Louisiana Sportsman

Specks have been somewhat hit or miss, but redfish action so far this winter has been fantastic out of Dularge.

Seeking redfish in Dularge

January 20, 2019 Don Shoopman

Marshes north of two popular lakes in the Dularge area have been giving up redfish consistently for several months, and that shouldn’t stop in January.[…]

After a long summer essentially devoid of trout, Capt. Marty LaCoste is looking forward to the annual fall invasion of specks.

The ‘best month of the year’ for Dularge trout fishing

December 1, 2018 Andy Crawford

No twitch, just slow steady retrieve is key for Dularge trout Mother Nature has been a true hag this year, baking South Louisiana with scalding temperatures well into October. But November ushers in what Dularge

Capt. Lloyd Landry’s second-favorite color for fishing the waters around Dularge is a green hornet Matrix Shad. Most often, however, he uses shrimp creole.

Magic Man

December 1, 2018 Todd Masson

Capt. Lloyd Landry is apparently a master of black magic. It’;s clear he spends his free time reading tarot cards, casting tea leaves and studying the works of Aleister Crowley.[…]

The speckled trout bite in Dularge might have slowed because of the cold weather, but Capt. Marty LaCoste said conditions should improve this weekend.

Cold front puts clamps on Dularge specks

November 15, 2018 Chris Ginn

Capt. Marty LaCoste described how he’ll target speckled trout out of Dularge in the fall after a cold front. […]

If you’re targeting big fish, Capt. Casey Brunning recommends throwing topwaters this month out of Delacroix.

Delacroix trout can be tricky to track this month

October 17, 2018 Joel Masson

October can be a tricky month for fishing. It’s certainly a whole lot easier than September, but locating fish still can be a challenge.[…]

Redfish are thick in Dularge right now

October 5, 2018 Andy Crawford

October is normally when Capt. Marty LaCoste pounds Dularge’s speckled trout population, however it just hasn’t happened yet this year.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Catching speckled trout with a grizzly bear

October 2, 2018 Todd Masson

In recent weeks, speckled trout have been moving into inside waters across much of the Louisiana coast, with one glaring exception — southern Terrebonne Parish. […]

A Duce Echo paired with a Daiwa Tatula provide plenty of power to boat hard-fighting bull reds.

Best tackle

September 15, 2018 Andy Crawford

Like all anglers, Capt. Austin Plaisance has his preferences when it comes to tackle. Here’s how he’ll rig up for battle this month.[…]

If you don’t find reds at your usual spots, it’s time to venture out and look for new areas.

Don’t make this mistake

September 15, 2018 Andy Crawford

We anglers are creatures of habit. We use the same tackle trip after trip. We use the same lures time and again.[…]

Trout begin transitioning back into coastal marshes this month, so you can catch some specks in the same bays you’re targeting redfish.

Intersect incoming trout

September 15, 2018 Andy Crawford

The cool thing about September is that as reds move outside, hordes of speckled trout start their fall migration into the coastal marshes.[…]

Belle Chasse angler Chad Battles said redfish action is about to explode in Delacroix. He's been targeting 26- to 30-inch fish with a white Paca Craw.

Delacroix redfish getting thick inshore

September 10, 2018 Todd Masson

Belle Chasse angler Chad Battles isn’t a fishing guide, but he’s on the water chasing redfish at least as much as any professional fisherman. As such, he can really recognize trends, and one of them he’s seeing now is increasing redfish action out of Delacroix.[…]

Redfish are making their way out of the interior marshes this month, so focus on outer bays for plenty of action.

Reds in transition

September 1, 2018 Andy Crawford

The water was a sheet of glass when Capt. Austin Plaisance wheeled his Blazer Bay out of the canal into the shallow, grass-filled pocket.[…]

Capt. Marty LaCoste likes throwing double-rigged Matrix Shad lures in green hornet, avocado and purple haze for August specks.

Slow but steady

August 17, 2018 Joel Masson

August can be a slow month for speckled trout fishing, but in the Dularge area this month, local guide Capt. Marty LaCoste expects it to be really good.[…]

Capt. Chad Dufrene with a Delacroix Island redfish caught tight-lining glow soft plastics on a ¼-ounce jighead in deep bayous.

Delacroix’s redfish summer

August 13, 2018 Rusty Tardo

Previously, on a typical August day, Delacroix anglers would head out into Black Bay and fish the same islands and structures that have produced trout for decades. Stone Island, Lonesome Island, Belle Island, the Wreck, the Black Tanks, Iron Banks and Battledore Reef were landmarks thick with trout and consistent producers, year after year.[…]

GPS waypoints: Delacroix to Point A La Hache

August 7, 2018 Captain Paul Titus

This area is actually where Capt. Paul’s Fishing Edge got started. The interest generated from this location allowed me to start marketing waypoints for 21 different areas, including Barataria Bay, Lake Borgne, Hopedale to Bayou Terre Boeufs, Bayou Bienvenue, Port Sulphur, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne and many more.[…]

A violet goby is a speckled trout favorite, and just might be the reason we have purple-colored lures. Keeping a close eye on what a trout throws up when you reel it in can give important clues on what it’s eating that day — and might ultimately help you

Inshore Insights: Mystery baitfish revealed

August 2, 2018 Devin Denman

We were fishing Delacroix when a speckled trout coughed up this weird thing shown in the picture above. Read on to learn what exactly it is — and why it’s important to you as an inshore angler.[…]