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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.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Mischief Minnow combines topwater, blade bait action
The Mischief Minnow’s difference-maker is a blade called a “Kilter Blade,” attached to the belly between two treble hooks.[…]
Fishing
Frabill Aqualife Bait Station
No matter how much live bait you carry to the water, Frabill has a way to keep it alive and lively.[…]
Fishing
Plano Weekend Series Softsider
If you target multiple species, you’ll love the freedom offered by Plano’s new Weekend Series Softsider soft tackle bags.[…]
Fishing
Daiwa Laguna LT Spinning Reel
The folks at Daiwa have brought out a new line of spinning reels with the budget-conscious fisherman in mind.[…]
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.[…]
Field Reports
Set your baitcast reel to eliminate backlash
Major League Fishing Pro Cliff Crochet, “The Cajun Baby,” teaches you how to adjust your baitcast reel and set it up to eliminate backlash.[…]
Bass Fishing
The jig Latimer loves to fish
FLW Tour pro Brian Latimer discusses why he still reaches for a swim jig when he’s fishing for bass in the fall.[…]
Newsletters
Black grouper weighs almost double the previous state record
Cole Thurman caught a giant black grouper with Down the Bayou Charters that weighed 106.3 pounds, nearly doubling the state record.[…]
Newsletters
Potential No. 2 mutton snapper in the state
On a September trip with Down the Bayou Charters, Lisa Schlitzkus hooked a 20-pound mutton snapper, the potential No. 2 in the state.[…]
Fishing
LDWF to bring Get Out and Fish! fishing program to Houma and Franklinton
The LDWF and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation have added two new parks to the Get Out and Fish! community fishing program.[…]
Field Reports
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.[…]
Field Reports
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.[…]
Field Reports
Matrix Shrimp is put to the test
On this episode of DockSide TV, Capt. Kris Robert tests the new Matrix Shrimp PROTOTYPE Carolina-rigged to catch trout in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]