Fishing Hotspots
October freckled frenzy in Dularge
Veteran Captain Bill Lake has followed a successful speckled trout fishing strategy at Dularge for decades. […]
Speckled Trout
Columns
Taking a fish-eye view of some of the top shrimpin’ bait options
Autumn is the time of year to take advantage of the shrimp run and get your favorite artificial shrimp bait out for speckled trout. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Timbalier trout time
Kip Plaisance with Plaisance’s Tidewater Charters gives some tips for fishing speckled trout while fishing in Timbalier Bay west of Fourchon. […]
Field Notes
Live croakers make fantastic baits for big speckled trout
Whenever Capt. Ronnie Daniels with Fisher-Man Guide Services wants to catch giant speckled trout, he puts a live croaker on a hook. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Fishing is hotter than the temps at Timbalier and Raccourci
Capt. T-Man Cheramie said the fishing at Timbalier Bay and Lake Raccourci is red hot right now, just as hot as the August temperatures. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Increase your odds with live bait for Sabine specks
Many Sabine Lake anglers will throw live bait to increase their odds of having a successful fishing trip during the hottest parts of summer. […]
Columns
The legendary Chandeleur Islands
Todd Masson, Capt. Justin Bowles and television show host Kevin Ford made a trip to the Chandeleur Islands to fish for speckled trout. […]
Columns
Killer combination: Live shrimp, kayaks and speckled trout
Carrying shrimp in a kayak takes a little planning to keep them alive and kicking throughout the day’s speckled trout fishing. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Grand Isle’s bounce back is great news for anglers
When the winds lay down in June, you can fish anywhere in the Bay on the north side of Grand Isle and find speckled trout. […]
Columns
Locate the fish, but always listen to your inner “lure junkie”
Figuring out the right bait may not be as important as finding fish, but it’s certainly not an insignificant portion of the equation. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout fishing at Delacroix ready to explode
Charter Captain Ron Broadus, aka, “Captain Ahab,” said this is shaping up to be the best May Delacroix Island has seen in years. […]
Features
Give big speckled trout big bites
For even for the best anglers, targeting trophy trout takes time, determination, perseverance, skill and more than a smidgen of luck. […]
Columns
For specks, there’s one main menu item in April
April trout aren’t typically the biggest of the year, but they’re ravenous for brown shrimp and a blast to catch. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Biloxi Marsh trout are showing up and ready to get the spawn on
There are trout right now in the marsh and this is when the fishing action in the Biloxi Marsh starts getting good. […]
Features
Speck education
A trip to the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory of the University of Southern Mississippi to learn about speckled trout behavior. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Wading for trout will get your adrenaline flowing at Sabine Lake
Things are lining up for this to be the best March for speckled trout we have had in the past handful of years on Sabine Lake. […]