Redfish
Prime time sight fishing for redfish
Chas Champagne does some sight fishing for redfish off the ICW, Pearl River, and Chef Pass areas with the Matrix Craw on the latest Dockside TV episode. […]
Redfish
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Louisiana’s tropical storm trade-off is great fishing
Storms and hurricanes that go somewhere else along the Gulf Coast do a whole lot of good for the fishing in south Louisiana. […]
Inshore Fishing
2019 STAR: ‘The year for youth’
Young anglers figured prominently on the final leaderboard in many categories for the 2019 Coastal Conservation Association’s Louisiana STAR Tournament. […]
Fishing Hotspots
World’s largest artificial reef lies just off the Louisiana coast
Speckled trout, mangrove snapper, redfish, and cobia flock to this rig graveyard, located only 6 miles south of Barataria Pass. […]
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. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Biloxi marsh redfish have never quit biting, guide says
The Lake Pontchartrain Basin has had quite a unique year, but that’s fine with Capt. Justin Bowles, who targets September redfish in the Biloxi Marsh. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Plummeting Mississippi River setting up for solid fall fishing
According to Capt. Davey Miles, a guide with Cajun Fishing Adventures in Buras, the plummeting Mississippi River is bringing in more bait and more fish. […]
Redfish
West Delacroix bounty
John Smith and his family made a run to Delacroix on Saturday, Aug. 10. They caught 10-15 reds and bass, as well as several perch and a flounder. […]
Speckled Trout
Biloxi Marsh fishing report
Fringe bays and islands around Biloxi Marsh doing well when weather permits. Anglers must get to the outside early before winds increase. […]
Redfish
Redfish riding high
Ponds from Delacroix across to the Biloxi Marsh all the way back to the ICW are great places to sight-fish for reds this time of year. […]
Outdoor Updates
Shrimp at the weir
New Iberia’s Clay Peltier has walked the two weirs along Bird Island Bayou in Marsh Island with cast net in hand for many years to catch shrimp. […]
Field Notes
The best tide indicator
When Chas Champagne, creator of Matrix Shad, heads out in pursuit of fish, he often relies on this tried-and-true, real-time indicator of tidal movement. […]