Inshore Fishing
Hypothermia Facts
• Your body heat drops quickly if you are wet or exposed to cold wind.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Biloxi shrimper cited for alleged TED violations in Breton Sound
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Biloxi shrimper for allegedly having illegal turtle exclusion devices onboard his boat in Breton Sound on Tuesday, according to a press release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix action heats up on the inside
According to Capt. Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357), the trout are into inside waters in full force, and depending on just how cold it gets, the specks could be anywhere from Bakers Bay to Little Lake and Grand Lake — and all points in between.[…]
Field Notes
3 tips to become a better inshore angler
Here are three ways for inshore anglers to get out of their typical routine — and ultimately catch more fish.[…]
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Big time trout bite on Big Lake
Through about the middle of November if there are favorable fishing conditions, the place to be to put speckled trout in the boat is the northern part of Calcasieu Lake —primarily Turner’s Bay.[…]
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Bayou La Loutre is loaded with specks
For Hopedale anglers, Bayou La Loutre is the “Highway to Happiness” in November, according to Capt. Jonathan Sanchez.[…]
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Head to lower Mississippi River for November trout
Redfish were choking the marshes around Venice in October, but trout were few and far between. By early November, however, specks should be invading the Mississippi River, producing plenty of action.[…]
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Hit the road in Grand Isle
When November rolls around, Tommy Vidrine’s relentless pursuit of speckled trout doesn’t stop around Grand Isle — but if the weather cools off some, he definitely changes tactics.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Body of missing boater recovered Friday in Bayou Bienvenue
Search and rescue crews late Friday afternoon recovered the body of a Zachary man who reportedly fell overboard while fishing in Bayou Bienvenue near Chalmette on Oct. 26.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fronts dictate Lafitte success
This is the time of year every Lafitte angler waits for, when they can forget the long hauls to the southern parts of Barataria Bay necessary during the summer.[…]
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Hopedale hotspots
“Trout action is on fire on the inside,” according to Hopedale area Capt. Gene Dugas, with Rather Be Fishing Charters (985-640-0569). “From the deep interior all the way out to Bay Lafourche, the trout are eating up baits and the reds are thick and hungry.”[…]
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Chalmette’s fall Smorgasbord
In October, the long trout drought finally ends in Chalmette waters and the freckled fish start showing up again in good sizes and quantities, according to Joey Jeanfreau, over at Jeanfreau’s Super Market on Paris Road in Chalmette. […]
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Speck party on Lake Pontchartrain
If you want to outfish the hundreds of boats on the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles this month, you need to fish every level of the water column, according to Capt. Matt McCabe.[…]
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Short runs for Delacroix trout
Anglers looking for easy limits of trout without burning a lot of boat fuel should put in at Delacroix this month.[…]
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Try sure-bet shorelines for specks
Fishing technology, and the latest new-fangled rods, reels, hooks and electronics, seems to constantly change in the angling industry.[…]
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Striking gold (and silver) in Golden Meadow
October is a welcome relief, as cooler weather and lower humidities make for more pleasant fishing conditions — and even the fish themselves seem reinvigorated by the change.[…]