Louisiana Sportsman

Capt. Mike Gallo is constantly field-testing different gear and techniques to give himself an edge over the speckled trout.[…]

Kayak fishing provides some challenges for anglers wanting to keep a healthy supply of shrimp or other live bait along for the day’s trip.[…]

Chas Champagne fishes for speckled trout over the shallows of Lake Pontchartrain using hard baits and corks from Matrix Shad.[…]

There’s a belief among a significant subset of anglers that the location of the moon has a profound impact on the activity of fish and game.[…]

Once the fish move into the lake for their spring run they are eager to hit baits while roaming the shorelines of Lake Pontchartrain.[…]

While it could be a difficult endeavor, Louisiana stock enhancement through hatchery programs should be given serious consideration.[…]

Hopefully new regulations will keep more spawning trout in Louisiana waters so these highly prolific fish will continue to delight anglers.[…]

Chas Champagne got to the eastern shorelines of Lake Pontchartrain to avoid the high winds and boat traffic and catch some speckled trout.[…]

The wind direction was good and the water was as clean. It was only a matter of time before Marsh Man Masson found a productive pattern.[…]

Marsh Man Masson is joined by Dustin Jones to target a variety of fish, including speckled trout, and they had a feast in the marsh![…]

Kirk Stansel of Hackberry Rod and Gun knows the potential this time of year for West Cove. It’s a gold mine for speckled trout.[…]

According to Capt. Ryan Vincent of Reel Cajun Fishing, fishing action picks up in April and just gets better after that in Lafitte.[…]

Spring is when speckled trout enter one particular pattern — setting up in bayous to feast on young spring bait stocks.[…]

Capt. Bruce Baugh is a local legend in Southwest Louisiana when it comes to wade fishing for the largest of Calcasieu Lake’s speckled trout.[…]

The new Louisiana regulations for speckled trout, which preserves more of the 3 year olds, will give our fishery a size boost.[…]

The Lake Pontchartrain bridges and reefs create abundant excellent fish-attracting structure and can produce great catches.[…]