Inshore Fishing
No boat? No problem at Grand Isle
Chris Macaluso is a very good speckled-trout fisherman, but that probably wouldn’t be the case if his dad hadn’t toted him along to Grand Isle during at least one summer weekend a year.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Don’t ignore Grand Isle’s beach when conditions are nice
When nature loses her puff down around Grand Isle during late April and early May, Capt. Vernon Ledoux knows that the big trout come out to play.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Reader offers advice
Dear Capt. Paul:
I recently wrote to you about the data card on my Garmin 182c not reading, and you posted the article in the April Louisiana Sportsman magazine. I am writing today to give you the results.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Houma Nation still going strong
Capt. Chad Billiot is a member of the United Houma Nation, a Native American tribe that counts more than 10,000 Americans among its members, according to the most-recent census.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Proper fishing tackling for speckled trout
Capt. Anthony Randazzo fishes most of his trout artificials on a 7-foot, 2-inch medium Shimano Crucial graphite rod with an extra-fast tip.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tips for boating speckled trout
Capt. Anthony Randazzo subduing a hooked trout is all a matter of technique.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Empire fishing options abound when winds are light or out of the east
During two of the last three fishing seasons, the Empire area has been the launch pad for a delightful little trip to hell.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Erosion gobbles up Plaquemines Parish hotspots
It’s a busy morning off the floor of the state House of Representatives, where lobbyists and reporters are bird-dogging lawmakers, looking for votes and quotes. Still new to freshman Rep. Chris Leopold, a Republican from Belle Chasse whose district follows the winding Mississippi River well below Venice, the pace and stress of ongoing budget hearings are beginning to show.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Eschete, Jordan take Calcasieu Lake HT Series redfish event
Madisonville’s Dwayne Eschete and Texas’ Clark Jordan teamed up to win the 2013 HT Redfish H20 Shock Series tournament held on Calcasieu Lake Friday and Saturday. […]
Ask Captain Paul
Correct coordinates needed:
Dear Capt. Paul:
I have a new camp in Cocodrie, and I’m learning the area. I was hoping to hit some of the shallower rigs for a few lemonfish and perhaps even some snapper.
Do you have the coordinates for the Mardi Gras and EnStar rigs that are supposed to be near the shoreline?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Pontchartrain Monster Hunt
Sportsman TV teamed up with Captain Scott Walker of Get U Some Fishing Charters on a foggy day to find big fish that lurk below the surface of Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans Louisiana.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Beefing up Tackle for Monster Trout
Tackle you need to catch the monster trout in South Louisiana[…]
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Top Shelf — Where you should fish to catch a state-record speck
In the latter days of May 2012, Capt. Kirk Stansel of Hackberry Rod and Gun was on a run of big speckled trout in Calcasieu Lake.[…]
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In the Backside — Trout are packed into Barataria Bay this month
May and Barataria Bay go together like Christmas and Santa, like Brad and Angelina, like cheese and whiz.[…]
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Schoolie Mecca — Stay close to Cocodrie and load up on school trout
Pelayo punched his iPhone, put it to his ear, and discovered that his cousin Becky and her husband Al planned a trip down from New Jersey for Memorial day weekend.[…]
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Taming Timbalier
It’s axiomatic that you never leave feeding fish to find feeding fish.[…]