Inshore Fishing
Hot Water Canal goes cold
For Chalmette area wintertime speckled trout and redfish anglers, the Hot Water Canal was about as close as you could get to a sure thing.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Field Notes
Layer up for winter fishing trips
If you’re planning a wintertime fishing trip, it’s best to pay close attention to the weather forecast and dress accordingly.[…]
News Breaker
A back-up option that’s actually better in the cold
One of the many challenges of being a fishing guide is the pressure of putting clients on fish day in and day out, no matter the weather.[…]
Inshore Fishing
PVC pipe keeps anchor accessible and ready
Capt. Nick Poe isn’t necessarily a fan of the look of his dad’s PVC pipe anchor caddy system that’s a fixture on many of the boats at Big Lake Guide Service, but he can’t really argue with its effectiveness.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Slow it down for wintertime trout
By January, speckled trout have settled into the interior marshes around Golden Meadow to ride out the winter, and Capt. Eddie Berthelot Jr. knows where to go to find them.[…]
Columns
On a mission
Some say laughter is the best medicine. Mathew Roberts and Shawn Babin say adding in a dose of kayak fishing is even better.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Downriver redfish
Capt. Shawn Lanier (225-205-5353) said he pretty much swims against the flow this month.
“A bunch of the Venice area guides quit fishing in January and February so they can hunt,” Lanier said. “Me, I don’t hunt — at least not on land and not with a gun. I’ll do all my hunting from the boat with a rod and reel, and mostly downriver where I’ll target big redfish in the outside bays.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Top trolling tackle
Just because Harold Schoeffler uses simple gear such as homemade marker buoys and bamboo pole depth sounders, don’t be fooled into thinking he isn’t particular about his tackle.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Say alert when trolling for speckled trout
While trolling can seem monotonous, it’s just as important to stay alert with this fishing technique as with others, Harold Schoeffler cautioned.[…]
Inshore Fishing
CCA-Louisiana: Popular TAG Louisiana program to continue
Just five weeks after an announcement by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries that the popular TAG Louisiana program would be ending, it appears the popular volunteer fish-tagging and reporting program isn’t dead yet.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two Houma men cited for allegedly keeping 52 redfish in Terrebonne Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two Houma men Tuesday for allegedly being in possession of 52 redfish in Terrebonne Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Guide lands Golden Meadow ‘leopard red’ Sunday morning
As a fishing guide on the water regularly out of Golden Meadow and Grand Isle, it should come as no surprise that Capt. Eddie Berthelot Jr. has literally caught thousands of redfish.[…]
News Breaker
Video tactics for wintertime specks
Watch this video to learn how to catch cold weather speckled trout, when fish stack up and move into deeper holes to find warmer water.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Weekend cold snap will concentrate Dularge trout
Many anglers see cold weather as a problem, but Capt. Travis Miller sees wintry conditions as a solution to a problem.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Houma angler lands ‘mutant’ redfish
When Brent Dupre set the hook on a fishing trip out of Cocodrie with his buddies a few days before Christmas, he figured he had caught another run of the mill redfish in deep water just minutes from Lake Pelto.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Guide’s photo of dead sperm whale goes viral
Sister Lake is known for nice speckled trout and redfish, but nothing as big as what Capt. Travis Lovell photographed last month in Terrebonne Parish. […]