Field Reports
Everything biting at the MRGO right now
Recent cold has put a noticeable chill on water temperatures, but it hasn’t done a thing to slow fishing in this legendarily productive area.[…]
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Field Reports
Right in the heart of this great speck pattern!
Whether you’re looking for speckled trout that are big, or you just want numbers, this is the best pattern going on in the region right now.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Chalmette gets hot when it’s cold
The Chalmette area waters remain a great place for colder weather anglers to catch a variety of highly prized fish.[…]
Field Reports
Community-hole specks are crushing hard-plastics!
This week, Todd Masson and Chris Macaluso smoked the fish on hard-plastics fishing out of one of Masson’s favorite ports.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
You can’t go wrong at the MRGO rocks
According to Capt. Mike Callahan, June is one of the very best months of the year for inshore fishing at Shell Beach and Hopedale.[…]
Field Reports
Evening bite in the MRGO saves the day
The scenery, bull drum, and the occasional speckled trout kept these MRGO anglers going until the trout fired off just before dark.[…]
Features
Get an edge on the MRGO for great trout fishing
The MRGO channel is one of southeast Louisiana’s top speckled trout-fishing destinations, because of the edges it creates.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Bay Eloi rocks, rigs for big trout, reds
Capt. Marc Fradella said you can expect to find some big fish — nice-sized speckled trout and big redfish — around Bay Eloi wellheads and rigs.[…]
Newsletters
Finding speckled trout during a warm April
Our unusually warm March kicked the speckled trout into motion and they are moving down the estuary earlier than normal this year.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
7 tips for May success at the MRGO rocks
In the experience of Capt. Jacques “Jakamo” Laboureur, speckled trout season always starts up at the Rocks at the end of the MRGO.[…]
Contents
3 tips to catch staging MRGO specks
Plenty of speckled trout get in the big channel on their way to the Gulf as the water warms this month. Not enough fishermen follow them, but one veteran guide lays out the blueprint for success once they do.[…]
Field Notes
Tracking trout movement at the MRGO
Back in May, me and some of my closest fishing buddies targeted speckled trout to be tagged and released at the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) Long Rocks. […]
Ask Captain Paul
Waypoints for Hopedale/MRGO to Bayou Terre Boeufs
This St. Bernard Parish area is one of the prime inshore fishing spots in all of the Louisiana coastal marshes, with many weather-protected fishing locations. […]
Fishing Hotspots
MRGO rocks holding specks
Veteran Shell Beach charter guide Capt. Jacques “Jakamo” Laboureur (504-303-1494) said, “To me, June means two things: One, fish the MRGO rocks, and two, fish the reefs in the big, fringe oyster-laden bays.”[…]
Fishing Hotspots
MRGO, Bay Eloi highlight speckled trout action out of Shell Beach
My old friend Capt. Tim Ursin, aka Capt. Hook (504-512-2602) said if he had fingers on his left hand he’d have bitten the nails off long ago worrying about the absence of shrimp in the water — along with the absence of speckled trout, too.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Rockin’ the MRGO rocks for reds, specks
Capt. Calvin Duvalle (504-957-4549) said he’ll focus his efforts this month in the Bay Eloi area, but mostly at the MRGO rocks.[…]