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The autumn speckled trout run begins
Autumn. Fall. Harvest. Call it whatever you want. There’s simply no time of year like it, especially if you’re a speckled trout fisherman and you live anywhere near South Louisiana.[…]
Speckled Trout
Field Notes
Keep a close eye on clear plastic baits
After a few fish, clear baits are more white than they are translucent, and that can make them less attractive to speckled trout and redfish.[…]
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Good days very near at Lake Pontchartrain bridges
The first cool front of the autumn of 2018 has finally blown through. If you’re a deer hunter, that means your neck just swelled up, and you’re walking around the house rubbing the top of your head against door frames.[…]
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Marsh Man Masson vid: Catching speckled trout with a grizzly bear
In recent weeks, speckled trout have been moving into inside waters across much of the Louisiana coast, with one glaring exception — southern Terrebonne Parish. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Lake Catherine is a solid choice for trout
Speckled trout anglers hammer the eastern Lake Pontchartrain train trestle every year, and when it’s on, the fishing can be lights out. However, when too much boat pressure gets on the bridge, the fish will turn off faster than they started.[…]
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Shell Beach in the fall
October means less fuel, less heat and better fishing, according to Shell Beach area guide Capt. Jacques ‘Jakamo’ Laboureur (504-303-1494).[…]
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Don’t dismiss Lafitte
Lafitte is commonly known for relatively small trout — but this fall could be quite different, according to Capt. Lane Zimmer. He said a tough year last year could benefit the area this autumn, which means anglers will spend more time throwing speckled trout in their ice chest than on the measuring stick.[…]
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Speckled-trout bite finally kicks off
Baseball, it is said, is a game of inches. So, too, is speckled trout fishing.[…]
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Marsh Man Masson vid: Afternoon the time for hot speckled trout bite
So far, the late summer and early fall season has proven to be one of the oddest in years in South Louisiana. The weather is unseasonably hot, with the area absolutely destroying high-temperature records many days.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout tough – but still doable
If you asked avid Louisiana trout anglers what their favorite month for targeting specks was, you’d be hard-pressed to find a single one that said September. However, that doesn’t mean trout can’t be caught — and after a long hot summer, one of the best places to catch during the transition is Bayous Liberty and Lacombe.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Grand Isle — Still hot in September
My old friend Capt. Keith “Herk” Bergeron said there’s still plenty nice trout to catch this month, but you’ll have to fish deeper for them.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Biloxi Marsh: Trout in transition
Despite lingering warm temperatures, September’s trout transition is already underway, according to Capt. Casey Kieff.[…]
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Trout bite back on in Terrebonne Bay
The trout bite has been on fire for the past two weeks in Terrebonne Bay, according to a local guide.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Buras fishing ‘will be off the chart’ this month
Redfish have been the star of the Buras stage throughout the summer, but this month should add speckled trout to the mix for anglers heading to the fishing village south of New Orleans.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Catch Big Lake’s transition trout
September is a month that drives anglers crazy.
“You can smoke them one day, and then next day wonder where they went,” Calcasieu Charter Service’s Capt. Erik Rue said.[…]
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Marsh Man Masson vid: This confirms it. Speckled trout definitely inside the marsh
Just a few days after locating a bunch of keeper speckled trout in an interior lake, Marsh Man Masson went way deep into the marsh looking for redfish and bass, and what did he find?[…]