Field Notes
Treble hooks mean more trout in the box
Capt. Tommy Pellegrin, with Custom Charters in Houma, La., is squarely on the treble hook side of the aisle when it comes to speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Jig it high and let if fall to catch finicky trout, guide says
Sometimes speckled trout can make you feel like the smartest guy in the class — or like the kid not paying attention way in the back row.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Agents cite 20 more accused of shrimp harvesting violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited 20 people for alleged shrimp violations since the middle of the summer.[…]
Columns
The fly-fishing answer man awakens
When I read that a new episode in the Star Wars saga is coming out in December, I was as thrilled as a wookie getting a flea collar.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish-cleaning table with ramp helps keep catch fresh
There’s nothing like catching a mess of speckled trout, especially when the action is fast and furious and they’re flying over the gunnels as fast as you can get your bait in the water.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Dufrene, White win IFA Redfish Tour event in Houma
After a rough week of pre-fishing, Chad Dufrene and Barnie White got things together when it mattered and won the final regular season event for the Louisiana Division of the IFA Redfish Tour in Houma last Saturday.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Nine cited for allegedly harvesting shrimp illegally
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in Terrebonne Parish cited nine men for allegedly shrimping during a closed season.[…]
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Going Deep — Keys for summertime redfish in Dularge
The redfish took off with the piece of crab on my line 30 feet below the boat. In that instance I set the hook. […]
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Easy pickins — Venice’s hidden fishing hotspot
The whole-fried “cigar trout” from the Easter bash made quite a hit. Nana Fontaine (Doc’s Mom) raved loudest, of course.[…]
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The Express Lane — Trout-fishing tips for the Biloxi Marsh
Reaching the northeastern stretches of the Biloxi Marsh is less than 12 miles from Pass Christian. Here’s how to catch limits without burning a lot of fuel.[…]
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Collision Course — Cameron jetties are packed with redfish
Redfish have an uncontrollable hunger.
Rocks harbor an unending buffet of bait.[…]
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Sound Bites — Trout hotspots mapped out
Welcome to the dog days of summer. The next few weeks are typically considered the hottest days of the year in the northern hemisphere, a time when men and beasts stew in sweltering heat and humidity.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to limit on Lafitte reds
Thursday it took one stop for guide Dominick Ochello to put his clients on all the Lafitte redfish they could stand.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Johnson Bayou rigs holding nice specks
The original plan Tuesday morning was to head down to the Calcasieu Ship Channel with Capt. Nick Poe for a story about catching speckled trout on the ledges in deeper water during the dog days of summer.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF cites 18 for alleged illegal shrimp harvesting since April
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in St. Mary, Terrebonne and LaFourche parishes have made nine cases and seized more than 6,500 pounds of shrimp since April, according to a press release.[…]
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Ronnie cooks up-the-bayou
Ronnie Sampey’s Smothered Crabs are delicious and fun to eat, and his Redfish Sauce Piquant recipe is unique because few sauce piquants are made with fish. […]