Field Reports
Nice speckled trout on the flats
Chas Champagne heads out to a grassy area in Lake Pontchartrain and wears out the speckled trout with the new Matrix X-Shad.[…]
Speckled Trout
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Locate grass beds in Lake Pontchartrain using sonar
Lake Pontchartrain’s grass beds make for excellent trout fishing. If you use sonar to its full potential, it’ll be easier to locate fish.[…]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Speckled trout
Speckled trout are inshore gamefish that are popular among recreational anglers along the Gulf Coast and the eastern seaboard.[…]
Columns
Speckled trout outlook is great along Louisiana coast
Speckled trout fishing looks to be in good shape entering Louisiana’s fall season. There isn’t a better time to be a speckled trout angler.[…]
Field Reports
Catching keeper specks at night in Lake Pontchartrain
Devin Denman uses artificial lures to catch a limit of nighttime speckled trout under dock lights on Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Field Reports
UNDERWATER video of speckled trout hitting lures
This week, Marsh Man Masson went fishing with Capt. Lane Zimmer down in Lafitte and ran across some good speckled trout action.[…]
Field Reports
Working the Matrix X-Shad over the grass for trout
Chas Champagne shows how he uses the Matrix X-Shad on a 1/4-ounce and 1/8-ounce golden eye over the grass for speckled trout.[…]
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Hammering speckled trout under diving birds and jumping shrimp
Darren Digby and Capt. Adam Shields of Black Dog Charters head out for a fall afternoon fishing trip out of the Rigolets.[…]
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The one dead giveaway for GREAT speckled trout action
Put yourself in an area to see diving birds, and you may hit pay dirt and get on a great autumn speckled trout bite.[…]
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Catching specks at the Rigolets
Chas Champagne heads to the Rigolets do some deep water fishing. Jigging speckled trout deep with then new X-Shad “Croaker.”[…]
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Double rigging speckled trout on Lake Pontchartrain grass beds
The bridges in Lake Pontchartrain aren’t the only hot spot to cast a line when fishing for speckled trout. Grass beds are a great choice.[…]
Features
Piecing together the Gulf Coast’s fishing puzzle
Biodiversity explains how all parts in the Gulf Coast’s fishery depend on each other, and how changes can have far-reaching effects.[…]
Columns
It’s going to be a good fall for trout, y’all
October can be a tricky month for inshore speckled trout fishing. But when the migration is early, the fish are easy to find.[…]
Field Reports
Speckled trout over grass beds in CRAZY numbers!
Speckled trout seek out submerged aquatic vegetation in the fall. Jeff Bruhl, Chris Macaluso and Todd Masson catch them in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
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This is the KEY to catching specks right now
Kevin Ford and Todd Masson fished early this week and the morning started with plenty of white trout and speckled trout.[…]
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Fall speckled trout bite gets ROLLING!
Every-cast action on keeper speckled trout that became welcome passengers on Capt. Justin Bowles’ bay boat after a long, hot summer.[…]