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Calcasieu’s Triplets
Gary Medicis and wife Amelia launched at Prien Lake Park with trout on their minds. The fishing had been pretty easy lately, with birds telling them exactly where specks were feeding on the multitude of bait.[…]
Inshore Fishing
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Take Home Angler: Scott Castaing
Scott Castaing has a sense of where he’s come from. That’s one of the reasons his favorite kind of fishing is for croakers big enough to fillet.[…]
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Air Raid
It’s a 35-minute boat ride from Lafitte to Grand Gosier Island.
That is, of course, if your boat has wings.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big specks showing up in the Rigolets
The opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway didn’t seem to have as much of an effect on the fishing in the eastern part of Lake Pontchartrain as was anticipated. Trout continued to bite out in Lake Borgne until not too long ago.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t leave your corks at home for Raccoon Point trout
There’s no doubt that double rigs put a ton of fish in the boat down at Raccoon Island every summer. However, Capt. Travis Miller with Millertime Fishing Charters (985-981-6434) says he’s been down there a time or two when he found that the fish wanted his plastics hanging out just a split second longer than a double rig would allow.[…]
Breaking News
Pending state-record tripletail landed on fly
Lee Newman Jr. had one thing on his mind when he headed into Lake Borgne yesterday (July 21) – catching tripletail, but not on conventional tackle.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Louisiana Saltwater Series Fishing Tournament stops in Slidell
The next stop in the Louisiana Saltwater Series Fishing Tournament circuit is this Saturday (July 23), with participants launching out of Slidell, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.
This redfish catch-and-release trail, developed by LDWF in conjunction with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation, is designed to promote conservation of the state’s saltwater resources.[…]
Breaking News
Body of 12-year-old thrown from boat found in Lake Borgne
The body of a 12-year-old Mandeville girl thrown from a boat during an Shell Bayou accident Saturday (July 16) was located today (July 19), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.
The body of Samantha Vinturella was found shortly after 11 a.m. in Lake Borgne about five to six miles from the original boating crash incident site, the LDWF news release reported.[…]
Apex Predator
Gear up for floundering!
Flounders are my favorite fish to eat. It’s usually hard to catch a limit of 10 with a rod and reel, but it can be easily done by gigging. Waiting for the correct environmental conditions and having the right gear plays a big part in sticking your limit.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Wade belts keep anglers ready in the water
One of the first things I noticed while wade fishing with Dr. Sam and Michelle Field was just how far they waded away from their boat. I got out pretty far, too, and that’s when I realized that I needed another plastic bait.[…]
Breaking News
Search continues for missing 12-year-old girl following Shell Beach boat accident, LDWF reports
The search for a missing 12-year-old girl in Shell Beach following a boating accident Saturday (July 16) continued last night (July 17), the Louisiana Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Pontchartrain Basin fishing options
Unless you are strictly a freshwater angler, the opening of the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway has definitely altered your fishing plans for the summer. On May 9, the Corps of Engineers began opening the bays of the spillway to divert some of the rising river water into Lake Pontchartrain, and from there into the Gulf.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Seaplane makes fishing barrier islands a breeze
I’m not a huge fan of flying, but when Capt. Theophile Bourgeois invited me and Louisiana Sportsman editor Todd Masson to fly with him in a seaplane out to Gosier Island to wade-fish for speckled trout I knew I would have to cast my fears aside, especially after Bourgeois texted me pictures of the trout he had been catching.[…]
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North Louisiana angler has great success at Grand Isle
Speckled trout or redfish, live baits or plastics, rising tide or falling tide. Every month Louisiana Sportsman has several articles discussing the myriad details of saltwater fishing.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Eight tips to winning the Louisiana STAR tournamnet
Taking a topwater to the crotch doesn’t sound like something a speckled trout angler would have to worry about. Sling a trout in the boat, let him flop around on the floor, grab him and unhook him.[…]
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The Spillway Effect
Unless you are strictly a freshwater angler, the opening of the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway has definitely altered your fishing plans for the summer. On May 9, the Corps of Engineers began opening the bays of the spillway to divert some of the rising river water into Lake Pontchartrain, and from there into the Gulf.[…]