Louisiana Sportsman

June 18, 2026

Matrix Shad’s Chas Champagne said trolling is one of the most effective ways to target speckled trout right now simply because you can cover so much area with the technique.

Trolling for North Shore specks

January 12, 2019 Joel Masson

For the past couple of winters, instead of jigging, Chas Champagne has been dragging baits behind his boat to entice bites from speckled trout.[…]

Capt. Chad Dufrene expects the redfish bite to remain consistent out of Delacroix - if Mother Nature cooperates.

Targeting reds and specks in Delacroix

January 11, 2019 Rusty Tardo

Capt. Chad Dufrene of Dufrene’s Guide Service in Delacroix Island expects the redfish bite to be phenomenal this winter.[…]

Fourchon: Speckled Trout still Biting at the Barges

January 10, 2019 Ann Taylor

Tommy Vidrine spanked some hungry specks in the Gulf on January 10![…]

Take what the conditions give you, and potentially score on speckled trout.

Take what conditions give you – and score

January 10, 2019 Todd Masson

Take what the conditions give you and score on speckled trout, according to Marsh Man Masson. […]

Christian Orfanello and two giant sheepshead he caught on Jan. 6 in the Lakeshore Estate canals in Slidell.

Angler boats potential Top10 sheepshead

January 9, 2019 Todd Masson

Wayne Orfanello rarely keeps sheepshead, but he saved some big ones for a buddy’s grill — turns out one qualifies as a Top 10 fish for the Louisiana record books. […]

Northerner’s mind blown by South Louisiana fishing

January 4, 2019 Todd Masson

Marsh Man Masson took a northerner on a redfish trip during the holidays, and South Louisiana’s marshes didn’t let him down. […]

During some of the last cold fronts, Scott Toups fished the bayous around Catfish Lake in Golden Meadow. "There's a lot of fish close to the public launch, and they can easily be reached by kayak or a small boat. We focused on deep, dead-end bayous fishing with a variety of soft plastics."

Catfish Lake specks: Target shallow or deep as the temperature dictates

January 3, 2019 Joel Masson

Cold weather and north winds mean speckled trout can be caught in deep holes close to the launch out of Golden Meadow. […]

Marsh Man Masson video: The absolute best way to fillet speckled trout

January 3, 2019 Todd Masson

Speckled trout are Louisiana’s most popular coastal fish. They’re more plentiful in the Bayou State than anywhere else on the planet, and that means if you’re an angler down here, you probably regularly put a whole bunch on ice.[…]

This blacktip shark is a female because she lacks claspers on her pelvic fins.

Creature Feature: Shark biology 1001

January 2, 2019 Jerald Horst

Finding most sharks difficult to identify, with the risk of keeping a protected species and getting a ticket, most sportsmen simply release them.[…]

Ask Capt. Paul: Pointe aux Chien kayak waypoints

December 27, 2018 Captain Paul Titus

Waypoints in the Point aux Chien area of the Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area.[…]

New bait irresistible to fish

December 22, 2018 Todd Masson

Watch the video to see which lure Marsh Man Masson was using on a recent trip when he crushed some speckled trout. […]

Top 5 tips to help you catch more winter specks

December 21, 2018 Patrick Bonin

Speckled trout stacked in deep water along Louisiana Highway 1 in spots like the Forbidden Hole and the Snake Pit are what Tommy Vidrine is after.[…]

Chas Champagne targeted specks on a very calm Lake Pontchartrain Tuesday, and had success fishing under a Matrix Float.

Stellar day for Lake Pontchartrain specks

December 20, 2018 Ann Taylor

Trout were smashing Matrix Shad’s tiger bait lures under popping corks in Lake Pontchartrain earlier this week. […]

Capt. Mike Gallo targets specks in deeper spots when water temps hit about 55 degrees.

Target deeper water for Lake Pontchartrain trout

December 19, 2018 Joel Masson

The Lake Pontchartrain estuary provides a lot of different types of fishing, and that can be super advantageous this time of year.[…]

Unusual Speck Bite reported at Grand Isle

December 18, 2018 Ann Taylor

Sportsman field reporter Tommy Vidrine slammed some very large speckled trout on the front and back side of Grand Isle and Fourchon barges on December 16. During the last few weeks, he has discovered speckled

Chris Lake holds a nice Lake Decade speckled trout.

Lake Mechant is a trout honey hole

December 17, 2018 Don Shoopman

There are two bayous in the northeast corner of Lake Mechant that year after year consistently give up speckled trout in December.[…]