Field Reports
Epic rock jetty fishing
Jared Serigné fishes a rock jetty in St. Bernard Parish for sheepshead, black drum and redfish with Capt. Randall Shaw. […]
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Features
Fish traffic picks up under Lake Pontchartrain’s bridges
Several bridges spanning Lake Pontchartrain create miles of artificial reefs that hold various fish species. […]
Field Reports
Sight fishing for sheepshead with Matrix Fluorocarbon
Chas Champagne goes sight fishing for sheepshead using Matrix Flouro Line from Matrix Shad so the fish can’t see his line. […]
Features
Southwest fishing smorgasbord
Most people know Big Lake, but there is also great fishing to be had in the marshes and bayous between Big Lake and Sabine Lake. […]
Field Notes
Summer sheepshead tactics
Chasing sheepshead with fiddler crabs and the right technique provides action and challenges for adults and children throughout the summer. […]
Features
Coastal Cornucopia
People can fish in the Gulf of Mexico, the rivers, around the islands, off the beaches and in the bays for many different species. […]
Columns
January kayak fishing jackpot
Sheepshead are hard fighters, delicious, and can be caught around docks, pilings and rock piles using a simple bottom rig and dead shrimp. […]
Fishing Hotspots
The recipe for Dularge sheepshead, redfish and drum
Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are easy to come across this month in the Dularge area, according to Capt. Marty LaCoste. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Summer guide to Breton Sound fishing action
Here are six summer fishing hotspots on Breton Sound where you’ll find speckled trout, redfish and sheepshead. […]
Features
Shoreline protection comes with a bonus: new places to fish
Shoreline protection systems have an added benefit to battling coastal losses: they provide great places for gamefish to ambush prey. […]
Features
Artificial ways to herd sheepshead
Live bait gets most of the attention, but sheepshead will hit a couple of relatively new artificials. […]
Columns
Sheepshead: Don’t overlook these fish
The most-underrated saltwater fish in Louisiana has to be the sheepshead. The good news for kayak anglers is that they are hard fighters. […]
Fishing Reports
Hopedale sheepshead
Ian Lovell, 9, caught his biggest sheepshead to date near the Hopedale long rocks in Aug. 2020.
Field Notes
‘Scraping’ is a little-used, effective method for catching sheepshead
Fishermen should try scraping barnacles and oysters off pier posts and seawalls to chum sheepshead into biting this September. […]
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An easy way to clean sheepshead
Humberto Fontova expertly demonstrates the proper step-by-step technique of how to clean a sheepshead — including a great tip on avoiding the rib bones. […]
Fishing Hotspots
A Shell Beach New Year
For anglers up for the challenge of fishing the Shell Beach area this month, Capt. Eric Olsen of Saltwater Therapy has some helpful pointers. […]