Inshore Fishing
Fishing the jetties and other Calcasieu Lake trout options
There are always fish of some type on the jetties in the summer, Capt. Erik Rue said. They might be specks, and they might be redfish.[…]
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Inshore Fishing
How ’bout mullet for Big Lake trout?
Mullet, usually striped mullet but occasionally white mullet, have always been popular bait. In recent years, however, they have slipped somewhat in popularity — but not because they don’t catch fish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Rue’s speckled trout rig
Erik Rue’s live-bait rig is simplicity itself.
It consists of a 6-foot length of 20- or 25-pound-test monofilament or fluorocarbon. Monofilament is a little softer and easier to deal with, but fluorocarbon is more abrasion resistant when fishing around the rocks.[…]
Inshore Fishing
More Big Lake info in Trout Masters Too
Learn more about how Capt. Erik Rue fishes big lake, including his trout-fishing calendar and detailed hotspot maps, in “Trout Masters Too: How the Pros Do It.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Body of second Lake Charles fisherman found
The body of a 25-year-old Westlake man missing since the boat in which he was fishing on Lake Charles capsized Friday evening was recovered Sunday (July 22) morning, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.
Christopher Rollins was the second victim of the accident; the body of 22-year-old William R. Druilhet Jr. was recovered Saturday morning, the LDWF said.[…]
Breaking News
Two dead, one missing in two separate accidents
Two anglers died in separate boating incidents yesterday, and a third man is missing, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported today (July 21).[…]
Inshore Fishing
Small boat, Big Lake, no problem
OK then, you have a small boat, you want to fish for specks and reds, and you think you can’t do it. But you can.[…]
Bass Fishing
Slow down for more summer bass
When largemouth bass play hard to get, it’s time to pull out the clichéd yet profoundly applicable allusion of the tortoise and the hare.[…]
Bass Fishing
Slow down for more summer bass
When largemouth bass play hard to get, it’s time to pull out the clichéd yet profoundly applicable allusion of the tortoise and the hare.[…]
Bass Fishing
Reaction Reduction
Now, with all this talk of subtle presentations with baits that are mostly made for such approaches, let’s not overlook the fact that bass lures built for speed don’t necessarily have to move at a peppy pace all the time.[…]
Bass Fishing
Slow-down signs
Side-viewing sonar has proven invaluable for many aspects of the bass fishing game, but Johnston said it’s particularly strategic during the hot months because it helps locate bait schools. Find the food and you’ll find the bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Dress it up
Increase your chances of pushing those pensive fish over the edge with these three bait enhancement tricks.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t connect the dots to get to far-away fish
He has seen it too many times for it to be an anomaly and he has yet to figure out why people — even guides — do it, but Capt. Jeff Poe with Big Lake Guide Service would never run over a potential fishing spot just to get to another potential fishing spot.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Increase in knowledge leads to decrease in pressure
Although there’s been a lot of talk of increased fishing pressure at Big Lake in the last few years, Capt. Jeff Poe feels like there’s something going on that might have gone a little bit under the rader recently.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Stick with basic baits under pressure
One might think that changing lures would be a good way to counteract fishing pressure at Calcasieu Lake. […]
Inshore Fishing
Under Pressure
This is my son’s first year of playing kid-pitch baseball.
After looking like an all-star in the batting cages during his first practice, he stood on deck and watched the batter before him take a hardball to the lower back in his team’s first attempt to hit off of an inconsistent 9-year-old pitcher.[…]