Fishing Reports
Venice fishing report – October redfish and speckled trout
October fishing has been excellent in Venice, Louisiana.[…]
Redfish
Fishing Hotspots
Morgan City angler sets his sights on redfish
An accomplished bass fisherman and lifelong Morgan City resident, Barry Henry also loves to go saltwater fishing and target redfish.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Load the boat at Calcasieu Lake
Fall fishing is excellent for all species at Calcasieu Lake. Everything is getting prepared for winter and feeding ferociously.[…]
Features
Running of the bull reds
In Louisiana, redfish generally spawn from mid-August through mid-November with the peak in September and October.[…]
Outdoor Updates
The world’s largest kayak tournament celebrates its 15th year
Brandi Sauce caught a 32.50-pound bull redfish which won her first place in the 2026 Ride the Bull kayak tournament held in Grand Isle.[…]
News Breaker
CCA Louisiana, RFRI and LDWF release 150,000 redfish in Louisiana’s first redfish restocking
More than 150,000 hatchery-raised red drum have been released into Louisiana waters in the first redfish restocking effort in state history.[…]
Field Reports
Doormats and pumpkins at Lake Pontchartrain
Chas Champagne starts off in Lake Pontchartrain and ends up pushing way back in some flooded duck ponds on high tides catching fat slot reds.[…]
Field Reports
Saltwater fish moving into this river system
In the fall, this river gets low and slow, allowing speckled trout, redfish and flounder to move in and gobble a feast of baitfish and shrimp.[…]
Features
Brackish bonanza
Among the most fertile habitats in North America, river deltas and other coastal marshes can host untold numbers and varieties of fish.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Calcasieu Lake’s searing hot redfish action
Capt. Erik Rue said everything from slot reds to bull reds can be caught at Calcasieu Lake from the coast north to the saltwater barrier.[…]
Fishing Reports
Natalie and Hadley Grace with a bull red
Natalie Grace and her daughter Hadley were on a mother/daughter fishing trip on May 17 when they caught this 27-pound bull red just outside of Salt Bayou in Slidell.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
As late summer water temperatures rise, go deeper at Golden Meadow
According to Eddie Berthelot, Jr. with Spots & Specks Charters, speckled trout go into the larger, deeper bays and lakes in August.[…]
Features
Rigolets redfish
When monster spawning redfish move in from offshore, they pass through Lake Borgne and proceed through the Rigolets.[…]
Columns
Unlimited kayak fishing possibilities down Highway 1 corridor
The entire area down lower Highway 1 down to Grand Isle provides some great summertime kayak fishing opportunities.[…]
Fishing Reports
Bull red for America’s 250th birthday
Avery Mestayer with his biggest redfish yet at Cypremort Point for the 73rd Annual Iberia Rod and Gun Club Fishing Rodeo on July 3.[…]
Field Notes
A closer look at Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA
Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area consists of 33,488 acres of mostly marsh. It is located 15 miles south of Houma.[…]