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Shrimp in the spotlight
The springtime push of brown shrimp into our marshes comes near the time when trout and redfish are moving from the interior marshes.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing Hotspots
Oyster Lake redfish
Trevor Huval shares tips for fishing for redfish at one of his favorite places, Oyster Lake in Marsh Island.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
From Leeville to the lunkers
Captain Aaron Pierce will run to the structures and rigs in Terrebonne and Timbalier bays looking for the big trout coming out of the marshes.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Eleven-year-old girl bags huge Bayou Bienvenue crab
Arabi’s Hayden Davis, 11, caught a large blue crab while crabbing with family on April 19 at Bayou Bienvenue.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Monster gar propels teen into the Louisiana state record book
Baylor Allen, 15, of Morgan City was fishing with his grandfather on April 22 when he caught this 152-pound gar.[…]
Columns
Steady spring fishing action
This is a fantastic time of year to kayak fish all across the state. While weather conditions can vary, there are generally more good days.[…]
Features
Jetties create excellent cover for many fish species
Built to mark channels or redirect currents, jetties create entire ecosystems for any fish species dwelling in coastal Louisiana waters.[…]
Features
Trophy-sized trout making a rebound in Southeast Louisiana
Anglers across Southeast Louisiana have seen a dramatic increase in not only the number of speckled trout but also the size of these fish.[…]
Columns
Spring redfish
Savvy and seasoned South Louisiana guides and avid anglers know despite the dirty water, often redfish don’t go very far.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Lake Pelto Sulphur Mine is still a top spot
Capt. Tommy Pellegrin, who owns Custom Charters LLC, said his go-to place to fish in April is the Sulphur Mine in Lake Pelto.[…]
Features
Go hard at Hopedale
Capt. Charlie Thomason shares how he’ll be fishing for speckled trout and redfish in Hopedale during the month of April.[…]
Features
Timbalier bounty
The Terrebonne-Timbalier system between Cocodrie and Port Fourchon still produces some of the best speckled trout and redfish action anywhere.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Spring trout fishing at Calcasieu Lake
The key factors in the search for spring trout are water temperature, water quality, wind, moving water and locating baitfish.[…]
Features
Flounder on the move
While few people leave the docks to intentionally target flounder, nobody likes to let one of these delicious fish go.[…]
Features
An angler’s guide to the MRGO
The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Channel is one of our nation’s most expensive, inadvertent speckled trout habitat construction projects.[…]
Columns
With colder temps, anglers should focus on deeper waters
Kayak anglers should consider chasing white trout. With colder water temps, they generally school up and hug the bottom in deeper waters.[…]