Field Reports
Flying colors
Ginny Brown with her first red snapper. She was out with Capt. Gray Long (Go Long Charters), out of Cypress Cove in Venice on June 19.[…]
Fishing
Field Reports
Terrebonne Bay Update 6-22-20
Captain Tommy Pellegrin gives an update of the fishing in Terrebonne Bay.[…]
Field Reports
Sight Fishing Update from Matrix Shad
Chas Champagne of Matrix Shad is a die-hard sight fishing angler. In this video he has some great tips on what is working right now to sight fish redfish.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Tchefuncte River Update 6-22-20
Angler Todd Oalman was able to put some bream in the boat on a recent trip to the Tchefuncte River. Oalman also gives updates on the Tangipahoa River and Bedico Creek.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cliff Crochet’s Lake Verret Report 6-19-20
MLF Bass Pro Angler Cliff Crochet gives a very detailed report about the fishing in Lake Verret. In the video, Crochet talks about the fish patterns right now as well as his bait choices.[…]
Field Reports
Grand Isle Trout Fishing 6-18-20
Youtube user “Fish on Louisiana” recently hit Grand Isle for speckled trout. Fishing was productive and three different techniques were working.[…]
Catfish
Finding catfish is easy at False River
Those who have fished False River this spring and early summer understand why it could easily be renamed Catfish Lake because of the great catfish fishing.[…]
Field Notes
Give sow snapper ‘the full meal deal’
Since the limit for red snapper is two per person, Capt. Robert Earl McDanie tries to get the biggest he can for his customers.[…]
Columns
Are trophy trout making big return to Venice waters?
Big speckled trout have made a pretty good appearance in the waters around Venice the past three years. Will it continue and/or get better?[…]
Features
Fishing family pulls up stakes, moves from Louisiana to Alabama
Long-time owners of Big Lake Guide Service, Jeff and Mary Poe, set up shop in Alabama after spending 35 years putting Louisiana anglers on plenty of fish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Football-head jig is No. 1 July weapon for Many bass pro
Football jig catches big fish in July for bass pro Darold Gleason. His football jig of choice is a ¾-ounce V&M Flatline Pacemaker with a V&M J-Bug trailer.[…]
Field Reports
Captain Charlie’s Post Storm Update in Hopedale
After the recent Tropical Storm Christobal and a late-season cold front, Captain Charlie Thomason is happy to report that fishing is getting back to normal.[…]
Bass Fishing
Froggin’ is Rivet’s strong suit in June
Bass pro Tyler Rivet is very serious about his penchant and passion for catching bass on plastic frogs, namely Scum Frog Pro Series models.[…]
Field Reports
Terrebonne Bay Fishing Getting Back to Normal
After a tropical storm and a cold front in June, Capt. Tommy Pellegrin says that the fishing in Terrebonne Bay is getting back to normal. Pellegrin and his charter clients were catching trout every cast and fishing should stay good.[…]
Field Reports
Chandeleur Sound Trout Bite
Capt. Jimmy Corley is catching lots of trout just on the edge of the Chandeleur Sound. Here he gives a report on what the conditions are.[…]
Field Notes
Expand your night-fishing options
Night-fishing options are greatly expanded for those who have boats and the willingness to deal with the dangers of navigating at night.[…]