Speckled Trout
How to Catch Trout in Shallow Water
Trout fishing is a lot like real estate as it can often be all about location. Being in the right place at the right time can help you cash in on hungry schools of trout and a full box.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Introducing ‘Fisherman’s Wife Alexa’
This would be a truly terrifying technological development for lots of Louisiana anglers.[…]
Speckled Trout
New Sportsman TV tonight: Targeting trout out of Dularge
Trout fishing is a lot like real estate: It’s all about location, location, location. Being in the right place — at the right time — can help you cash in on hungry schools of trout and fill a box. […]
News Breaker
Inshore Insights: Why I’m participating in America’s Redfish Cup
One could say there are two types of fishing: Fishing for fun and fishing under pressure.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Most unlikely catch-and-cook in history
February’s weather in South Louisiana was like a fast-forward into late-spring, with temperatures setting records many days. For the most part, March has been more seasonable but still nice.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Search salvinia for springtime crappie
Spring crappie techniques are generally pretty standard — single-poling, jigging trees, spider-rigging and the like. But sometimes you can meld crappie methods with a bit of a bass approach and pick up a mess of crappie faster than you imagined.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
The perfect spot to find Golden Meadow specks
Golden Meadow guide and 4 Horseman cork owner Capt. Aaron Pierce does very well with speckled trout in two places this time of year: Catfish Lake and Bayou Blue.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Big topwater explosions between big rainstorms
With a radar app on every smartphone, it’s a lot easier now to slip out on the water between rain showers than it was just a decade ago. My son Joel and I did that on Friday, motoring our bay boat over bumpy seas to a grass flat we hoped would hold some topwater-munching speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore insights: Sometimes fishing is about much more than the trip
In 2009, I came home from Iraq.
It would be a year before I could deploy again so, for the first time in my adult life, I was left to my devices in the “Big PX” of America.[…]
Bass Fishing
Elite’s Lowen jumps on the ‘Xpress’ train
Veteran Bassmaster Elite Series shallow-water specialist Bill Lowen is on a mission to change anglers’ perceptions — particularly tournament bass fishermen — on the advantages of an aluminum boat.[…]
Columns
Demo, demo, demo
Spring is coming this month, and kayak anglers welcome the warm weather and hot fishing action. Kayak fishing continues to grow in popularity, and it’s a great time to be in the market for your first kayak — or to upgrade from an entry-level model.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bomber’s Jointed Wake Minnow
Russell Garner remembers the days in South Texas and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast when anglers modified jointed Redfins to make a “wake” bait that redfish found hard to resist.[…]
Bass Fishing
Search mode
During that transitional time when fish are moving up, the last thing you want to do is go racing into shallow water ready to pitch beds. Fine if you’ve already found a few beds and know just where to go; but what if there are more new beds on your way in?[…]
Fishing
Kayak tourney news
Fishing a kayak tournament is a great way to meet new kayak-fishing friends and hone your fishing skills. A wide variety of formats are available across the state, and the friendly competition offers a chance to win some great prizes and bragging rights. […]
Fishing
New gear reviews
Kayak fishing is somewhat of a solitary sport, and anglers are often off by themselves when they make a great catch. The first thing your buddies want to see is proof of your fish story. The Action Hat makes it easy.[…]
Bass Fishing
Get pushy with spawners
Your trolling motor is essential for easing in and out of spawning areas, but when matching wits with skittish bed fish, even low power can ice the game.[…]