Ahab Broadus has been fishing Delacroix for more than 25 years, and he said this May is setting up to be one of the better ones for anglers who like to fish the outer edges of the popular St. Bernard Parish port.[…]
The scenario plays out every spring. Anglers experience a dearth of freckled fish in March and April, and all hopes turn to May, in anxious anticipation. And always the questions are the same:[…]
Throughout the year, finding bait is essential to catching fish, but Lafitte guide Capt. Lane Zimmer feels it’s especially important to locate shrimp in May when targeting speckled trout.[…]
“It’s wide open right now and trout action is exploding everywhere,” Capt. Tommy Pellegrin, said.[…]
According to Larry Frey, taking a page from your wintertime playbook can pay big dividends for speckled trout fishermen in May.[…]
Capt. Lane Zimmer’s text message was crystal clear.
“… left them biting yesterday,” the message read.
I wasn’t sure what happened between yesterday and this morning, but Lane’s spot that was so productive just 24 hours before only gave up two trout.
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The weather looked lousy as Creighton Ward, part owner and first captain of Southern Exposure Inland Fishing Charters, launched his boat from an obscure launch just north of the old Buras Auditorium into the Mississippi River. […]
Cocodrie and Dularge guide Capt. Tommy Pellegrin isn’t necessarily a bait guru, but he pays close attention to what lure is on the end of his line this time of year.[…]
Shannon Griffin is quick to admit that some very good speckled trout fishing can be found in Bayou Lacombe and Lake Pontchartrain near the bayou, but she will be the first to tell you Lake Road leads to a lot more outdoors opportunities.[…]
Anchoring on shell pads involves a lot of strategy, according to Forrest Green.[…]
Since he spends a lot of time chasing white perch on the West Pearl River, Brian Baldwin has compiled a laundry list of tips that helps him put together a nice box of fish just about every time he goes.[…]
Yellowfin tuna are delectable table fare, but only if properly cleaned and handled.[…]
Will Wall builds his tuna live-bait rigs around bent-butt rods constructed on 60-80 blanks by JPR Custom Rods of Morton, Penn.[…]
Tuna fishing off the Louisiana coast can demand lots of chumming, especially on low-current days when the fish can only be called picky.[…]
Venice offers more access to good tuna grounds than any other port, according to Wall.[…]
It can get very crowded at some of the rigs that tuna like to haunt. On the day that Wall and Ballavares put Pelas and Bruce on their fish, eight boats were working the same fish at the same rig.[…]