Fishing Hotspots
Watch the wind when fishing out of Lafitte
What to do if you want to catch fish in Lafitte in the month of December.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing Hotspots
Make it a Delacroix December
The fishing is fantastic and there’s action to be found all over the inside waters of Delacroix Island.[…]
Featured
Lakeshore Estates canals give up 6-pound speckled trout on the North Shore
Chas Champagne reeled in his biggest speckled trout in a couple of years, when he caught a 6-pounder in the Lakeshore Estates canals on the North Shore Wednesday morning. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Chalmette fishing action picks up in December
Some truly prime winter fishing waters are accessed by three Chalmette area launches.[…]
Featured
Pool test: Which twitch bait is best for speckled trout?
Marsh Man Masson tests various speckled trout twitch baits in his neighborhood swimming pool — and the results are eye-opening. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Will Shell Beach fishing shine this month?
The keys to having success with speckled trout at Shell Beach this month.[…]
Inshore Fishing
VersaMaxx Bolt popping cork
If you get frustrated by constantly having to stop fishing to adjust the length of the leader under your popping cork, the VersaMaxx Bolt is exactly what you’re looking for. […]
Featured
Delacroix redfish run best in many years
The redfish bite is on fire right now out of Delacroix – here’s how to catch them. […]
Features
Fly fishing tips and tactics
How to successfully fly fish for speckled trout in the deep holes off Highway 1 near Ground Isle. Use these tips and tactics, no matter how you fish.[…]
Field Notes
Add a topwater ‘shock absorber’
How to create a shock absorber between the main braid and your lures.[…]
Features
How to catch wintertime speckled trout in the Geoghegan Canal
Some tips on how to fish the ledges in the Geoghegan Canal to catch wintertime speckled trout near Lake Pontchartrain this month.[…]
Speckled Trout
The ‘best month of the year’ for Dularge trout fishing
No twitch, just slow steady retrieve is key for Dularge trout Mother Nature has been a true hag this year, baking South Louisiana with scalding temperatures well into October. But November ushers in what Dularge
Inshore Fishing
Fishing the magic zone for bigger fish
Whether the term “Magic Zone” is Steve Lessard’s invention or not is irrelevant.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Stuck on Hobie
Steve Lessard started kayak fishing seven years ago. The Dutchtown resident was tired of the expenses and work after trips that went with the motorboat experience, but wanted to keep fishing. […]
Features
“Artificial’ Intelligence
Venice is arguably the ultimate fishing destination. […]
Inshore Fishing
Disadvantages of live bait
It is easy to check off the major advantage of using live bait. It can produce bigger fish catches because it is easier to fool fish with the real thing. Of course, the bait has to be put where the fish are: The best bait in the world can’t catch fish where they aren’t.
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