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Wading Wonderland — Wade-fishing tips for Big Lake, Sabine Lake specks
You won’t find too many speckled trout anglers who like wind. Wind muddies the water. Wind makes even simple things more difficult.[…]
Inshore Fishing
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2014 Speckled trout forecast
April is here at last—time for any red-blooded coastal fisherman to start thinking about the fish.
The fish?[…]
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Cover: April 2014
The trout season is kicking off and bass should be on their spawning beds this month.[…]
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The Free-liner — Trophy trout expert shares the secrets to success
Speckled trout have always been the premier gamefish in Louisiana’s coastal marshes, and big speckled trout — the kind that are 7 pounds and larger — are the stuff of which dreams are made.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big Lake speckled trout starting to crank up
As long as spring-like temperatures remain in the forecast, speckled trout fishing at Big Lake should keep on ramping up as water temperatures gradually rise, according to a fishing guide.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Specks showing up now on the west side of the Mississippi out of Buras, guide says
Speckled trout are just starting to show up on the outer bays and over the oyster reefs on the west side of Buras in advance of a minor April spawn, according to a Venice guide.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LSU professor reels in ‘shocking’ catch on Florida beach
When Steve Harrison was surf-fishing recently at Grayton Beach State Park in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., he caught a strange fish that he couldn’t readily identify.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Specks beginning to show up in Delacroix marsh, guide says
Speckled trout are starting to appear in the Delacroix marsh, according to a fishing guide.[…]
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Redcicles
As we get deep into winter, many kayak anglers hang up their paddle, preferring to wait until the first signs of spring make thoughts of getting back on the water more appealing.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout bite will get more consistent near Lake Pontchartrain area as water temps rise, guide says
As water temperatures slowly start rising in Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne and the Biloxi Marsh, speckled trout action should begin consistently heating up as well.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Things to know before you go to Breton Island
Breton Island is a National Wildlife Refuge and home to a huge population of seabirds.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Shallow trout prefer a straight pull
What good would a small mud boat be if you didn’t know how to catch fish once you got away from everybody else by crossing a shallow flat?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Guide enjoys evening DuLarge bite
For a charter captain, fishing can be a little hectic.
With all the things they’ve got to think about each and every morning to ensure their customers have a fun and productive day on the water, the fun of fishing can sometimes be tough to recall.[…]
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When a mullet is king
Kingfish are members of the drum family — the family of redfish and speckled trout — but they bear no resemblance to their family-mates.[…]
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Barrier Bulls — How to catch bull redfish at Breton Island
So, I’m at this media event, at Theophile Bourgeois’ lodge in Lafitte. Bourgeois invited all his sponsors and a few media guys to spend a couple nights at his place, where he’d provide food and lodging, give us all a chance to mingle and talk shop, and then pile us into a fleet of bay boats to see if we could do more than talk the talk.[…]
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Small-boat DuLarge — How to catch reds, specks with a mud boat
Marty LaCoste likes things a little quiet.
According to my son, it’s so he can whisper to the fish exactly what he wants them to do.[…]