Features
The wind can be your friend
I loathe wind.
Mainly because it always blows when I don’t want it to. But also because it seems to follow me around.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Features
Caillou Island’s ‘Junkyard Trout’
Capt. Tommy Pellegrin called them “junk trout.”
It’s not often that you hear speckled trout, the fish of fishes in Louisiana, called anything at all relating to junk.[…]
Inshore Fishing
G. Loomis E6X Inshore Rod Series
If you’re looking for a new weapon of choice to target redfish and speckled trout this spring, the G. Loomis E6X Inshore Rod Series fills the bill and then some.[…]
News Breaker
Marsh Man Masson vid: Trophy trout completely wreck topwater plugs
Arguably the most underrated pattern along the entire Gulf Coast is throwing big, noisy topwater plugs to speckled trout as long as a man’s arm during the late-winter and early spring months.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson video: Roulette wheel decides which baits we fish
Successful fishing is often a matter of figuring out which baits fish will hit in specific situations. Well, that’s not possible when you load a bunch of lure names onto a roulette wheel and let random chance determine what you’re going to fish.[…]
News Breaker
Port Sulphur bank fishermen busted for alleged redfish violations
An enforcement agent with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries busted three anglers in Plaquemines Parish last week for alleged redfish violations while fishing from the bank in Port Sulphur.[…]
News Breaker
Hefty specks arrive near Last Island out of Cocodrie
Solid speckled trout have returned to wellheads near Last Island out of Cocodrie — but Capt. Tommy Pellegrin said they’re not likely fish that have already transitioned out of the marsh because of the recent summer-like weather we’ve been experiencing. […]
Field Notes
Top 3 tips for finicky speckled trout
Louisiana inshore anglers dream of that often elusive fast-paced trout bite — one so fast and furious specks hit anything tossed into the water. […]
Columns
February’s best bets
Caney Lake in North Louisiana holds six of the top 10 record bass in Louisiana. All are over 15 pounds, but all were caught in the 1990s. The lake experienced a decline when all of its grass beds were destroyed by carp, but the carp are almost gone and the grass is bouncing back.[…]
Columns
The Vudu Vixen
Speckled trout and other saltwater species feed on shrimp and baitfish, shad, mullet, cocahoes and more.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore insights: Louisiana’s ever-expanding bass fishery
The only constant in Louisiana is change, and the poster-child of that change is our inshore fishery.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Little water delivers BIG bites
Recovering from the flu and battling less than desirable conditions, Marsh Man Masson set out this week in search of ANYTHING that would bite. The day started strong, but then he had to go do a little exploring, in search of consistent action.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
GPS waypoints for the Biloxi Marsh
The Biloxi Marsh area located in St. Bernard Parish encompasses the general area north of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) Canal to the Mississippi Sound, and from Lake Borgne to Chandeleur Sound.[…]
Inshore Fishing
UNDERWATER VIDEO TEST: What is the best jighead weight?
Fishing in a swimming pool won’t give you a whole lot of bites, but that time is invaluable if you want to learn what your lures look like underwater. With area fishing in the doldrums, Marsh Man Masson visited his community pool following passage of a cold front to run three underwater tests.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Find reds in Dularge’s dead-end canals
Calm days are few and far between this month, but if you can snag one, there are plenty of tackle-busting fish waiting for you, according to Dularge guide Capt. Anthony Kyzar.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Target specks between the fronts
I think of huddling in front of my space heater in February. […]