Features
Give big speckled trout big bites
For even for the best anglers, targeting trophy trout takes time, determination, perseverance, skill and more than a smidgen of luck. […]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
CCA leads effort to take pogie battle back to legislature
CCA Louisiana is undertaking a government relations campaign targeting the menhaden fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. […]
Columns
The other live bait
One way for inshore kayak fishermen to up their odds in April is to fish with the other live bait — cocahoe minnows. […]
Columns
For specks, there’s one main menu item in April
April trout aren’t typically the biggest of the year, but they’re ravenous for brown shrimp and a blast to catch. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Biloxi Marsh trout are showing up and ready to get the spawn on
There are trout right now in the marsh and this is when the fishing action in the Biloxi Marsh starts getting good. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Head to these spots for Calcasieu Lake reds and specks
Now that spring is here, Charter Boat Captain Vince Theriot is ready for the red-hot redfish fishing at Calcasieu Lake. […]
Columns
Species spotlight: Ladyfish
Ladyfish are long, cylindrical shaped fish that are found along inshore waters along the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico. […]
Features
Speck education
A trip to the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory of the University of Southern Mississippi to learn about speckled trout behavior. […]
Features
Spoon fed spot tails
Anglers can catch redfish with spoons anywhere they can find the spot-tailed marauders. Spoons look so simple, but they still catch fish. […]
Columns
Grandaddy of the Kayak
Mike LaFleur of Baton Rouge went from fishing school to schooling fishermen. At 80 years old, he remains an avid kayak fly fisherman. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Putting Vermilion Bay reds in the boat
Fishermen like Brooks Amy make the most of weather conditions during March to catch redfish in the Vermilion Bay area out of Cypremort Point. […]
Flounder
LWFC adopts NOI to set annual commercial and recreational closed season for flounder
The LWFC adopted a NOI to set an annual closed season for the harvest of Southern Flounder from Oct. 15 through Nov. 30 each year. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Wading for trout will get your adrenaline flowing at Sabine Lake
Things are lining up for this to be the best March for speckled trout we have had in the past handful of years on Sabine Lake. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Delacroix menu: Big baits for big speckled trout
Mike Herrmann likes the areas off Delacroix’s Twin Pipelines and all around Lake Amedee for speckled trout and redfish this month. […]
Features
Four League Bay is a hidden jewel
Four League Bay, near the mouth of the Atchafalaya River, has become one of Capt. Lloyd Landry’s favorite places to fish. […]
Features
Speckled trout puzzle
Southeast Louisiana is always impacted in March by increased river water flows. So here’s how to put have speckled trout success. […]