Fishing Hotspots
Cypremort Point tripletail
Rodeo winners Lannie Buteau and Paul Migues detail how they target tripletail and claim there’s one thing you must have to catch them. […]
Cypremort Point
Inshore Fishing
Cypremort Point specks surface at The Cove
Mike Malone of Sulphur, La. tallied up his best day of speckled trout fishing this past weekend while fishing in Vermilion Bay during a scouting trip for the upcoming Lafayette Kayak Club trout fishing tournament. And he wasn’t the only one. […]
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.
Word spreads quickly, and an armada of boats and anglers soon move in to battle specks in what’s a fall tradition for the area.
Fishing Tournaments
Youngsville angler catches tagged Vermilion Bay red, wins CCA STAR Chevy pickup
Lesser fishermen likely would have thrown in the towel, and probably been cutting grass, firing up the grill or working on odd jobs around the home or camp.
Fishing Tournaments
Youngsville angler catches tagged Vermilion Bay red, wins CCA STAR Chevy pickup
Lesser fishermen likely would have thrown in the towel, and probably been cutting grass, firing up the grill or working on odd jobs around the home or camp.
Fishing Tournaments
Lafayette angler reels in STAR-tagged redfish on Marsh Island, wins NauticStar
They say timing is everything. And in Drew Carlin’s case Wednesday afternoon, he probably couldn’t have done it any better if he tried.
Hunting
Father, son cited for allegedly shooting Iberia Parish black bear
A New Iberia father and his juvenile son were cited last week after a lengthy investigation by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for allegedly shooting an Iberia Parish black bear in the fall of 2015.
Inshore Fishing
LDWF agent rescues three from sinking shrimp boat
An enforcement agent with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rescued three people this morning after their 20-foot shrimp boat struck a submerged vessel in Vermilion Bay.
Contents
Finders keepers — Secrets to trolling for Cypremort Point trout
Like gold, speckled trout are where you find them.
Ahh, but that’s the rub: finding them.
They are aggressive fish — not that hard to catch, but you gotta find them. Like roving wolves, they are mobile, and they are fast.
Fishing Tournaments
Weather cancels CCA’s Specks and Spots Tournament at Cypremort Point
Heavy rains Friday morning and an ominous weekend forecast prompted officials to cancel CCA Louisiana’s 5th Annual Specks and Spots fishing tournament scheduled for Saturday at Quintana Landing at Cypremort Point.
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout ‘on fire’ out of Cypremort Point
It took a while for the speckled trout bite to turn on out of Cypremort Point this year, but October’s arrival — along with a couple of pretty nice cool fronts — has finally done the trick.
Inshore Fishing
Redfish action heating up at Cypremort Point
Anglers familiar with the Cypremort Point area know about the big influence the Atchafalaya River level has on the fishing there, and this summer has been no exception.