Field Notes
Inshore insights: Understanding water levels in the marsh
The pond that held all those biting redfish would have been a great honey hole — if only there was any water left in it.[…]
Redfish
Field Notes
The lovin’ spoonful
Fall is prime time for redfish, and the venerable old spoon is still an effective, fun lure to throw in interior marshes for solid action.[…]
News Breaker
Redfish raring to go deep at Dularge
When anglers think of redfish, very rarely do they dream of catching them in deep water — but Capt. Marty LaCoste fishes them in that zone in September.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Sportsman subscriber lands STAR-tagged redfish in Breton Sound
James Bryan was in search of speckled trout Saturday morning while fishing the Central Rig Facility Field in Breton Sound.[…]
Redfish
What to look for when sight fishing reds
Capt. Ryan Lambert has no problem with stalking a clean marsh edge to find cooperative fish, but it’s also nice when the targets do all the work for you.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Bank on Lafitte redfish this month
Lafitte is known for great fishing, but its prime speckled trout month isn’t exactly August.[…]
Inshore Fishing
August is a real winner for Dularge reds
August speckled trout fishing in South Louisiana: It’s hot, the trout are far away, live shrimp are needed and you have to deal with roughly 1,529 hardhead catfish per trip. Perhaps, worst of all, you have to get up earlier than the devil.[…]
Features
Sight fishing for marsh reds
“I really like sight fishing them with topwater hard baits, but you can’t do that while you’re guiding because you’ll wear them,” Lambert said.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lafitte anglers reel in STAR-tagged redfish — from 2014 tournament
Rad Trascher, director of the Coastal Conservation Association’s Louisiana STAR Tournament, often gets asked about the fate of redfish tagged in previous years’ contests that never get caught. […]
Inshore Fishing
Follow the food
Above all, fish are going to be where the bait is residing. You can have clean, moving water, but if there’s no bait there, there’s no reason for the fish to stay there.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Leader length key for Hopedale redfish
It’s no secret finding the bait is absolutely critical to finding the predator fish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
High river means fishing tight against canes for Venice redfish
The Mississippi River at New Orleans crested at more than 16.4 feet — just under minor flood stage — on May 31, and is finally forecast to steadily fall to about 11 feet by June 28 — which is just fine with Capt. Mike Frenette down in Venice.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Potential No. 2 redfish caught, released out of Venice
If the formula used to estimate the live weight of a redfish is correct, then a 53-inch tank caught and released earlier this month out of Venice could have been the new No.2-ranked red drum in the state record books.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish thick in marshes off the ICW
Right now, grass is like a combination of Red Bull, bacon, Twinkies and ice cream for redfish — they simply can’t stay away from it. […]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish bite on at Pointe-aux-Chenes
Everyone knows a falling tide is the best-case scenario to catch quick limits of redfish. So what do you do if the forecast calls for an extended period of daytime rising water levels?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big Lake anglers seeing red
On Wednesday, I fished with Capt. Erik Rue of Calcasieu Charters and the redfish were on fire.[…]