Featured
Cold front puts clamps on Dularge specks
Capt. Marty LaCoste described how he’ll target speckled trout out of Dularge in the fall after a cold front. […]
Dularge
Fishing Hotspots
Delacroix trout can be tricky to track this month
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.[…]
News Breaker
Redfish are thick in Dularge right now
October is normally when Capt. Marty LaCoste pounds Dularge’s speckled trout population, however it just hasn’t happened yet this year.[…]
News Breaker
Marsh Man Masson vid: Catching speckled trout with a grizzly bear
In recent weeks, speckled trout have been moving into inside waters across much of the Louisiana coast, with one glaring exception — southern Terrebonne Parish. […]
Redfish
Best tackle
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.[…]
Redfish
Don’t make this mistake
We anglers are creatures of habit. We use the same tackle trip after trip. We use the same lures time and again.[…]
Redfish
Intersect incoming trout
The cool thing about September is that as reds move outside, hordes of speckled trout start their fall migration into the coastal marshes.[…]
News Breaker
Delacroix redfish getting thick inshore
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.[…]
Features
Reds in transition
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.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Slow but steady
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.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Delacroix’s redfish summer
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.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
GPS waypoints: Delacroix to Point A La Hache
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.[…]
Field Notes
Inshore Insights: Mystery baitfish revealed
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.[…]
News Breaker
Spoon-feed Delacroix’s summer reds
The sun was just above the horizon, peaking from behind building thunderheads, when Capt. Austin Plaisance brought his Blazer Bay off plane. Redfish scattered across the grassy flat, pushing submarine wakes.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix fishing legend passes away
Lionel Serigne Sr., the owner and operator of Serigne’s Marina in Delacroix Island, passed away on Tuesday, July 3. He had been diagnosed with cancer and heart issues, but remained a constant fixture at the marina throughout his struggle.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout action should be ‘wide open’ out of Delacroix
So it was a banner redfish day, one for the record books.
I was aboard Capt. Mike Wittich’s boat, fishing with both he and Capt. Ron “Ahab” Broadus, on what was supposed to be a scouting trip.[…]