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Cath and cook: Fish with cream sauce
Marsh Man Masson headed into some incredibly good-looking marsh, and found eager fish right from the start.[…]
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It’s on at Shell Beach!
This week, Marsh Man Masson and his fishing buddy Jonathan Ryan set out into new water along the Louisiana coast.[…]
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Perfect marsh is loaded with fish!
It’s been a least a decade since Marsh Man Masson has seen this section of marsh look this good, and nature has filled it with fish.[…]
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Catch and cook: Big crawfish in a Louisiana canal
One by one, we baited 30 wire traps with oily cut-bait. After leaving them to soak overnight, we returned to find giant crawfish inside.[…]
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Speckled trout + more are deep here!
Every year in the spring, speckled trout move into deep bends of bayous to feast on baby croakers, providing the perfect base for this dish![…]
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What’s biting on the east side of Lake Pontchartrain?
Want to spend your day fighting speckled trout, redfish, black drum, flounder, blue catfish and more? This is the place you need to be.[…]
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Shell Beach specks are smashing hard plastics right now
This fantastic run is entering its peak right now, with some really nice speckled trout still in inside waters. Get them before they’re gone![…]
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Catch and cook: Setting crawfish traps in a new canal
We’re dropping crawfish traps baited with fresh fish scraps to see if this canal can support a healthy population of “mudbugs.” […]
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Marsh bass in this area have come storming back
Conditions couldn’t be a whole lot better for these fish, and the bass population has absolutely EXPLODED![…]
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What to look for when trying to locate speckled trout
Want a big head start in locating speckled trout? You’ve come to the right place. Check out this video from Marsh Man Masson.[…]
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Basic techniques for fishing flats
Capt. Charlie Thomason shares why speckled trout, redfish and flounder love flats and how he fishes them this month.[…]
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Fish the flats when the tide is rising!
Rising tides are key to speckled trout success in the spring. They definitely played a significant role on my most recent trip.[…]
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Big catfish in Plaquemines Parish
In this video, Jared Serigné set out with Capt. J.R. Hall to see just how big the catfish get in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
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Finding the fish in Shell Beach
According to Marsh Man Masson, fishing is easy and productive this time of year when you get good conditions and fish this area.[…]
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Fish these two baits around Lake Catherine
This season has started off like gangbusters, and March Man Masson and his grandson, Liam, got out to take advantage of it.[…]
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Whacking Louisiana’s legendary swamp crappie!
Marsh Man Masson, Chris Macaluso and Jeff Bruhl caught a mess of panfish while fishing the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]