Field Notes
Simple hack for cutting braided fishing line
Braided line is a great “tool in the toolbox” for catching speckled trout and redfish. A lighter cuts braided fishing line quickly and conveniently.[…]
Redfish
Inshore Fishing
How to find fish in unfamiliar marsh
Every angler has secret honey holes, the places known only to him or her that offer a reasonable chance for success. I have those as well, but I’m always on a quest to locate new ones. What I really LOVE to do is branch out from areas that are familiar into those that have never floated my boat.[…]
News Breaker
Inshore insights: Can redfish live in fresh water?
Some folks give me a confused look after my reply when they ask if I’ve been saltwater fishing.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Big topwater explosions between big rainstorms
With a radar app on every smartphone, it’s a lot easier now to slip out on the water between rain showers than it was just a decade ago. My son Joel and I did that on Friday, motoring our bay boat over bumpy seas to a grass flat we hoped would hold some topwater-munching speckled trout.[…]
News Breaker
‘Zombie’ reds invade Delacroix marshes
Some zombies have invaded the marshes of Delacroix recently — but not the walking dead variety. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Redfish prowling Venice bays
Winter makes for tough fishing at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but things are on the upswing this month as redfish invade the exterior bays around Venice.[…]
News Breaker
Port Sulphur bank fishermen busted for alleged redfish violations
An enforcement agent with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries busted three anglers in Plaquemines Parish last week for alleged redfish violations while fishing from the bank in Port Sulphur.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Find reds in Dularge’s dead-end canals
Calm days are few and far between this month, but if you can snag one, there are plenty of tackle-busting fish waiting for you, according to Dularge guide Capt. Anthony Kyzar.[…]
News Breaker
Inshore insights: Top 3 redfish lures
The gold spoon has to be the most common redfish lure inshore anglers use. Crack open any tackle box in Southeast Louisiana, and I’m willing to bet you’d see at least a couple in there.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Lake Borgne redfish are sunning in shallow bays
Common sense says deep water and wintertime go together like caramel sauce and ice cream, but Capt. Bubby Lamy finds redfish this time of year piled up in the shallow marshes off Lake Borgne and Proctor’s Point.[…]
News Breaker
Marsh Man Masson vid: Roadside redfish on every cast
The polar vortex that made North America more resemble Antarctica during New Year celebrations didn’t exactly bypass the Deep South.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Seeing red in Venice
There are certain times of the year when the Venice speckled trout fishing is as good as you’ll ever see in Louisiana. But unfortunately for speck diehards, January isn’t one of those months. […]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore insights: Which boat is best for sight-fishing reds
It’s a common misconception that skinny-drafting boats are needed to sight-fish reds, but professional tournament anglers show us otherwise.[…]
News Breaker
Action shifts to bays and marshes north of Grand Isle
Speckled trout have pretty much made the move to interior bays and marshes north of Grand Isle now, so that’s where Capt. Keith “Herk” Bergeron heads to track them down in December.[…]
News Breaker
Trout, redfish action heats up in Lake Charles
Go downtown, so to speak, to catch speckled trout consistently in December on Calcasieu Lake.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish, trout thick in Delacroix
If you live in Southeast Louisiana and want to catch quick limits of reds and specks, you should point your truck toward Delacroix.[…]