Louisiana Sportsman

Capt. Tommy Pellegrin said speckled trout have been biting unusually well for the late-summer in Terrebonne Bay over about the last two weeks. Live shrimp and plastics have been the ticket to fill the box.

Trout bite back on in Terrebonne Bay

August 29, 2018 Ann Taylor

The trout bite has been on fire for the past two weeks in Terrebonne Bay, according to a local guide.[…]

Tripletail out of Venice, if you’re crazy enough to target them

August 28, 2018 Todd Masson

Are you crazy? I mean, literally, are you crazy? So crazy that you’d dive 70 feet down in shark-infested waters with no air tank just to shoot a fish?[…]

Although trout fishing has been tough this summer in Buras, a falling Mississippi River combined with the annual migration should result in more specks hitting ice.

Buras fishing ‘will be off the chart’ this month

August 27, 2018 Andy Crawford

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.[…]

As September progresses and water temps cool, bait — and specked trout — move further up into Big Lake.

Catch Big Lake’s transition trout

August 27, 2018 Andy Crawford

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.[…]

Ricky Smith. left, and Dustin Adams show off their winning checks from the Ride the Bull 9 kayak fishing tournament Saturday on Grand Isle. In addition to the cash, both anglers won brand new Wilderness Systems kayaks.

Tandem kayakers team up to win Ride the Bull 9

August 27, 2018 Chris Holmes

If you were anywhere near Grand Isle this weekend, you probably couldn’t help but notice kayaks everywhere you looked. More precisely, 628 kayak anglers were spread across the island before gathering at Bridge Side Marina Saturday morning for Ride the Bull 9, the world’s largest kayak fishing tournament.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: This confirms it. Speckled trout definitely inside the marsh

August 27, 2018 Todd Masson

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?[…]

Dylan Laborde landed this 19-pound red last month near the Leeville Bridge. It had a weird growth on its nose, and was released to swim another day.

Nosy redfish surprises Leeville angler

August 27, 2018 Todd Masson

Curiosity killed the cat, and apparently nosiness can do the same thing to redfish. Just ask Dylan Laborde.[…]

Tyler Carriere, of Youngsville, is currently in third place after Day 1 at the Bassmaster Elite Series stop on the St. Lawrence River. Thursday, he weighed in 26 pounds of smallmouth bass and is less than 2 pounds behind leader Matt Lee.

Youngsville’s Carriere third after Day 1 at St. Lawrence Bassmaster Elite

August 23, 2018 From Bassmaster.com

Giant limits of smallmouth bass exceeded expectations during Thursday’s opening round of competition as Matt Lee of Guntersville, Ala., weighed a tremendous 27-pound, 12-ounce limit of smallmouth bass to take an early lead at the Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River.[…]

Want crabs? All you need to know to fill a hamper

August 22, 2018 Todd Masson

Crabbing is in full swing across the Louisiana coast, and it’s downright silly in certain areas, like the lower Barataria Basin.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Speckled trout? Inside? In summer? Oh, yeah!

August 21, 2018 Todd Masson

Autumn is still officially a month away, but Louisiana’s speckled trout don’t seem to realize that. The fish have already begun to move into shallow marshes in the eastern Lake Pontchartrain Basin, and probably other areas as well.[…]

Josh and Jamie Gaspard both with the wicked-looking lancetfish they caught on Wednesday, Aug. 15 about 120 miles out of Fourchon in the Green Canyon.

Dragon-like catch shocks Louisiana guide

August 20, 2018 Ann Taylor

It’s been a very strange year for Capt. Jamie Gaspard of Pure Adrenalin Fishing Charters out of Grand Isle and Fourchon.[…]

Chris Holmes, executive director of the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association, shows off a nice red he caught sight-fishing in marshes north of Buras during the Marsh Media Bash at Cajun Fishing Adventures.

Sight-fishing bonanza for reds out of Buras

August 20, 2018 Patrick Bonin

If you’re a sight-fishing fan, Friday afternoon was one of those special days when the planets aligned and conditions were perfect in the marshes along the east side of the Mississippi River between Buras and Pointe a la Hache.[…]

Capt. Boola Landry likes to target big bull reds like this one with purple or chartreuse soft plastics on a 30-pound fluorocarbon leader a couple of feet under a 4 Horsemen popping cork.

Run with the bulls in Venice

August 19, 2018 Capt. Martha Spencer

Inshore action out of Venice has been consistent this summer, and may be one of the best parts of the state if you’re looking to battle bull redfish.[…]

Bass like this one caught by Jerry Mitchell make an August Red River bass run worth the effort.

Cool off with ‘bass on the rocks’

August 18, 2018 Kinny Haddox

The hot summer weather got you down? Well, why not cool off with some bass on the rocks — Red River south style.[…]

A plastic boat and plastic lures make a good combination for catching a mess of panfish. Reliving childhood memories, Robyn Bordelon shows off a hefty basket of hand-sized fish just like she caught when she was a child.

Plastics for panfish

August 18, 2018 Chris Holmes

Many kayak anglers dream of catching giant fish from their small plastic boats. However, going in the completely opposite direction can be even more fun. Imagine catching scores of tiny, delicious fish — using nothing more than worms and a cane pole, or lightweight spinning gear.[…]

Skeeter's Steve Crowell landed this bull red working a popping cork around a bait slick off Buras' California Point.

Bull reds swarming east side of Buras right now

August 17, 2018 Andy Crawford

We left Riverside Marina about 6:45 a.m., cutting through the ribbon of marsh on the east side of the Mississippi River and heading out to the open water off California Point.[…]