Grand Isle Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will reopen Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge on Friday, February 4, 2022. […]

Dodie and Buggie Vegas, owners of the iconic Bridgeside Marina, have suffered enormous losses after Hurricane Ida. […]

Devin Denman hits the Grand Isle and Port Fourchon area to find a fun speckled trout bite before Hurricane Ida. […]

Elmer’s Island on Grand Isle will remain closed until further notice due to damages sustained from Hurricane Ida. […]

The LDWF announces the temporary closure of Elmer’s Island on Aug. 27, at 6:00 p.m. due to the anticipated impacts of Tropical Depression 9. […]

Tommy Vidrine shares an easy way to use your GPS to catch pogies during the hottest part of the year without going into the Gulf. […]

Tommy Vidrine gives his report on the status of fishing in Grand Isle. He said to try and plan your fishing trip on an incoming tide. […]

Tommy Vidrine and his wife had to battle sharks, stingrays and seagulls in Grand Isle, but they still brought home some speckled trout. […]

Tommy Vidrine and his buddies caught some beautiful speckled trout before heading out to Grand Isle 9 to target redfish and mangroves. […]

Tommy Vidrine was happy to have a calm day of fishing in Grand Isle. He fishes for speckled trout, mangrove snapper, redfish and cobia. […]

Tommy Vidrine reports on the status of fishing in Grand Isle. He and his wife hammered the speckled trout at the Grand Isle State Park rocks. […]

Tommy Vidrine gives his report on the status of fishing out of Grand Isle. He and his wife, J, caught speckled trout and red snapper. […]

Tommy Vidrine was fishing Grand Isle on July 1 when he found speckled trout in the deep cuts of the Grande Cheniere marsh. […]

Michael Taylor, Lafayette LA. Caught this speckled trout on plastics during trip in Grand Isle in May. Photo by Jeff Johnson.

After battling a strong south wind for days, Tommy Vidrine went to Barataria Bay to find good water and catch speckled trout. […]

Tommy Vidrine predicts the top Grand Isle fishing spots for summer speckled trout. Take his tour around the island. […]