outlook is far better this year than in 2015, said Capt. Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357). […]