Inshore Fishing
Hedge your bets with market bait
It’s not quite as bad as having a scarlet letter sewn on your chest pocket, but fishing with market bait does carry somewhat of a stigma across coastal Louisiana.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Anglers share trophy tips at Trout Masters event
If you’re looking to catch the biggest trout of your life this fishing season, there’s one bait that should definitely not be on the terminal end of your line.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Meet Sportsman authors at this weekend’s Sportsmen’s Show
There will be plenty to see and do at this weekend’s Louisiana Sportsmen’s Show and Festival in Gonzales. Louisiana Sportsman will be on hand, represented by some of the magazine’s contributing writers, who will be available for book signings throughout the three days.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish finder beep helps Lafitte guide catch winter redfish
During a recent trip with Captain Theophile Bourgeois with Bourgeois Charters out of Lafitte, we found ourselves in the back of a dead-end canal to the west of Bay L’Ours trying to entice redfish with plastics under popping corks.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Meet the Trout Masters
Those attending the Louisiana Sportsmen’s Show and Festival on March 14 will get a unique opportunity to meet and greet the 14 speckled-trout anglers featured in Jerald Horst’s popular book, “Trout Masters: How Louisiana’s Best Anglers Catch the Lunkers.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF hosts inaugural Saltwater Series tournament
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is gearing up to host the first annual Louisiana Saltwater Series, a tag-and-release redfish circuit developed by LDWF in conjunction with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation to promote the conservation of Louisiana’s saltwater sport fish resources.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Drift, stick and move for winter trout
The trout bite along coastal Louisiana completely died after our record cold weather a couple of weeks ago. If anybody was catching any trout, they definitely weren’t talking about it or posting reports.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three cited for redfish violations
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents cited three Baton Rouge men for allegedly taking over the limit and undersized red drum and angling without the proper licenses in Lafourche Parish on Jan. 12.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Freezing temps hit trout stocks
Last week’s bitter-cold snap left more in its wake than frozen pipes and busted radiators. In the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, dead trout that succumbed to the freezing temperatures have begun floating to the surface.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Calcasieu Weirs Best Spots on Tough Days
Some would never admit to fishing them, but the weirs along the eastern shore of Calcasieu Lake are popular for a reason – namely lots of redfish that can save even the toughest of days.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Geohagan Canal stacking up with winter reds
After joking that he might rather stay home and go hunting, Capt. Eric Dumas with Living a Dream Guide Service (985.705.1244) says there’s actually some pretty good fishing in the Pontchartrain basin this month – as long as you temper your expectations.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Current key to Golden Meadow trout
The wind hasn’t slowed down the trout bite around Catfish Lake and Bayou Blue. In fact, Capt. Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) and his crew landed 73 nice trout a couple of days ago even with the wind trying to blow him off the water. The trout bite was so good he didn’t even target the reds.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Venice downriver producing redfish limits
Who knows what this weekend will bring across coastal Louisiana. With high winds, rain and even snow in the forecast, deciding where to fish could turn more into a crap-shoot rather than a guarantee of consistent action.[…]
Inshore Fishing
DuLarge dead end canals stacking up with trout
When Captain Marty LaCoste skirted Lake Mechant, I had to wonder what was going on.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hopedale trout transitioning to the bottom
While the trout transition to the inside around Hopedale has long been completed, Captain Charlie Thomason with Bayou Charters (504-278-FISH) says there’s another kind of transition happening right now.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Wind forcing early bite around DuLarge
Two weeks ago, Captain Bill Lake with Bayou Guide Service (985-851-6015) was crushing the speckled trout in Lake Mechant and Sister Lake at the rate of 100 per day.[…]