The specks are coming, the specks are coming! That jubilant cry can be heard from ’yakers all across coastal Louisiana. Fall is here, and hungry trout are filling the interior marshes where they’ll be easily accessible to kayak anglers for the next several months.[…]
As is the norm across South Louisiana, fishing tends to slow down in Lafitte when the weather turns cooler. But Capt. Mike Daigle knows there are fish to be caught throughout the area for anglers who aren’t frightened by cooler climes.[…]
“That’s what’s so fun,” Capt. Robby Trahan said as he reeled in the chubby marsh red. “You can get so excited just watching them when you see that wake.”[…]
Capt. Paul Davidson Jr. knew exactly where to go last week on Big Lake. Slowing down the boat, he neared a break in the nearby ship channel during an outgoing tide.[…]
Lake Pontchartrain has been producing trout averaging over 2 pounds, with some weighing in at over 5.[…]
Fly-rodders are a strange lot. There are those of us who will travel hundreds — sometimes thousands — of miles to catch a 10-inch fish, provided that fish happens to be the famed Gila trout or California golden trout. To land one of these rare species puts you in a very special list of folks.[…]
This month is the best marsh fishing of the year for speckled trout. They will be thick in brackish bayous, canals, and interior lakes. Colder water is typically clearer water, and that favors flies![…]
Most of the flyfishing fishing clubs in our state hold monthly meetings which are open to the public.[…]
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.[…]
Because he fishes every day, Dr. Bob Weiss has more fishing partners than a bass pro wannabe on the co-angler circuit.[…]
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.[…]
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.[…]
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.[…]
Low tidal ranges can be the death knell for saltwater anglers. Simply put, when the water’s not moving, the fish aren’t biting.[…]
I can’t remember exactly where I was when someone first told me “Keep it simple, Stupid.” I do distinctly remember that I was a little insulted — being called “Stupid,” and all that.[…]
Nash Roberts IV is a big fan of artificial lures, only turning to live bait during the hot days of June, July and August.[…]