Louisiana Sportsman

Marsh Man Masson vid: I cheated to catch redfish. He didn’t.

October 11, 2018 Todd Masson

Some days, you want the challenge of catching fish difficult ways. Others, you just want the deck stacked as unfairly as possible in your favor.[…]

Endless redfish in hard-to-reach area

October 9, 2018 Todd Masson

Marsh Man Masson targets redfish the most basic and efficient way to put them in the boat — with dead shrimp under a cork.[…]

‘Red’-hot action with BASSMASTER magazine editor

October 5, 2018 Todd Masson

Redfish on their most-persnickety day are more dependable than speckled trout, and they fight harder than Ali in his prime. So, it’s not a surprise that anglers who visit South Louisiana usually want to target spots rather than specks.[…]

Redfish are thick in Dularge right now

October 5, 2018 Andy Crawford

October is normally when Capt. Marty LaCoste pounds Dularge’s speckled trout population, however it just hasn’t happened yet this year.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Catching speckled trout with a grizzly bear

October 2, 2018 Todd Masson

In recent weeks, speckled trout have been moving into inside waters across much of the Louisiana coast, with one glaring exception — southern Terrebonne Parish. […]

Head to Buras to find willing redfish

October 2, 2018 Andy Crawford

The Mississippi River was absolutely beautiful a month ago, signaling a great fall run of redfish and trout. And then torrential rainfall swamped the Midwest, sending the river sky high.[…]

When action is jam-packed at the Trestles in Lake Pontchartrain, head over to Lake Catherine for specks.

Lake Catherine is a solid choice for trout

September 29, 2018 Joel Masson

Speckled trout anglers hammer the eastern Lake Pontchartrain train trestle every year, and when it’s on, the fishing can be lights out. However, when too much boat pressure gets on the bridge, the fish will turn off faster than they started.[…]

Which artificial shrimp is best?

September 27, 2018 Todd Masson

Buy enough live shrimp, and eventually you might have to sell off one of your children. But no one can deny speckled trout love the tasty crustaceans, and many anglers simply refuse to leave the dock without a couple hundred of them enjoying a nice Jacuzzi bath in the baitwell.[…]

With the Mississippi expected to rise at the end of September, Capt. Brent Roy said he’ll target reds in the bays on the edges of marsh out of Venice.

Old Man River holds all the cards in Venice

September 27, 2018 Andy Crawford

This fall was setting up to be epic for anglers launching out of Venice. The Mississippi River had been nice and low for a couple of months, and its waters were that beautiful shade of green that signals crazy fishing action.[…]

Shell Beach in the fall

September 27, 2018 Rusty Tardo

October means less fuel, less heat and better fishing, according to Shell Beach area guide Capt. Jacques ‘Jakamo’ Laboureur (504-303-1494).[…]

Golden Meadow is golden in October

September 27, 2018 Rusty Tardo

“Hooray for October,” my old friend Capt. T-Man Cheramie (985-677-6294) said. “The biggest threat of tropical storms has passed, the weather is cooler, the humidity is lower and the fish are on the prowl.”[…]

Capt. Lane Zimmer likes to fish the edges of grass beds for October specks out of Lafitte.

Don’t dismiss Lafitte

September 27, 2018 Joel Masson

Lafitte is commonly known for relatively small trout — but this fall could be quite different, according to Capt. Lane Zimmer. He said a tough year last year could benefit the area this autumn, which means anglers will spend more time throwing speckled trout in their ice chest than on the measuring stick.[…]