Louisiana Sportsman

July is a month where you might have to bounce around a bit, picking up a few fish at each stop. But those fish will quickly fill the cooler.

Be flexible to fill trout limits

July 15, 2018 Andy Crawford

Capt. Tommy Pellegrin always has a plan in mind when he leaves the dock. But he said he’s ready to zig and zag because, well, stuff happens.[…]

Pellegrin uses a No. 4 treble hook when fishing shrimp because he knows they will sink into flesh and won’t let go without the use of pliers.

Treble hooks hold tight

July 15, 2018 Andy Crawford

Capt. Tommy Pellegrin uses slip corks because they make it so easy to cast.

He uses slip corks because they make it so easy to cast, even working over deep water.[…]

Capt. Tommy Pellegrin looks for sweet spots when he’s fishing jetties and beaches. If you find water pulling out faster than the surrounding surf, actively feeding trout are almost guaranteed.

Beating the barrier islands

July 15, 2018 Andy Crawford

When conditions are slick enough to allow you to work the beaches on the barrier islands, ice chests can quickly fill with solid trout throughout the summer.[…]

You might not catch absolute hammers at the islands, but you probably won’t have to measure many trout, either.

How to tie a uni knot stopper

July 15, 2018 Andy Crawford

Tying a uni knot stopper is easy and quick, once you get the steps down.[…]

Slip corks are the best tools for working live shrimp over fish-holding trash in Timbalier Bay because it’s easy to cast the rigs no matter what depth you need to be fishing.

Why sliding corks are best

July 15, 2018 Andy Crawford

After the early morning topwater action dies out, it’s pretty much a sure bet Capt. Tommy Pellegrin will turn to live shrimp.[…]

Birds just haven’t shown up this year, so you’ll likely not find any trout drifting the bays. Instead, find oilfield locations and satellite rigs, and work shrimp over the junk on the bottom.

The bay is all about structure

July 15, 2018 Andy Crawford

If conditions rule out fishing the beaches — or if the bite just isn’t on — plenty of action awaits in Timbalier Bay.[…]

From left to right, Rick Bergeron, Capt. Brady Giroir, Andy Ruff and Clayton Breaux show off a nice box of fish.

Fill the box at Cocodrie

July 6, 2018 Don Shoopman

Catch two speckled trout at a time, before the heat of the day, then add a limit of redfish — now you’ve got the scenario for a day in the life of saltwater fishing guide Brady Giroir in July.[…]

Aaron Pierce caught this 5-pound permit Sunday with a live shrimp under a 4 Horsemen popping cork while fishing the old Timbalier rocks.

Caribbean fish caught on Timbalier rocks

July 2, 2018 Ann Taylor

Ask a Florida flats angler what his favorite fish is, and he’ll probably tell you it’s a permit – the darling of Sunshine State fishermen that looks and tastes very similar to pompano, and gives one heck of a fight when hooked.[…]

Trout will definitely fall for topwaters early in the morning, but Cocodrie’s Capt. Tommy Pellegrin knows live shrimp are the real meal ticket to fill out limits as the day goes on.

Transformer trout

July 1, 2018 Andy Crawford

The sun was just throwing amber light over the horizon when my bone-colored Badonk-a-donk disappeared in a toilet flush.

And my grumbling over the 3 a.m. alarm disappeared like fog in a stiff wind.[…]

Throw live shrimp for Cocodrie trout

June 29, 2018 Ann Taylor

Cocodrie fishing remains red hot says Capt. Tommy Pellegrin of Custom Charters. Earlier in the week before winds picked up, Pellegrin caught plenty of trout on live shrimp.[…]

Cocodrie’s barrier islands, inside structure packed with trout

May 23, 2018 Andy Crawford

Summertime heat has already settled over South Louisiana, and that means speckled trout fishing close to the launches in Cocodrie is all but done.[…]

Waypoints for Cocodrie & Dulac

May 8, 2018 Captain Paul Titus

As a help in fishing the area, I have complied fishing waypoint positions throughout the area. Captain Paul’s Fishing Edge of GPS waypoints for Cocodrie ~ Dulac has over 165 GPS waypoints in and around the area.[…]

Find the bait in Cocodrie

April 26, 2018 Joel Masson

Sometimes fishing holes are just like real estate: It’s all about location, location, location.[…]

Hefty specks arrive near Last Island out of Cocodrie

February 20, 2018 Patrick Bonin

Solid speckled trout have returned to wellheads near Last Island out of Cocodrie — but Capt. Tommy Pellegrin said they’re not likely fish that have already transitioned out of the marsh because of the recent summer-like weather we’ve been experiencing. […]

World bowfishing record redfish stuck out of Cocodrie

December 11, 2017 Patrick Bonin

As a bowfishing guide, Capt. Jeremy Cable has stuck more than his share of redfish in the marshes around Cocodrie — but never one like he shot late on Wednesday, Nov. 1.[…]

Keep your eyes on Cocodrie

November 20, 2017 Joel Masson

The Cocodrie area had a plague of undersized speckled trout in October — but that’s great news for anglers planning to head down there in November.[…]