Fishing Tournaments
2018 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo cranks up Thursday
The International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo — billed as the oldest fishing tournament in the United States — will get underway Thursday, July 26, at sunrise.[…]
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Target spawning specks at Grand Isle
July means another month for big spawning speckled trout in and around Grand Isle, and Capt. Mark Scardino with Hard Times Fishing Charters said bait selection couldn’t be any easier.[…]
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Video: Elmer’s Island beach trout tactics
If you’re heading to Grand Isle this week for the 4th of July, hopefully the weather cooperates and the hot trout bite along the Elmer’s Island beaches will continue.[…]
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Vidrine urges fishermen to head to Grand Isle
If your weekend plans include heading to Grand Isle to fish, then you should check out this video.[…]
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Video: Elmer’s Island specks on fire
Tommy Vidrine was at it again this week busting speckled trout around Grand Isle, specifically in the surf on Elmer’s Island.[…]
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Free diver spears potential world record mangrove snapper in Grand Isle blocks
Even when you’re spearfishing, you still gotta go to know.
On a choppy day late last month with dirty water and poor visibility when conditions weren’t actually the greatest, Dustin Pitre and Coty Cheramie, both of Galliano, headed out of Moran’s Marina in Fourchon and ventured to Grand Isle Block 41B to do some spearfishing while free diving.[…]
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Ride the Bull 9 set for Aug. 25 at Grand Isle
The world’s largest kayak tournament will once again churn into Caminada Pass at Grand Isle, as the always-popular Ride the Bull preps for its ninth go round on Saturday, Aug. 25.[…]
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Rare leucistic red snapper caught during Fourchon rodeo
They say it’s not how you start — but how you finish that matters.
That was the case last Friday, June 1, when Tyler Bourgeois headed out of Moran’s Marina in Fourchon around 6:30 a.m. for a red snapper trip during the Catholic High School (Baton Rouge) Alumni Fishing Rodeo.[…]
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Luling angler reels in STAR-tagged redfish Sunday in Raccoon Bay
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place, but don’t tell that to Gary and Stacey Kinler.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Grand Isle wade-fishing
Micah Doyle is a full-time student at LSU, but when he’s away from the classroom during the summer, he loves targeting speckled trout. The avid angler makes several trips throughout this month to get in on the wade-fishing action at the beach on Grand Isle.[…]
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Specks ‘tearing it up’ at Grand Isle
The trout spawn is happening now in and around Grand Isle, and speck specialist Tommy Vidrine said June is a great month to head to the island to get in on the action.[…]
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Video: Fishing for big Grand Isle specks with Tommy Vidrine
If you’ve never been lucky enough to fish for some big Grand Isle specks on Tommy Vidrine’s boat, then check out this video for the next best thing.[…]
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Brand new Sportsman TV: Tagging redfish for CCA Star near Grand Isle
The CCA Louisiana STAR (Statewide Tournament and Anglers Rodeo) begins Saturday, May 26, and concludes on Labor Day, Sept. 3. During the competition, anglers compete for over $500,000 in prizes.[…]
Field Notes
Carolina rig basics
It’s hard to beat a Carolina rig for catching big summer trout, Grand Isle’s Capt. Jake Scardino said.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Go east for Grand Isle trout
This spring was crazy, with fronts pushing through the state well into April. But things should be settling down as summer approaches, and that’s when Grand Isle trout fishing will really get cranked up, according to Good Times Charters’ Capt. Jake Scardino (504-382-5639.)[…]
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Grand Isle trout in passes, on the beach
The colder-than-usual weather this winter came in a short, concentrated burst of frigid, bone-chilling cold that shocked man and beast and fowl and fish — all of which are unaccustomed to such temperatures.[…]