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.[…]
MRGO
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.[…]
News Breaker
Target MRGO rocks on cold days
Although they are not as structure-oriented as bass, speckled trout do not shy away from the stuff, and it helps Capt. Kris Robert catch more fish this time of year.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Shell Beach specks biting in MRGO
They say it’s not how you start — it’s how you finish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Late-summer heat means early start for specks on MRGO rocks
August typically features some of the hottest temperatures of Louisiana’s long summer, and for Shell Beach guide Capt. Jakamo Laboureur that means it’s time to get an early start to beat the heat to catch speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
MRGO rocks a perennial May trout hotspot
Capt. Jacques “Jakamo” Laboureur said the rocks at the end of the MRGO are always the first place the trout show up to kick off the summer trout season, and this is the month it happens.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to fish for speckled trout at the MRGO rocks
Trout, redfish, sheepshead, drum, ladyfish, jacks, sharks and a variety of other species call the rocks at the end of the MRGO home. And, while anglers can catch fish along them all year round, the real season for the rocks kicks off this month.[…]