Field Reports
Running the rigs for trout
On this episode of DockSide TV, Chas Champagne catches nice speckled trout fishing the rigs in Lake Borgne. […]
Lake Borgne
Field Reports
Fishing Bayou Thomas and the MRGO rocks for speckled trout
Despite it being December, water temps are just beginning to reach the 50s and the speckled trout are biting. […]
Field Reports
Catching specks at the Rigolets
Chas Champagne heads to the Rigolets do some deep water fishing. Jigging speckled trout deep with then new X-Shad “Croaker.” […]
Field Reports
DockSide TV ‘Running of the Bulls’
Chas Champagne follows a flock of birds in Lake Borgne and battled bull redfish with the 4′ MEGA Matrix from Matrix Shad. […]
Field Reports
Chasing tripletail in Lake Borgne
New Orleans area fisherman Connely Wright hit Lake Borgne recently in search of tripletail. After a long search he was able to find a few tripletail. […]
News Breaker
LDWF agents rescue two Slidell men from Lake Borgne
LDWF agents successfully performed a search and rescue mission for two overdue boaters in St. Tammany Parish this morning, March 23. […]
Inshore Fishing
Four new artificial reef sites underway
The LDWF announced today that the creation of the Lake Borgne Shell Pad, Grand Banks, West Karako Bay and Cabbage Reef artificial reef sites has begun. […]
Redfish
Tossing reds over the gunwale in Lake Borgne
Chas Champagne and his wife headed out across a rough Lake Pontchartrain and ended up in a slick calm Lake Borgne to sight fish for redfish. […]
Inshore Fishing
New reefs planned for Lake Borgne/Mississippi Sound
Lake Pontchartrain area anglers will soon have four new areas to target speckled trout and redfish after construction of four artificial reefs in and around Lake Borgne and the Biloxi Marsh. […]
Ask Captain Paul
Capt. Paul’s Fishing Edge for Lake Borgne
As a longtime fisherman of the Lake Borgne area, I had a vast library of locations to fish – and more than 160 of these are included in the Lake Borgne Edge file. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Lake Borgne redfish are sunning in shallow bays
Common sense says deep water and wintertime go together like caramel sauce and ice cream, but Capt. Bubby Lamy finds redfish this time of year piled up in the shallow marshes off Lake Borgne and Proctor’s Point. […]
Inshore Fishing
Agents cite 16 for alleged oyster violations in Lake Borgne
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited 16 people for alleged oyster violations Thursday in St. Bernard Parish. […]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Borgne trout and reds are a sure thing this month
June means the trout are in their full-on summer pattern, according to Capt. Matt McCabe of Pro Edge fishing charters (985-640-0207). […]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Borgne is a bona fide June trout hotspot
Outside fishing in the summertime is popular among South Louisiana anglers, and a large portion of fishermen fill up the boat and make a long haul to Breton Sound. […]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout transitioning from Lake Pontchartrain into Lake Borgne
Capt. Kris Robert spends well over 200 days on the water each year in and around Lake Pontchartrain tracking down speckled trout and redfish, and he keeps a daily journal of his trips: where he fished, what he caught, the most effective lures and bait, along with the day’s weather conditions. […]
Inshore Fishing
Prescription for Lake Borgne fishing success
Dr. Bob Weiss, aka “Doc,” has retired from his medical practice, but he is still giving out prescriptions for anyone afflicted with Lake Borgne fishing fever. […]