Features
Fly fishing tips and tactics
How to successfully fly fish for speckled trout in the deep holes off Highway 1 near Ground Isle. Use these tips and tactics, no matter how you fish.[…]
Grand Isle
Featured
Speckled trout bite back at Grand Isle/Fourchon
Sportsman field reporter Tommy Vidrine says after a few months of bad fishing, the speckled trout are back feeding along the coasts of Grand Isle and Fourchon.[…]
Featured
Huge schools of redfish spotted near Fourchon beach
Fish top water and flies for smashing results If you love seeing redfish smash topwater offerings, but aren’t that familiar with the waters around Grand Isle, now is the time to head down Highway 1
News Breaker
STAR winner collects $10,000 Louisiana Sportsman subscriber bonus
It was a big night last Thursday for the 2018 CCA Louisiana STAR Tournament winners, who collected their boats and prizes at a banquet in Baton Rouge at Live Oak Arabians.[…]
Coastal Projects
Proposed Elmer’s Island airstrip nixed
Amidst criticism from conservation groups and the general public, a proposed airstrip on Elmer’s Island isn’t getting off the ground.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Isle pier fishing heats up
Fish are definitely still biting on Grand Isle — and right now you don’t even need a boat to get in on the action.[…]
Columns
Riding Barataria bulls
Kayak anglers are always looking to catch big fish out of their tiny boats. In coastal Louisiana, bull redfish easily fill the bill. They are hard fighters and regularly weigh up to 40 pounds. Plus, bulls are easy to catch in the right locations — and there’s no better time than the present.[…]
Redfish
‘Yak tournament tactics
Clayton Shilling is no stranger to the podium when it comes to kayak fishing tournaments. He has won several and regularly finds himself in the money.[…]
Columns
New gear reviews
Many people are prone to getting seasick, and if you fish a kayak in rough waters, the tiny craft is prone to being tossed around — which can make things even worse.[…]
Redfish
September’s best kayak fishing
September’s best kayak fishing[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Grand Isle — Still hot in September
My old friend Capt. Keith “Herk” Bergeron said there’s still plenty nice trout to catch this month, but you’ll have to fish deeper for them.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Elmer’s Island to close in advance of Tropical Storm Gordon
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that Elmer’s Island will close in advance of Tropical Storm Gordon starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Tandem kayakers team up to win Ride the Bull 9
If you were anywhere near Grand Isle this weekend, you probably couldn’t help but notice kayaks everywhere you looked. More precisely, 628 kayak anglers were spread across the island before gathering at Bridge Side Marina Saturday morning for Ride the Bull 9, the world’s largest kayak fishing tournament.[…]
News Breaker
Dragon-like catch shocks Louisiana guide
It’s been a very strange year for Capt. Jamie Gaspard of Pure Adrenalin Fishing Charters out of Grand Isle and Fourchon.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Minimal tackle key for Grand Isle beach bite
No matter what kind of fishing you’re doing in the marsh, finding clean water is almost always helpful.[…]
News Breaker
208-pound tarpon breaks Grand Isle rodeo record
They say records are made to be broken — and it finally happened at the 90th Annual International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo.[…]