Apex Predator
Sight-fishing crabs and reds at the same spot
There are many ways to catch crabs and redfish but sight-hunting both on the same trip from a tiny dingy really takes marsh fishing up a notch. […]
Redfish
Fly Lines
Saltwater Fly Fishing 101 – Preparation and tackle
Each year, thousands of folks get started in saltwater fly fishing, many here on the Gulf Coast, with ambitions of hooking a redfish. […]
Bass Fishing
Kayak fishing on the edge
Here’s how kayakers can find hungry bass and redfish skirting the waters of the muddy Mississippi. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Delacroix’s high river reds
Delacroix has become the unofficial redfish capital of Louisiana. Its fertile marsh is teeming with hungry redfish, and at times fishing for them can almost seem too easy. […]
Redfish
The redfish bite is hot under docks
Capt. Ben Powers uses his Humminbird Solix to find redfish under docks, then he catches them with live bait on a jighead. The redfish bite is hot right now. […]
Redfish
Battle bayou bulls
If you want to do battle with bull reds and the bull drum that also bite in the same locations, several areas at Grand Bayou Dularge offer the opportunity in March. […]
Redfish
Record fly-rod redfish?
On Super Bowl Sunday, Phillip “Flip” Frank of New Orleans braved the fog with Capt. Rich Waldner to catch a red that weighed 45 pounds and easily tops the current Louisiana and world records for fly-rod reds. […]
Redfish
Delacroix redfish bite heats up
Capt. Randall Shaw of Louisiana Fishing Charters caught plenty of redfish during the warm week of Feb. 7. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Catching fish despite a cold and windy day in Delacroix
Johnny Schmidt, an avid fisherman from Covington, scored big with redfish in a bay south of Oak River in the Delacroix marsh. […]
Featured
Be aggressive when targeting Lake Pontchartrain reds under birds
Be aggressive when you see birds diving in Lake Pontchartrain if you’re targeting reds — time is of the essence to hook up, according to Matrix Shad’s Chas Champagne. […]
Featured
How to catch specks and reds when temps plunge
Wintertime fishing conditions in the marshes of Southeast Louisiana can change dramatically as cold fronts move in and out. But Capt. Charlie Thomason of Coastal Fishing Concepts and Bayou Charters has some tips to help […]
Redfish
Reds plentiful out of Vermilion Bay
Slot reds and bull reds by the box-full can be caught in January in a couple areas around Vermilion Bay. […]