Louisiana Sportsman

August 28, 2026

Capt. Lloyd Landry’s second-favorite color for fishing the waters around Dularge is a green hornet Matrix Shad. Most often, however, he uses shrimp creole.

Magic Man

December 1, 2018 Todd Masson

Capt. Lloyd Landry is apparently a master of black magic. It’;s clear he spends his free time reading tarot cards, casting tea leaves and studying the works of Aleister Crowley.[…]

An unusually high Mississippi River out of Venice this fall has pushed redfishing further away from the dirty water — but the fish are still biting.

Is it spring? It is in Venice

November 29, 2018 Todd Masson

The high Mississippi River has pretty much decimated typical fall fishing spots out of Venice — but here’s where you need to head to still catch plenty of redfish. […]

'Old school' trout tactics like popping corks and snap swivels still produce fish out of Delacroix.

Old school trout tactics – How to catch speckled trout in Delacroix on a windy day

November 25, 2018 Jerald Horst

The wind was blowing like the Seven Trumpets of Revelation.[…]

November is typically a prime month to catch speckled trout at the Trestles in Lake Pontchartrain.

The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles trout parade begins

November 22, 2018 Joel Masson

The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles becomes a boat parade in November, and with good reason.[…]

Father, son die in Lake Pontchartrain Saturday

November 19, 2018 Patrick Bonin

A father and son died Saturday during a fishing trip in Lake Pontchartrain near Irish Bayou, but authorities don’t yet know the details of the incident. […]

Recycle old fishing lures into brand-new baits

November 19, 2018 Todd Masson

Caleb Meyer recycles old lures by melting them down and pouring them into his own soft-plastic mold.[…]

Gordon Matherne said keeper specks should be plentiful this month near the Sulfur Mine.

Speckled trout slam in the Sulfur Mine

November 18, 2018 Rusty Tardo

My old friend and former charter guide Gordon Matherne said November is the best month of the year to fish the Sulfur Mine.[…]

November is prime time for doormat action in the Calcasieu Ship Channel at Big Lake.

Big Lake gives up big flounder

November 18, 2018 Don Shoopman

Starting in mid-October and peaking in November, saltwater fishermen enjoy some of the best fishing — then feasting — the coast has to offer in the Calcasieu Ship Channel along the western edge of Big Lake.[…]

After October’s high river, Capt. Dustin Bounds suggested starting on the outside and working your way in for Venice reds.

Follow the river for Venice redfish

November 17, 2018 Joel Masson

The fishing in Venice depends on the Mississippi River more than humans rely on oxygen, and a slowly falling, high river in October will shove the November redfish farther from the river, according to Capt. Dustin Bounds.[…]

Glenn Young caught this redfish and a host of others on a Z-Man ChatterBait while fishing Venice last month.

How to have redfish success with a chatterbait

November 16, 2018 Todd Masson

Most Louisiana anglers have seen, either in person or in videos, redfish in water that’s so clear, it looks like it should have been delivered by the Kentwood man.[…]

The speckled trout bite in Dularge might have slowed because of the cold weather, but Capt. Marty LaCoste said conditions should improve this weekend.

Cold front puts clamps on Dularge specks

November 15, 2018 Chris Ginn

Capt. Marty LaCoste described how he’ll target speckled trout out of Dularge in the fall after a cold front. […]

Frank Roberts said the trout transition was delayed this fall, but fish have finally moved inside.

Marsh speckled trout action on fire

November 11, 2018 Rusty Tardo

The trout transition was delayed this fall, but fish have finally moved inside.[…]

Matrix Shad's Chas Champagne shows off some hammer Lake P specks — with cooler weather on the way, he expects action at the bridges to start heating up.

Fall trout bite starting to heat up along Lake Pontchartrain bridges

November 10, 2018 Chris Ginn

Chas Champagne said the trout bite on eastern Lake Pontchartrain could be picking up as cooler weather settles in. […]

This technique + wind = big speckled trout haul

November 9, 2018 Todd Masson

Marsh Man Masson created a video featuring a great tactic to catch speckled trout in windy condtions. […]

Capt. Eric Pellegrin landed this 400-spot leopard redfish Saturday morning near Wine Island Pass out of Cocodrie.

Guide catches beautiful leopard red out of Cocodrie

November 7, 2018 Patrick Bonin

Capt. Eric Pellegrin was in the midst of a hot trout bite Saturday morning near Wine Island Pass out of Cocodrie when a redfish crashed the party. […]

Jon Miller is an engineer, lifetime fisherman, and host of the YouTube channel Jon Miller Fishing.

SPECKLED TROUT: How to fish deep holes for EASY fall and winter limits

November 7, 2018 louisianasportsman

Jon Miller, a new Sportsman Field Reporter, knocks this instructional fall and winter speckled trout video out-of-the-park.[…]