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Get live shrimp ready
Fall has arrived, and so have the speckled trout. Areas where they were scarce in the summer are now jam-packed. […]
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Last week of Daylight Savings Time is No. 1 trout week
Don’t miss Nov. 1-6; it is speckled trout time to die for. […]
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Pop the top for fall trout
Topwater baits are extremely productive on fall speckled trout along the Gulf Coast. They’re hungry enough to eat anything that moves. […]
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Avoid Pontchartrain’s crowded trestles and still catch November specks
Old pilings around camps on eastern end of Pontchartrain will hold November specks. […]
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Okuma DTR Custom Inshore Rods
Venice, La., is really “down the road” so when Okuma designers worked with a Venice-based captain to design a series of inshore rods, it named the series “DTR.” Okuma is offers 11 models, six spinning […]
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Guide gives plenty of ‘love’ for October at Calcasieu Lake
Anglers can take advantage of changing October weather putting speckled trout and redfish on feeding binge at Calcasieu Lake. […]
Field Reports
Smashing speckled trout in the Biloxi Marsh
Fall is the best time of the year to catch speckled trout in Louisiana. In this video, Devin Denman gives you tips and tricks to catch them. […]
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You can “rig” the trout game by knowing your oil and gas rigs
Nearshore, inshore oil and gas rigs along Louisiana coast provide speckled trout with places to fatten up around productive structure. […]
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October is prime time to “cork” a trout
A soft-plastic shrimp fished under a cork is the best thing you can offer a speckled trout on the Gulf Coast in October. […]
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Sabine anglers need to watch birds to find trout quickly
Egrets, gulls can lead anglers to great fishing on Sabine Lake and Big Lake. The birds can lead you to shrimp and gamefish. […]
Field Reports
Hurricane Ida pushes trout into residential canals
Speckled trout are just starting to move in and Hurricane Ida has them in some unconventional places right now. […]
Field Reports
This pattern delivered the SPECKLED TROUT!
Want some speckled trout? Marsh Man Masson says you’ve GOT to fish this way this time of year in Southeast Louisiana. […]
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BIG speckled trout on Rat-L-Traps in clear water!
Devin Denman hits the Grand Isle and Port Fourchon area to find a fun speckled trout bite before Hurricane Ida. […]
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First time fishing after Hurricane Ida
Just eight days after Hurricane Ida, Marsh Man Masson was able to survey the marsh and check on its fish populations. […]
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Seasonal diet changes drive trout behavior
Availability of bait causes seasonal changes in speckled trout behavior. Choose their favorite season foods and catch more fish. […]
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Slidell guide sets trap for September specks
Adam Shields has a strategy to intercept a speckled trout’s transition this month by using travel routes and baitfish habits against them. […]