Louisiana Sportsman

May 10, 2026

Never give up for fishing success

June 16, 2014 Andy Crawford

How many times have you hit the water, excited about the opportunities to pad the freezer with some specks, only to find the fishing brutally tough?[…]

Trout Masters Too excerpt: tips for everyone to catch more specks

June 16, 2014 Jerald Horst

In this excerpt from Trout Masters Too: How the pros do it, Capt. John Aucoin with Hawkeye Fishing Charters shares several tips and tactics he uses to catch specks in and around Terrebonne and Timbalier Bays. […]

Vidrine shares more tips for trophy speckled trout

June 16, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Tommy Vidrine not only catches lots of speckled trout around Grand Isle, he catches lots of really big speckled trout there.[…]

Add-ons for fishing kayaks

June 15, 2014 David A. Brown

You can certainly go overboard with all the creature-comfort options for your kayak, but a few items of function and convenience merit mentions.[…]

Redfish thrive in the marsh habitats created by the Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion project.

How Stevie got in his groove

June 15, 2014 Jerald Horst

A relative youngster at 34, Stevie Nick wasn’t always interested in redfish. As a kid, the Lacombe resident started fishing for speckled trout in the Biloxi Marsh in St. Bernard Parish.[…]

The Standard Mapping E-card allows anglers to zoom in from area coverage to such detail that even individual trees are visible on the screen.

About that e-card

June 15, 2014 Jerald Horst

Stevie Nick’s enthusiasm about the Standard Mapping E-card doesn’t stem from his employment with the company. Rather, he works for the company because he is a big fan of the e-card itself.[…]

The three lures Stevie Nick uses exclusively are (top to bottom) a 1/2-ounce gold Johnson Sprite spoon, an Alabama craw-colored NetBait Baby Paca Craw on a 1/4-ounce Rockport Rattler jighead and a lemonhead-colored Matrix Shad on a 1/4-ounce Goldeneye jighead.

Rigging up for sight-fishing redfish

June 15, 2014 Jerald Horst

Stevie Nick has a simplistic approach to sight-fishing.[…]

Large mats of dense grass prevent effective boat maneuvering and bait presentation.

What to look for

June 15, 2014 Jerald Horst

Accomplished tournament angler Stevie Nick doesn’t just pick a pond and put his trolling motor down. Instead, he has very exacting requirements for fishing areas.[…]

Red hot rocks

June 15, 2014 Rusty Tardo

Glenn Sanchez — owner, operator, chief cook and bottle-washer at Breton Sound Marina (504-676-1252) — said this is his favorite time to fish the long rocks at the end of the MRGO.[…]

Deadman Island

June 15, 2014 Rusty Tardo

Speak of interesting names: Probably a dead man was found floating at this island at some time in the past.[…]

Hopscotching the gas wells

June 15, 2014 Rusty Tardo

Capt. Steve Himel (504-458-8737) bases his operation out of Delacroix Island, but often makes the haul over to Bay Eloi in late May and early June.[…]

Tippets

June 15, 2014 Catch Cormier

For contestants in the CCA STAR Fly divisions, June is the best of the tournament months to catch big trout on the fly. At first light, use poppers. As the morning progresses, move toward baitfish patterns like Seaducers, Whitlock Baitfish and large Clousers.[…]