Inshore Fishing
Bait and tackle
What tackle to use on the bridge is a matter of personal choice. Most people use medium-action spinning or baitcasting rigs, but fly rods and long crappie jigging poles are also popular.[…]
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Second Fiddle
Capt. Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters exited the mouth of Bayou DuLarge at Pelican Pass. Only this time, rather than pointing his bay boat toward more-familiar destinations like Coon Point and the Mardi Gras rig, he turned sharply toward the west and ran the coastline toward the often-overlooked Oyster Bayou.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Bayou Raccourci top DuLarge flounder spot
Capt. Marty LaCoste loves to chase speckled trout, but he’s also been known to bring in ice chests full of flounder.[…]
Inshore Fishing
DuLarge ahead of schedule
According to Capt. Travis Miller, 2012 has been an odd sort of year when it comes to the baits he’s fishing and where he’s fishing them out of Bayou DuLarge.[…]
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Reef runner: Fishing the Lake Pontchartrain reefs is a guarantee
I watched what seemed to be an unending parade of barges filled with mountains of crushed concrete arrive and dump their contents onto the lake floor to create a five-acre artificial reef, all from the back porch of my home on Lake Pontchartrain’s Northshore.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Get the Lake Pontchartrain map to find artificial reefs
If you are serious about fishing and enjoying the many recreational opportunities of Lake Pontchartrain, you really need to buy the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation’s Fishing and Recreation Guide.[…]
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Sit on top — fish on top
Primetime for topwater action in Southeast Louisiana is here. With the coming of the next few full moons, big female trout will be at their spawning peak and will get extremely aggressive with topwater baits.[…]
Breaking News
Red snapper season extended by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Red snapper season has been extended for six days because of rough seas that have prevented anglers from reaching the offshore fishing grounds, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today (June 29).[…]
Inshore Fishing
Conditions are right for hot coastal fishing
The atmosphere over the Louisiana coast has stabilized, and the howling winds have become less audible. The water levels are going back to normal.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Luling angler wins Venice Slam tournament
Luling’s Julie Hebert beat out 21 anglers from across the country to claim the top prize in the e International Women’s Fishing Association’s Venice Slam Tournament held in mid-June.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fourchon Beach gives up 10-pound trout
Capt. Steve Shook wasn’t even wanting to fish June 7. He honestly didn’t want to pick up the bent-over rod sitting securely in one of his rod holders.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish bonanza in the Biloxi Marsh
Persistent east winds in recent weeks, most notably in association with Tropical Storm Debby, have effectively put the summer trout slam on hold as rough seas keep most anglers from the outer bays.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Introduction of Highway 1 toll booth a traffic nightmare
The quickly eroding marsh in between Leeville and Fourchon has warranted a toll-funded mega-bridge replacing the old, sinking Louisiana Highway 1. This past weekend was the first that Department of Transportation and Development finally implemented its automated toll payment Machines (ATPM) at the on-ramp to the new La. 1.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Wind making Venice fishing tough, guide says
The river is too low, the river is too high. This, and complaints about a certain oil spill that occurred a few years, ago seem to be excuses pushed by fishing guides as of recently.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Tuna, red snapper thick offshore
Capt. Cory Talbot of Reel Addictions charters was recently entrusted with the 32-foot Twin Vee charter boat at 10:30 a.m. when David Pizzolato and his friends from Luling stepped on board.
“I was sure we were going to catch snapper, and was hoping for some tuna but was not really quite sure what to expect,” Pizzolato said while gearing up for the ensuing overnighter.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Disappearance of Cataouatche hydrilla no cause for alarm, LDWF biologist says
Anglers in Lake Cataouatche have noticed that submerged plants in the popular waterway seem to be disappearing, but a biologist with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said they shouldn’t be too concerned.[…]