Inshore Fishing
Guide scores on 9.2-pound Big Lake trout
Westlake’s Lee Daughdrill and his wife Carrie were waiting out a Tuesday afternoon thunderstorm at Calcasieu Point Marina south of Lake Charles.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Short boat ride yields specks, reds out of Buras
Since April 1, the Mississippi River at New Orleans has been steadily rising, with the Carrolton gage moving from about 6 feet up to 9 ½ feet today. […]
Inshore Fishing
10-pound speck: Ice it down — or let it go?
When LouisianaSportsman.com reported that a long-time Schriever angler reeled in a monster 29-inch speckled trout that weighed 10 pounds in Pointe-aux-Chenes last month — and promptly decided to eat the fish rather than release it or even get it mounted — armchair internet biologists pounced.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two cited for alleged shrimping violations near Buras
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for allegedly using skimmers for shrimp during a closed season on April 8 out of Buras.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Nighttime speck bite heats up on Grand Isle
What if I told you could catch some high-quality speckled trout on Grand Isle right now — without having to fight the crowds to do it.[…]
Columns
In-Crease your odds
Some years ago, my friend and nationally renowned angler Nick Curcione came to visit. Our intent was to fish the marsh, but a line of severe storms changed our plans.[…]
Field Notes
Twice as nice: Tandem rig tips
Capt. Ted DeAgano III always builds his rigs with a lighter jighead and smaller bait in front, with a slightly larger bait behind.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF’s Crab Trap Rodeos yield more than 5,600 traps
Over the course of the 30-day blue crab season closure earlier this year, more than 5,600 derelict traps were removed from Louisiana’s coastal waters, according to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speck wreckin’
The morning air had a chill to it, but as the sun crept over the horizon I felt the urge to shed my coat.[…]
Inshore Fishing
10-lb. speck caught at Pointe-aux-Chenes
Among friends and relatives, Ted Samanie is known as “the man” in Schriever when it comes to speck fishing, and his latest achievement might spread word of his title to more of south Louisiana. […]
Contents
Get a move on — Tips for speckled trout success at Dularge
As many people in the older generation are quick to point out, kids these days are lazy.[…]
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Raid the Castle — Fishing tips for catching trout at The Castle
I grew up in St. Bernard Parish, and often launched my flatboat at the old Depope boat launch in Violet and fished the ancient tower we simply called, “The Castle” — or as it was sometimes referred to, the “Martello Castle.”[…]
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Lacombe Spring Fling — Tips for speckled trout fishing out of Bayou Lacombe
It’s spring, and what Forrest Green calls the “mother lode” of speckled trout is here.
And it won’t last forever.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout on top
This is the month to ply the bigger bays with topwater baits, according to veteran Charter Guide T-Man Cheramie (985-677-6294), who operates out of Larose.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix’s Outer Bays hold trout and redfish now
Capt. Ron “Ahab” Broadus (504-914-6063) called me with a report and an invite.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Cowboys’ Prescott does Dularge
It’s not everyday that the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year — who happened to throw 23 touchdowns and only four interceptions for the Dallas Cowboys during a magical run last season that landed him a Pro Bowl berth — shows up on your boat to catch some speckled trout and redfish.[…]