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What can you learn from your favorite trout bait?
One bait in particular stands out to anglers for speckled trout: a very colorful Floating Corky Fat Boy, aptly named Texas Turnip.[…]
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Field Reports
A little island, a lot of speckled trout!
Todd Masson and Capt. Justin Bowles got clues that the speckled trout began the move early this year, so they set out to intercept them at a halfway point.[…]
Bass Fishing
River float with the absolute MASTER!
Marsh Man Masson joins Joe Lavigne on one of the rivers that runs through the Florida Parishes to catch beautiful spotted bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Finesse-fishing can play a big part in catching summer bass
Finesse-fishing and all that comes with it — light line, small baits, small weights — can play a big part of catching summer bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney’s mat punching bait in August
Bass pro Greg Hackney relies on Rage Punch Bug for punching August vegetation. He said it is the best mat-punching soft plastic he’s encountered.[…]
Bass Fishing
Gleason goes Wild Thang for August bass
Veteran bass pro Darold Gleason of Many catches bass in August with his favorite Texas-rigged plastic worm, a V&M Baits Wild Thang.[…]
Bass Fishing
“Yellow Magic” for Bayou Bartholemew bass
Try Yellow Magic topwater bait for largemouth bass at Bayou Bartholomew in Morehouse and Ouachita parishes in north Louisiana.[…]
Bass Fishing
Find current, then fish it
August is not the time to “camp out” on a spot. Don’t settle for fishing stagnation this month — find some moving water and find the bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Crème’s Tube Worm
Crème’s Tube Worm is a plastic worm that floats and “has that tube aspect to it,” a deadly combination, according to Brett Preuett.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Hopedale lakes full of August specks
Frank Roberts, aka “Frankie Fillet” — the fastest fillet knife in the Gulf south — will fish the oyster reefs anywhere on the Hopedale side this month.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Hot weather fishing in August around Grand Isle
According to Owen Belknap, who runs the Michi offshore charterboat, just about everywhere you turn in Grand Isle in August, the fishing can be excellent.[…]
Field Reports
BLAST on the BEACH: Speckled trout arrive!
The speckled trout have arrived on Louisiana’s beaches, and the action in Plaquemines Parish resembles that of the good ol’ days.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Red River summer slabs
The Red River can be difficult for new fisherman to learn. Follow these tips from Kyle Jones and you will be well on your way to catching river slabs.[…]
Dove
The lowdown on Louisiana doves
Louisiana’s dove season opens in both the North and South Zones on Saturday, Sept. 5, and the season in both zones actually runs into late January, 2021.[…]
Field Reports
Lots of SPECKS at a relic of the past
Capt. Frank Dreher, Chris Macaluso and Todd Masson hit East Timbalier Island in lower Lafourche Parish to target speckled trout.[…]
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.[…]