Running the long distances necessary for offshore trout fishing —up to 25 miles one-way from either Southwest Pass or the eastern end of Marsh Island — demands having a real boat under you. And after reaching those points, Vermilion Bay must still be crossed.[…]
Speckled trout fishing offshore of Vermilion Bay is a seasonal business, primarily because of the fickle behavior of the Atchafalaya River.[…]
Live bait is considered critical for success by the anglers. Whether croakers, cocahoe minnows or mullet are used, live bait must, by definition, be kept alive to be used.[…]
Making a clean sweep seems to always make things feel a little fresher.[…]
Because of the sideways bite of a flounder, traditional jigs leave a few fish on the table. However, Betts’ Flounder Fanatic hooks are a good way to increase your catch.[…]
After eight straight days of wind so strong nobody could leave the launch, Capt. Marty LaCoste found calm and clean water yesterday morning (June 26), and those same conditions continued on his trip this morning.[…]
The Abbeville Harbor and Terminal Public Boat Launch in Intracoastal City will once again be the site of the Fishing for Memories Rodeo benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association.[…]
Because of the sideways bite of a flounder, Betts’ new Flounder Fanatic hooks are a good way to increase your catch.[…]
I used to be fascinated at how quickly my grandfather’s catfish would come to the surface of his two farm ponds as he drove across the field in their direction.[…]
Bream fishing continues to be hot inside the Atchafalaya Basin, with crickets producing heavy stringers of bull bream and massive goggle-eye.[…]
June temperatures often start out in the mid 70s, requiring bream anglers to use a few precautions when going out on the water for a morning of fishing.[…]
I used to be fascinated at how quickly my grandfather’s catfish would come to the surface of his two farm ponds as he drove across the field in their direction.[…]
Joey Palmisano was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer about five years ago. Not long after that, he sat down with his son Billy Joe to find out any plans the younger Palmisano had for the future.[…]
Many red snapper trips are made on offshore boats. Capt. Eric Dumas figured out a way to make it happen for himself in his 24-foot Ranger bay boat.[…]
Ron Aulds’ favorite way to fish Caney Lake might be working big worms in the deep brush piles, but he knows that’s not the only way to catch big bass.[…]
In sort of a hypnotic, mesmerizing motion the tip of my float wavered left to right in a semi-circle until it slowly sunk beneath the surface of the water.[…]