Fishing Hotspots
Monster reds at Marsh Island
Hot weather has redfish right where many Acadiana fishermen want them this summer — in the deep holes of bayous inside Marsh Island. And the good news is they’ll still be there in September.[…]
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Speckled-trout bite finally kicks off
Baseball, it is said, is a game of inches. So, too, is speckled trout fishing.[…]
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Free-diver shoots pending world-record tripletail near Venice
Blake Ittmann has been free-diving the waters south of Venice for only four years, but in that time he’s become pretty selective in what he shoots. Ittmann and his buddies could absolutely load the boat with tripletail at some of the platforms they frequent now, but there’s not a whole lot of challenge in that.[…]
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Marsh Man Masson vid: Afternoon the time for hot speckled trout bite
So far, the late summer and early fall season has proven to be one of the oddest in years in South Louisiana. The weather is unseasonably hot, with the area absolutely destroying high-temperature records many days.[…]
Deer Hunting
Sportsman TV: Hunting the Mississippi River whitetail rut
Check out this Sportsman TV episode, featuring some incredible deer-hunting footage and great tips from host Greg Hackney on hunting the rut this fall. […]
Columns
Pay attention to the business end
My, how times have changed over the past 50 or so years in the whitetail woods, especially when it comes to the “business end” of the enterprise. […]
Bass Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Punching bass and redfish in the face — seriously!
Marsh Man Masson loves this time of year for a number of reasons, but not the least of which is the Mississippi River falls to its lowest levels of the year, and that sucks bass out of their secure hiding spots, and makes them very easy to catch along the roseau cane-lined passes, bayous and canals south of Venice, La.[…]
Deer Hunting
Robeline man cited for deer hunting violations in Natchitoches Parish
A 20-year-old man was ticketed for multiple deer violations on Saturday for shooting an 8-point buck northwest of Robeline in Natchitoches Parish, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Angler chasing specks in Vermilion Bay — lands loggerhead sea turtle!
When there’s a big fall bite going on in The Cove, Cypremort Point anglers know that typically means speckled trout have finally moved in adjacent to camps and piers in an easily accessible spot on the east shore of Vermilion Bay.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Isle pier fishing heats up
Fish are definitely still biting on Grand Isle — and right now you don’t even need a boat to get in on the action.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Right depth critical to Hopedale success right now
If you’re one of those guys who sets your cork at a specific depth and doesn’t touch it again for the rest of the trip, you’re probably not going to catch a whole bunch of fish right now out of Hopedale.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout tough – but still doable
If you asked avid Louisiana trout anglers what their favorite month for targeting specks was, you’d be hard-pressed to find a single one that said September. However, that doesn’t mean trout can’t be caught — and after a long hot summer, one of the best places to catch during the transition is Bayous Liberty and Lacombe.[…]
Flounder
Sunday morning Hackberry kayak trip produces doormats
Cooler temperatures and a slight north breeze greeted us as we launched our kayaks last Sunday at 6 a.m. at Ellender Bridge just north of Hackberry on the Intracoastal Canal.[…]
News Breaker
Teal opening weekend produces mixed results
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ aerial survey last week indicated only a fraction of the typical numbers of blue-winged teal had arrived in the state ahead of opening weekend— and for the most part, hunters who ventured out Saturday and Sunday validated those estimates.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Slow day makes Slidell angler king of his ‘Castle’
Christian Orfanello had some really bad fishing luck Monday, and he couldn’t have been happier about it.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LeBleu Settlement man dies on Calcasieu River
A 24-year-old LeBleu Settlement man died Monday night after falling overboard while baiting a trotline in the east fork of the Calcasieu River, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]