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Old school trout tactics – How to catch speckled trout in Delacroix on a windy day
The wind was blowing like the Seven Trumpets of Revelation.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Featured
The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles trout parade begins
The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles becomes a boat parade in November, and with good reason.[…]
Featured
Father, son die in Lake Pontchartrain Saturday
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. […]
Field Notes
Recycle old fishing lures into brand-new baits
Caleb Meyer recycles old lures by melting them down and pouring them into his own soft-plastic mold.[…]
News Breaker
Speckled trout slam in the Sulfur Mine
My old friend and former charter guide Gordon Matherne said November is the best month of the year to fish the Sulfur Mine.[…]
Flounder
Big Lake gives up big flounder
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.[…]
News Breaker
Follow the river for Venice redfish
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.[…]
Field Notes
How to have redfish success with a chatterbait
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.[…]
Featured
Cold front puts clamps on Dularge specks
Capt. Marty LaCoste described how he’ll target speckled trout out of Dularge in the fall after a cold front. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Marsh speckled trout action on fire
The trout transition was delayed this fall, but fish have finally moved inside.[…]
Featured
Fall trout bite starting to heat up along Lake Pontchartrain bridges
Chas Champagne said the trout bite on eastern Lake Pontchartrain could be picking up as cooler weather settles in. […]
Inshore Fishing
This technique + wind = big speckled trout haul
Marsh Man Masson created a video featuring a great tactic to catch speckled trout in windy condtions. […]
Outdoor Updates
Guide catches beautiful leopard red out of Cocodrie
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. […]
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.[…]
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