Capt. John Aucoin with Hawkeye Charters (985-632-6988) had been smoking the trout and redfish around Golden Meadow before the deluge started on Thursday. All that freshwater turned off the bite a bit, but Aucoin said that the fish should turn back on in a few days after things settle down. “[…]
Some trophy trout have started to show up at Calcasieu Lake. Capt. Jeff Poe of Big Lake Guide Service (337-598-3268) caught trout up to 8 pounds a couple of days ago, and he said a friend of his caught a 9 1/2-pound lunker that was 29 1/2 inches long last week.[…]
If the fishing on either side of the MRGO has ever been better than it is right now, Capt. Barry Brechtel with Big Fish Charters (504-610-6914) doesn’t remember it.[…]
It’s never good to say that any thing associated with fishing is easy, but catching speckled trout around Bayou Rambo to the east of Leeville is as close to easy as you’re ever going to get.[…]
It would be hard to imaging the lower Mississippi River offering fishing as good as it did this time last year, but that seems to be exactly what’s shaping up for the approaching cool-water time.[…]
A lot of people don’t have a lot of faith in the Ship Shoal rigs for trout this time of year, but Capt. Bill Lake of Bayou Guide Service (985-851-6015) reports there is a bunch of fish around the platforms in the 26 and 28 blocks.[…]
Promises of easy speckled trout limits are often taken with a grain of salt. However, you shouldn’t have a skeptical ear if you hear Capt. Ben Leto of Louisiana Fishing Expeditions (985-630-2066) say he’s busting them. He’s been catching limits out of Hopedale the past few days before the clock hits 8 a.m.[…]
My wife has always said I have brain damage.
Now she may have actual physical evidence.[…]
Capt. Greg Schlumbrecht of To Fish Charters (985-960-1709) was one of three boats launching at Chef Harbor on Tuesday morning. Either the workday was keeping folks off the water, or more likely, they didn’t want anything to do with Lake Pontchartrain during August. First[…]
Capt. Chad Billiot with Marsh Rat Guide Service (985-637-5058) answered his phone with more of a grunt than a hello. I quickly learned he was hooked up with a bruiser redfish and that I was going to have to wait.[…]
You wouldn’t think country music star Mark Chestnutt and 1980s rap group Whodini would have anything in common.[…]
Talking to Captain Cade Thomas with Run Away Charters (985-515-0687) the other day, I was trying to think of an excuse to not make the 2 1/2-hour drive from my house to Venice. He told me he was catching a ton of reds and a few specks – yawn.[…]
It’s a rare day when the trout aren’t biting out of DuLarge. The fish are going to bite. It’s just a matter of where and on what.[…]
There are lots of options for anglers launching at Port Fourchon, as inshore and offshore action has been hot. However, Capt. Charlie Pitre of Seawind Fishing Charters (985-632-2243) suggested that the offshore lemonfish action is topping all the rest.[…]
The speckled trout bonanza at the Lake Pontchartrain bridges has subsided somewhat the past couple of weeks, but Capt. Greg Schlumbrecht with To Fish Charters (985-960-1709) said there are still plenty of fish under the spans that will bite for anglers willing to slow down and finesse them in the boat.[…]