Field Reports
Shrimp draining from marsh at this spot!
An autumn falling tide sucks white shrimp from backwater marshes, basically hand-feeding them to marauding schools of speckled trout.[…]
Speckled Trout
Field Reports
Lake Catherine speckled trout in deep then shallow water
Chas Champagne starts the day off fishing the deep passes off Lake Catherine and then moved to the shorelines to catch specks in the shallows.[…]
Features
Strikes from large trout
The months of low river water set up a favorable inshore salinity gradient for larger speckled trout this October.[…]
Field Reports
Catching reds and trout after a temperature drop
Chas Champagne used big Golden Eye JigHeads to get the Pink Champagne Matrix down to the bottom where the speckled trout were hanging.[…]
Field Reports
Inshore trout haul shows fall is here!
The annual speckled trout migration from outside bays to the inside marshes is driven more by photoperiod and bait stocks than temperature.[…]
Columns
First voted down; now voted “up,” speckled trout proposal moves forward… maybe
It appears we’re getting close to a resolution on new speckled trout regulations, maybe. The new regs will be discussed on Sept. 21.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Delacroix’s September specks
Although it may not be at the very top of his list, Delacroix fishing guide Capt. Jack Payne finds great speckled trout action this month.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Late summer speckled trout fun at Pelican Pass
According to Capt. Bill Lake of Bayou Guide Service, some fair to good speckled trout fishing should be in Pelican Pass in September.[…]
Features
Eelgrass Extravaganza
Kevin DiMaggio of Ponchatoula targets grass flats along the shoreline between Bayou Bonfouca and Goose Point for speckled trout.[…]
Fishing Reports
Ridge Guillory’s first speck
Ridge Guillory of Lafayette caught his first speckled trout in Grand Isle on June 8, 2023.[…]
Columns
Matrix 3X Shad
Matrix 3X Shad’s new tri-color combinations are Matrix 3X Shad Lime Light, Matrix 3X Shad Pink Cosmo and Matrix 3X Shad Purple Patagonia.[…]
Newsletters
Speckled trout regulations yo-yo goes back to legislature
An NOI limiting the bag limit of speckled trout to 15 with a size of 13-20 inches will go before a Louisiana Legislative Oversight committee.[…]
Bass Fishing
Berkley J-Walker
Get explosive topwater action from Berkley’s take on the classic walk-the-dog lure.[…]
News Breaker
The LWFC amends Notice of Intent modifying spotted seatrout size and bag limits
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) amended the Notice of Intent (NOI) to change spotted seatrout size and bag limits.[…]
Fishing Reports
Fourchon barges trout bite is on fire!
Memorial Day weekend at the Fourchon barges free-lining live shrimp was the ticket for a box of nice speckled trout.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Wade for topwater trout at night
The islands on the north end of Sabine Lake offer some great speckled trout fishing during the dog days of summer, particularly at night.[…]