Inshore Fishing
Filet a trout in seconds flat
Lafayette’s David Thibodaux details how to filet a trout in seconds flat.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Forrest Green is a fishing fool
Forrest Green figures he gets 300 days of fishing in a year.
That’s a lot of fishing.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lacombe is about more than speckled trout
Shannon Griffin is quick to admit that some very good speckled trout fishing can be found in Bayou Lacombe and Lake Pontchartrain near the bayou, but she will be the first to tell you Lake Road leads to a lot more outdoors opportunities.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The art of anchoring in Lake Pontchartrain
Anchoring on shell pads involves a lot of strategy, according to Forrest Green.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Try this popping cork in windy conditions
While many anglers like light, subtle presentations in all aspects of their fishing, throwing unweighted popping corks in a windy month like April just isn’t going to cut it.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Coastal areas heat up for Dularge trout
One of the major keys to being a successful angler is being mobile and following the fish around with the changing season.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
April is one of the best fly fishing months of the year, offering great freshwater and excellent marsh action.[…]
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
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.[…]