Speckled Trout
New Matrix RipShad puts trout in the boat
The fall and winter months are some of the best times to target trout with hard baits. Watch this episode of DockSide TV to help master hard bait fishing.[…]
Speckled Trout
Fishing Hotspots
Sulphur Mine speckled trout strategies
The Galliano Sulfur Mine area has produced good numbers and good sizes of speckled trout for decades during this time of year.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout showing up inside at Hopedale, Shell Beach
It’s been a tough year for trout chasers, but that’s in the past. Speckled trout are showing up inside at Hopedale and Shell Beach in big numbers.[…]
Newsletters
Trout in transition months
Capt. Charlie Thomason has spent many years following speckled trout through this transitional period in the fall and he has some key concepts.[…]
Columns
A ‘Dirty 30’ speck for my son and I
Surprise 30-inch lunker speckled trout became a lifetime memory for Chris Bush and his 10-year-old son Ramsey on a wade-fishing trip to Corpus Christi, Tex.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Hopeful signs of a speckled fall in Pointe a la Hache
The waters around East Pointe a la Hache have long been a summertime hotspot for speckled trout, especially from late summer through winter.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Sabine Lake’s fall schoolie trout, trophies
Sabine Lake is ready to offer numbers and quality speckled trout in the fall and winter. Capt. Adam Jaynes of Just Fish Guide Service shares his tips. […]
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Louisiana’s fall trout kickoff, Part 1
Fall is the time of year anglers long for, when you can spend an entire day on the water without heat headaches or numb fingers.[…]
Newsletters
Trout are so thick here, shrimpers are catching them in their nets
According to Capt. Tommy Pellegrin, the speckled trout fishing action is back in full swing this September in the Cocodrie area.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Calcasieu’s yellowmouths fat, sassy
Moving out of the depths of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in September, large speckled trout will be in a feeding mood before colder waters appear in December.[…]
Columns
Pencil Poppers
This fisherman has been smiling ever since Cotton Cordell Lures downsized one of his favorite artificial lures for speckled trout: the Pencil Popper.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
World’s largest artificial reef lies just off the Louisiana coast
Speckled trout, mangrove snapper, redfish, and cobia flock to this rig graveyard, located only 6 miles south of Barataria Pass.[…]
Columns
Nose-hooked soft jerkbaits
Try nose-rigged soft-plastic jerkbaits when speckled trout aren’t responding to traditional offerings. It can be the difference between success and failure.[…]
Newsletters
Commission hears speckled trout stocks in trouble
The LWFC heard plenty of options from biologists involving speckled trout at its Sept. 5 meeting, but no changes in fishing regulations have been set yet.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
A September speckled trout strategy for Shell Beach
Capt. Eric Olsen of Saltwater Therapy Charters pounds the waters out of Shell Beach every day in pursuit of the speckled trout.[…]
News Breaker
Commission to receive finalized speckled trout stock assessment Sept. 5
A presentation on the speckled trout stock assessment is to be discussed at the Sept. 5 meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries commission.[…]