Tommy Vidrine is well known around Grand Isle for catching some hammer trout along the Caminada Pass rock jetty, so when he tells you he caught his biggest speck ever there Saturday — that’s definitely saying something.[…]
The story of Davis’ hunt for sunken treasure started when he was 17. An acquaintance gave him an old fishing map to help him find speckled trout. As he used the maps, he noticed that the islands holding some of the best fishing spots were eroding away.[…]
Capt. Marty LaCoste has fished in and around Dularge for nearly 30 years and has a game plan for every weather condition. He’s also got specific rods laid out for different baits to make his clients as effective as possible on the water.[…]
OK, so you’ve selected a proper rod or two, now it’s time to get a reel. Here again is a primer on reel rations and the techniques for which they’re desired. I got in touch with Trey Epich, one of Shimano’s reel gurus, and discovered the following.[…]
Speckled trout — 2- to 4-pound class fish — have been getting tattooed in nearshore waters at The Pickets. The action started in May, to everyone’s delight.[…]
The surf of Elmer’s Island is still teeming with big speckled trout, a bite that’s not expected to last much longer. Longtime Elmer’s anglers Sammy Romano and Cabot Corso hosted me yesterday and despite some wild boaters nearby, we wrecked ‘em.[…]
Above all, fish are going to be where the bait is residing. You can have clean, moving water, but if there’s no bait there, there’s no reason for the fish to stay there.[…]
Capt. Nick “Fishaholic” Rando (504-281-8287) said the trout are outside by now, so zero in your scope and aim for the big waters of Breton Sound and Black Bay.[…]
If you fish with live bait during the summer in Louisiana’s coastal waters, chances are you’ll eventually hook up with a stingray.[…]
During a typical summer, Capt. Tommy Pellegrin would normally be whacking speckled trout and redfish right now out of Cocodrie.[…]
I spent the day yesterday with Louisiana Sportsman Circulation Director Ricky Naquin hunting around Pointe-aux-Chenes for some reds and specks. We did pretty well by my estimation, but we did have to work for it.[…]
“Go West, young man” might have been a popular slogan as America expanded in the 1800s, but if you’re looking to catch speckled trout in the middle of the summer, heading east out of the Rigolets to the islands speckling the outer edges of the Biloxi Marsh is some pretty sage advice.[…]
“I’m telling you; it’s like finding sunken treasure. To me it’s like striking gold!”
John Davis’ intensity didn’t leave any room for disagreement or even doubt. […]
A mess of speckled trout live in the summertime surf from Grand Isle to Elmer’s to the Timbalier Islands and Last Island.[…]
Today’s fishing rods have better technology built into them than ever before, and there are more actions from which to choose.[…]
College student Micah Doyle doesn’t have much time to fish during the school year, but he makes up for it when the spring semester ends.[…]