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Topwater baits for spring trout
For a number of reasons, spring is the best time of the year to throw floating stick baits for speckled trout in Louisiana. […]
Speckled Trout
Fishing Hotspots
April speck action in Sulphur Mine, Catfish Lake
Capt. Mike Guidry, of Rippin Lip Guide Service, says he’ll fish the Sulphur Mine and Catfish Lake this month until the trout make their annual transition. […]
Features
Trout in the grass, Understanding SAV
Speckled trout love grassbeds; learn how submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) helps fish, the environment and Louisiana fishermen. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Leeville offers kayakers plenty of opportunities
For many fish in the marsh, April is a transition period into their summer patterns. The marshes around Leeville fill with redfish in April. […]
Columns
Is overfishing really the cause of Louisiana’s speckled trout decline?
It’s unlikely Louisiana anglers will for very long enjoy the same speckled trout limits that have been in place for nearly four decades. […]
Speckled Trout
Big sow trout in Grand Isle
Tommy Vidrine shows how the spawn in beginning in Grand Isle. He caught a huge sow trout and some beautiful redfish on March 23. […]
Columns
Never give up! that big speck won’t
More often than not, patience in letting a bite develop or changing techniques to target certain parts of the water column, has directly led to success. […]
Newsletters
Good signs for Grand Isle trout anglers
Tommy Vidrine caught some great speckled trout in Grand Isle at the Caminada jetties on March 17. It’s starting to look like the spring time. […]
Speckled Trout
New Matrix XShad battles trout in Chalmette
Chas Champagne breaks out the new Matrix XShad in Chalmette and shows how it catches trout after trout on this episode of Dockside TV. […]
Features
March into spring trout
Delacroix-area guide commands anglers to ‘move’ if they want to fill their coolers with speckled trout and some bonus redfish in March. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Great fishing expectations on Sabine, Big Lake
If you’re going to catch your biggest-ever trout at Sabine Lake or Calcasieu Lake, it is likely to be during March or April. […]
Field Notes
Match baits, techniques
Different jerkbaits work better when fished with different retrieves or techniques. Here are seven popular jerkbaits and techniques. […]
News Breaker
FFI Gulf Coast Council calls for increased minimum size for trout
The Fly Fishers International Gulf Coast Council today announced its support of an increase to a 14-inch minimum size limit. […]
Speckled Trout
Grand Isle trout action heats up
Has spring arrived early? Tommy Vidrine couldn’t believe the type of big speckled trout action he saw yesterday, Feb. 18, in Grand Isle. […]
Columns
Go with your gut? Fishing in the info age
Anglers scour media outlets seeking a mountain of information in hopes that their next fishing trip will be more successful. […]
Columns
Yamamoto’s 4.5 Xl Tiny IKA has plenty of fishing uses
Rig a Yamamoto 4.5 XL Tiny Ika for bass or speckled trout. It’s the perfect artificial for finesse fishing, as well as power fishing. […]