Field Reports
DockSide TV: “Gulls and Gills”
This episode of DockSide TV features Chas Champagne hooking trout one after the other under birds on the Matrix X-Shad “Smokin’ Shad.”[…]
Fishing
Field Reports
A day of firsts
Sunday, August 2, Lieu Vo Clark caught some nice fish, including her first cobia, out of Venice through Red Pass to the West Delta Rigs.[…]
Bass Fishing
Frog bait is Reehm’s August favorite
Clark Reehm of Elm Grove, a veteran of the FLW Pro Tour and Bassmaster Elite Series, throws various frogs, mostly popping frogs, for his August bass.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Burn up Atchafalaya Basin bream
High water in recent years has led to great panfish spawns in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin. There’s still time to catch them this year.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Tiger Shoals still producing plenty of speckled trout
Despite fewer visible structures, Tiger Shoals is still a great speckled trout destination. Keo Khamphilavong of New Iberia explains why.[…]
Features
What are the trophy trout prospects for Louisiana?
Fisherman want to know why there are fewer trophy trout in Louisiana waters nowadays? Here are some answers and theories.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Caminada Pass beginning to fill with bull redfish
Every year, from August to mid-October, big redfish swarm into brackish Cajun waters to spawn, and there are few places better than Caminada Pass.[…]
Fishing
Louisiana family finds silver lining in pandemic
For Noah Brown, COVID-19 has a huge silver lining. He’s gotten to work on his boat and start fishing with his son and 7-year-old daughter.[…]
Field Reports
How to locate and catch pogies
Tommy Vidrine gives his tips on locating pogies and then using his cast net to catch a bunch of them for the big speckled trout he’s after.[…]
Field Reports
Chumming trout with live pogies
Tommy Vidrine hits the jetties in Grand Isle on a mission for a CCA Star winning speckled trout using pogies. He caught a mess of nice fish with Jason Boh.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cliff Crochet’s top THREE ways to catch big smallmouth bass
MLF Pro Cliff Crochet “The Cajun Baby” shares his top three ways to catch big smallmouth bass, while fishing in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.[…]
Field Reports
On the hunt for marsh reds
In this video, Stanley Sevin of the YouTube channel Stanley Sev7n hits the water for a day of hunting redfish and drum in the marsh.[…]
Events & Announcements
The First Annual KYSEK Kayak Series Fishing Tournament
Registration is now open for the first annual KYSEK Kayak Series Fishing Tournament, Oct. 3, 2020 at the Pontchartrain Yacht Club in Mandeville.[…]
Field Reports
July’s Grand Isle trout action
Tommy Vidrine shows us how speckled trout fishing is going this month in Grand Isle. It’s been a tough July, but things are looking up.[…]
Field Reports
Hunting for redfish near Hopedale
Capt. Charlie Thomason and Todd Masson were hunting for redfish in the waters near Hopedale last week, and came upon tons of white shrimp.[…]
Bass Fishing
Start shallow, but best bite at Toledo Bend is deep
August’s heat moves Toledo Bend bass into deep water, but don’t forget the shallows. Try shoreline cover early or late, but most fish are biting deep.[…]