Speckled Trout
SPECKLED TROUT: How to fish deep holes for EASY fall and winter limits
Jon Miller, a new Sportsman Field Reporter, knocks this instructional fall and winter speckled trout video out-of-the-park.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Featured
Speckled trout bite back at Grand Isle/Fourchon
Sportsman field reporter Tommy Vidrine says after a few months of bad fishing, the speckled trout are back feeding along the coasts of Grand Isle and Fourchon.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout galore in a community hole
After finding slower action than expected at our first stop of the day, Capt. Kris Robert and I went exploring, and located a non-stop speckled trout bite in an area known more for its wintertime
Inshore Fishing
Cypremort Point specks surface at The Cove
Mike Malone of Sulphur, La. tallied up his best day of speckled trout fishing this past weekend while fishing in Vermilion Bay during a scouting trip for the upcoming Lafayette Kayak Club trout fishing tournament. And he wasn’t the only one.[…]
Featured
Huge schools of redfish spotted near Fourchon beach
Fish top water and flies for smashing results If you love seeing redfish smash topwater offerings, but aren’t that familiar with the waters around Grand Isle, now is the time to head down Highway 1
Features
The Delacroix Trifecta
Specks, reds and bass are all doable on a nice fall day in Delacroix. Here’s what you need to know to pull off the triple play.[…]
Columns
‘Fall’ for trout
Fall is finally here. The trout are on the move back into the marsh, and that’s great news for kayakers. The shorter days are coupled with shorter paddles, there’ no need for live bait and great catches of speckled trout await. Oh, and did I mention the pleasant weather?[…]
Sidebars
Stick it to ‘em: Paddle smart stickers could save lives
Started a few years ago, Operation Paddle Smart is a goal of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary to educate paddle-sport enthusiasts on how to stay safe, be responsible boaters and help emergency responders in search and rescue (SAR) situations.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tips for the Delacroix trifecta
While Delacroix fishing is fabulous, it takes some skill and know-how to consistently connect on a trifecta. Gene Hoover and Chef KD Diez give some tips to help anglers make successful trips:[…]
Sidebars
October’s Best Bets
October’s Best Bets[…]
Features
Doormats in decline?
If Jim Morrision thought people were strange, I wonder what he thought about flounder. […]
Flounder
Hooking up
Hooking flounder can be a bit of a challenge.
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Features
Trestle mania 2018
When October arrives, Mother Nature typically loosens her grip on the heat and humidity that have gripped the state since early summer, and teases us with a few tantalizing cool fronts that usher in the start of fall.[…]
Columns
The new Matrix Monster
Chas Champagne and charter boat captain Ty Hibbs, both Louisianians, were having a ball this summer catching jack crevalle and the occasional large speckled trout off the coast of Florida.[…]
Columns
The haunt for reds in October
Lately I’ve been enjoying the new “Jack Ryan” television series. Based on the novels by Tom Clancy, Ryan is a CIA analyst-turned-operative who is called upon to save our country from various enemies.[…]
Flounder
Tippets
This month, specks will be thick in the interior lakes and marshes. Look for clear water and some tidal movement. Or better yet, diving birds.[…]