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Unabridged trout — How to troll for Lake Pontchartrain trout
“That’s a big trout, Momma. Be careful! Take your time, Momma. Bring him this way.”[…]
Lake Pontchartrain
Inshore Fishing
How the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles was built
The bridge modern-day trout fishermen call the Trestles is old. In fact, nobody who fishes it today was alive when it was first built.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF to conduct telemetry tagging event on Lake Pontchartrain
As part of an ongoing study of specks, redfish and bull sharks in Lake Pontchartrain, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hosting a fall acoustic telemetry event during the week of Nov. 16.[…]
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Trestle tramps — How one couple fishes the Trestles for trout
“She’s ate up with fishing!” the man said. “She starts texting me about noon to go fishing. She’s the honey badger of fishing: She just takes what she wants!”[…]
Inshore Fishing
When will Lake Pontchartrain’s ‘World Series Trout Run’ begin?
Game One of the 2015 World Series is set for next Tuesday, Oct. 27 — but don’t expect this year’s fabled “World Series Trout Run” on Lake Pontchartrain to perfectly coincide with baseball’s Fall Classic.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Zeroing in on Lake Pontchartrain specks
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway consists of two spans of bridge, each 24 miles long. That’s a lot of bridge.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Pontchartrain trout-fishing tools
Greg Schlumbrecht likens bottom-fishing soft plastics on the Causeway to bass fishin[…]
Inshore Fishing
Top 3 tips to catch Lake Pontchartrain flounder
Long before the “World Series Trout Run” takes place in October, another tasty species usually kicks off fall fishing fever for Lake Pontchartrain anglers.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Pontchartrain yields monster alligator gar
Capt. Andy Jones loves to chase trout and redfish like the rest of us, but in the heat of the summer he targets bigger, toothier critters that swim in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
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Go west — How to catch fish in western Lake Pontchartrain
Pelayo grimaced and pointed with his chin toward Artie, who was casting from the bow. I couldn’t see Artie’s face, but Pelayo could. Hence his grimace.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Mild December temps mean specks still biting on Lake Pontchartrain bridges
With water temperatures still in the neighborhood of 60 degrees, one Lake Pontchartrain fishing guide expects speckled trout action to remain pretty consistent heading into 2015.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Telemetry project tracks speckled trout movement in Lake Pontchartrain
Ashley Ferguson and Ashley Melancon aren’t avid anglers, but they probably know more about the movement of speckled trout in Lake Pontchartrain than most diehard fishermen do.[…]
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Saltwater Series: Lake Pontchartrain
I wonder if Iberville would have ever made it back to Ship Island had he carried sliding corks with him in his pirogue as he passed through the waters he named Maurapas and Pontchartrain.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish Pontchartrain with topwaters and live shrimp
It’s hard to believe with all the sensationalized stories coming out of coastal Louisiana, but there are places that haven’t been shut down to recreational fishing. Take Lake Pontchartrain for instance.[…]
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The Pontchartrain Pop
Capt. Greg Schlumbrecht believes that the old 80/20 rule is no more evident anywhere else in the world than it is at Lake Pontchartrain during May.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Pontchartrain bite slowly picking up
Having spent two days plying the waters of Lake Pontchartrain within the last few days, it looks like the trout bite is just weeks away.[…]