Freshwater Fishing
Safety comes first in the backwater
There are no marked boat runs in Finch Lake.
There are many underwater hazards. Everywhere. Be careful.[…]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Finch Lake fishing: What you need
When you go to Finch Lake, you better take everything you are going to need with you. Other than a helping hand from other fishermen if you need it, there isn’t much available within miles of this lake. And more than likely, if you go here, it is going to be a day trip, not just a few hours.[…]
Field Notes
Gearing up for the surf
Sammy Romano recommended some “must have” items to bring along when surf fishing for speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big trout on the beach at Elmer’s Island
Tommy Vidrine is known around Grand Isle for targeting big specks by free-lining live shrimp, croakers and pogies — so he frequents spots like the Caminada Pass jetties and the Fourchon barges in search of fat trout.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Mr. Crappie’s top 10 crappie-fishing tips
Seeing a school of crappie on your side-imaging electronics is one thing: Getting those fish into the boat is quite another.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How ‘Mr. Crappie’ finds unpressured perch holes
Wally “Mr. Crappie” Marshall is known for catching perch all over the country, and his starting point has nothing to do with the baits, rods or reels he designs.[…]
Columns
The Cooyon Croaker
Zach Dubois, 24, has a highly successful sac-a-lait grub on the market and recently introduced the Cooyon Croaker, a plastic frog sure to appeal to bass fishermen wherever bass eat frogs.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Make Delacroix your May trout destination
Ahab Broadus has been fishing Delacroix for more than 25 years, and he said this May is setting up to be one of the better ones for anglers who like to fish the outer edges of the popular St. Bernard Parish port.[…]
Fishing
Saving the Coast
Most people don’t know it, but the entire coast of Louisiana is washing away every day. We teamed up with our pal Chris Macaluso to bring some awareness to this serious problem.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Whacking specks on Caillou Island out of Cocodrie
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
More specifically — in the case of now-submerged Caillou Island — old oilfield trash means a treasure trove for speckled trout anglers right now out of Cocodrie. […]
Inshore Fishing
You don’t need much for a deluxe trip to Dularge
The biggest challenge most speckled-trout anglers face is finding fish. Once the fish are located, catching them is generally not too complicated, provided you’re angling ability is better than the average child’s.[…]
Fishing
Get knotty with the FG knot
I recently went out for a half-day with Capt. Matt McCabe of Pro Edge Fishing out of Slidell. He services Lake Pontchartrain and the surrounding marshes. When I got to the dock to meet him, he was in the middle of tying a bizarre knot between his main line and fluorocarbon leader.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Noodling for giant alligator snapping turtles – in a pirogue
My buddy and I once saw some holes in a steep bank during a low-water period that looked great for noodling catfish. So before the summer months arrived when I went spearfishing for cats, I decided to try some noodles near the holes. […]
Fishing
Body of missing teen recovered from Black Bayou Lake
Search and rescue teams recovered the body of a missing 15-year old boy from Black Bayou Lake in Caddo Parish late Tuesday morning.[…]
Columns
A contested matter
Later this month, the Coastal Conservation Association’s summer-long STAR tournament kicks off in Louisiana. Once again, there’s a fly fishing division. Awards will go to the anglers weighing in the heaviest speckled trout in the East and West Divisions.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two busted for alleged shrimping violations during closed season
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for alleged shrimping violations during a closed season last week in Plaquemines Parish.[…]