Inshore Fishing
Dularge speckled trout go deep
As December rolls around and water temperatures gradually cool, speckled trout move into deeper waters around Dularge — and that’s where Capt. Tommy Pellegrin heads.[…]
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Inshore Fishing
Biloxi Marsh bash
Capt. Casey Kieff (504-512-7171) said trout action has been great during October and November in the Biloxi Marsh, and it should continue this month as long as the mild weather lasts.[…]
Events & Announcements
Melancon’s resignation confirmed, but he’s not going anywhere yet
Gov. John Bel Edwards confirmed in an emailed statement last night the resignation of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Secretary Charlie Melancon, but a spokesman for the governor said the embattled agency head isn’t leaving just yet.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Credentials of a guide and a chef
What gives Lloyd Landry IV and Tenney Flynn the authority to discuss the qualities of Sciaenops ocellatus, the red drum — what we call “redfish?” […]
Redfish
How to really clean a bull red
Tenny Flynn is not only proficient at producing beautiful cutlets from fillets, but he cleans out the throat and cheeks of each bull red.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF’s Melancon asked to resign, source says
Embattled Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Charlie Melancon has been asked to resign but “is still coming to work,” a source told LouisianaSportsman.com.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Castle crowds
Capt. Mike Gallo (504-259-3474) idled his bay boat through the crowd anchored around the big rock pile near Violet formerly known as “The Castle.”[…]
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Bulling it out — How to catch and clean big reds
When the guide slid the landing net under the fish, the chef’s face lit up like a Hollywood marquee.
Was it a tender-fleshed and delectable speckled trout? No.[…]
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From hot to cold — How to fish Chalmette after the Hot Water Canal went cold
For Chalmette-area wintertime anglers, the Hot Water Canal was about as close as you could get to a sure thing.[…]
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Get to the Pointe — Guide’s tips for Pointe a la Hache trout and reds
So another December arrives — a month of endings, to be sure, but also of beginnings.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hard-plastic Hopedale trout
There’s no doubt that a popping cork with a soft-plastic underneath is a deadly way to catch a boatload of speckled trout — particularly in the fall when fish are gorging on white shrimp.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to catch offshore fish with mullet
Although inshore guide Capt. Cody Obiol prefers engaging mullet from their schools’ perimeters, he has on occasion put a few live ones into service when calm seas allow a nearshore tuna run.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t park when fishing for Delacroix’s fall trout
“Stick and move,” Capt. Chad Dufrene said repeatedly that day. “In the fall months you stick when they bite and move when they quit. And do it all over again until you put a nice box of fish together.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Reds also on the menu in Delacroix
What if we want to catch some Delacroix reds this month? No problem, Capt. Chad Dufrene said.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Prospecting at Golden Meadow
Fishing action slows down over the long, hot summer. The heat takes a toll on areas that you’d expect to hold fish. Even the water gets ugly, and anglers often come back with little to show for their efforts.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Shell Beach treasure trove
Fishing the marsh on a falling tide in November almost isn’t fair for the shrimp or the fish. Shrimp get sucked out of the marsh and are pulverized by speckled trout, while anglers can sit at the mouths of major bayous and sink the boat with specks.[…]