Fishing Hotspots
Look for Delacroix reds, trout, in deeper waters
Anglers need to fish to outer bays, deeper water, for Delacroix speckled trout and redfish in August. […]
Speckled Trout
Features
Wade your way to great Big Lake specks
Wading for speckled trout is a great tactic on Lake Calcasieu and it even works during August’s heat. Here’s how one expert does it. […]
Newsletters
Dularge guide overcomes “Shark Week” to boat plenty of trout
Capt. Marty LaCoste of Absolute Fishing Charters in Dularge proved last week that storms and sharks can’t keep a good fisherman down. […]
Columns
Lure Review: Matrix X-Shad Croaker
Chas Champagne’s latest lure, the Matrix X-Shad Croaker, is a dead ringer for a speckled trout’s favorite summer meal. […]
Features
The 2021 big-speck phenomena
Why are south Louisiana waters ‘suddenly’ filled with above-average sized speckled trout this spring? Is dirty water to be applauded? […]
Fishing Hotspots
Cocodrie’s beaches will fill with trout this month
Capt. Tommy Pellegrin finds great success catching speckled trout out of Cocodrie on the beaches this month. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout bite starting a little late this year
Speckled trout are a month late this year getting big bite started south of New Orleans. Here’s how to fish Bay Eloi. […]
Columns
Hard-plastics make June an epic month for speckled trout
Hard-plastics tend to deliver bigger speckled trout than soft-plastics on average, and that’s particularly true during June. […]
Fishing Reports
Michael Taylor’s Grand Isle speckled trout
Michael Taylor, Lafayette LA. Caught this speckled trout on plastics during trip in Grand Isle in May. Photo by Jeff Johnson.
Fishing
Red Snapper and Speckled Trout Bites are on Fire
The Memorial Day weekend should be a good one for speckled trout and red snapper anglers, according to numerous fishing guides. […]
Newsletters
Fishing oil and gas wells for speckled trout and redfish
In this Sportsman TV video, Capt. Charlie Thomason with Bayou Charters targets oil and gas well heads for speckled trout and redfish. […]
Newsletters
Stormy bachelor party yields huge trout
Paul Fuselier of Covington caught a 27 1/4-inch speckled trout while fishing near Venice during his bachelor party excursion on May 17. […]
Features
The Grand Isle master predicts top summer trout spots
Tommy Vidrine predicts the top Grand Isle fishing spots for summer speckled trout. Take his tour around the island. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Guide expects trout action to bust out in Grand Isle
According to Capt. Keith “Herk” Bergeron, you should have plenty of shrimp for speckled trout bait around Grand Isle in May. […]
Newsletters
Battling the wind and catching trout in Dularge
The speckled trout bite is back, but the wind remains an enemy, according to Capt. Marty LaCoste of Absolute Fishing Charters out of Dularge. […]
Columns
Trout ignore structure? Better notify the Trestles
The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles show anglers exactly how speckled trout can use a piece of structure effectively. […]