Inshore Fishing
Best baits for Venice speckled trout
Nash Roberts IV is a big fan of artificial lures, only turning to live bait during the hot days of June, July and August.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Best equipment when fishing for trout
A guide does not make a living by lures alone. He needs other stuff — reels, rods and line.[…]
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Pike’s Picks —Best fishing locations for Delacroix
“One fish. Two fish. Red fish. Blue fish. Black fish. Blue fish. Old fish. New fish. This one has a little star. This one has a little car. Say! What a lot of fish there are.” Dr. Seuss[…]
Inshore Fishing
Best baits
Pike said he mostly fishes Bomber mud minnows in glow/chartreuse, electric chicken, all chartreuse or purple/chartreuse, but any color with a chartreuse tail will be effective.[…]
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Dr. Pontchartrain — Learn from one of Lake Pontchartrain’s legends of fishing
Dr. Bob Weiss knew where some keeper trout were holding. He knew he could yank up his anchor, start his motor and high-tail it to feeding speckled trout at the L&N Bridge in the Rigolets.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Separate and distinct
Because he fishes every day, Dr. Bob Weiss has more fishing partners than a bass pro wannabe on the co-angler circuit.[…]
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Stick, Move and Communicate — Catch more redfish on tough fishing days
As a soldier in a field-artillery unit based in Baumholder, Germany, three words drilled into my government-issue brain were shoot, move and communicate.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hollow Who Dat Spoon three baits in one
The Who Dat chant at Saints games rings a little hollow this year, but for Capt. John Falterman Jr. and other Louisiana anglers throwing the Bomber Who Dat Spoon, they don’t mind a hollow Who Dat.[…]
Inshore Fishing
High-tech trolling motor a space-age anchor
John Falterman Jr. considers his Minn Kota i-Pilot trolling motor instrumental in his approach to saltwater fishing nowadays, and the feature that he has found most helpful is it’s Spot Lock system.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Stick, Move and Communicate — Catch more redfish on tough fishing days
As a soldier in a field-artillery unit based in Baumholder, Germany, three words drilled into my government-issue brain were shoot, move and communicate.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Salvador offers easy access to trout, other species
Late last week an east wind howled over Lake Salvador, but that did not stop Luling angler Bruce McDonald, his fishing buddy Andre Cambre and I from landing multiple species of fish – including more than 50 speckled trout – on an afternoon fishing trip.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Cocodrie trout, reds move to deeper water
This fall has gotten off to a tremendous start, with anglers all over the marshes of South Louisiana filling their ice chests with limits of specks and reds.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big Lake reds schooling up, making for easy fishing
These were rather big “school” reds. Slot reds in the upper limits, really![…]
Inshore Fishing
Catfish Lake stacked with reds, trout
After Hurricane Issac the marshes of Southeast Louisiana showed scars, and fish kills were being reported in various areas. Fishermen were hindered from getting on the water, but now that the situation has normalized it is time to get back on the water.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix offering great fall-fishing opportunities
Anglers looking for some fall action for the rest of October through November should head to the lakes surrounding the Delacroix area. Capt. Tommy Banca with Sweetwater Guide Service said.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Dularge fishing moves into fall frenzy
In the past two weeks, fall fishing has been winding up and speckled trout have been spread out in many areas. Southeast of Houma, though, has been ridiculously consistent in producing limits of trout and redfish since late September.
Capt. Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters said the fishing in Lake Mechant, in particular, has been nothing less than amazing.[…]