Fishing Hotspots
Summer redfish, trout on Big Lake love lure fished under popping corks
According to Brian Windsor, who guides on Lake Calcasieu, July is popping cork time when cruising the beachfront.[…]
Speckled Trout
Field Reports
Thunder, lightning and a limit of speckled trout in Lake Borgne
Lightning and rain chased Devin Denman off his intended fishing spots, mostly rigs in Lake Borgne, and he had to roll with the punches.[…]
Field Reports
Bayside Grand Isle trout action
Tommy Vidrine gives his report on the status of fishing in Grand Isle. He headed out to fish the green water in Bayou Rigaud.[…]
Features
The 2021 big-speck phenomena
Why are south Louisiana waters ‘suddenly’ filled with above-average sized speckled trout this spring? Is dirty water to be applauded?[…]
Features
Fish by day, cook by night
Fish by day, cook by night: how an Eden Isles couple incorporates the mindset of subsistence fishing to get meaning and purpose to life.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Cocodrie’s beaches will fill with trout this month
Capt. Tommy Pellegrin finds great success catching speckled trout out of Cocodrie on the beaches this month.[…]
Features
Louisiana’s barrier islands offer kayak-bound anglers great fishing
Louisiana’s barrier islands offer great opportunities for kayak-bound anglers. Make the arrangements for a trip of a lifetime.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout bite starting a little late this year
Speckled trout are a month late this year getting big bite started south of New Orleans. Here’s how to fish Bay Eloi.[…]
Field Reports
Jigging for Lake Pontchartrain speckled trout
Jigging speckled trout at the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles and Highway 11 bridges is one of Devin Denman’s favorite ways to catch them.[…]
Columns
Hard-plastics make June an epic month for speckled trout
Hard-plastics tend to deliver bigger speckled trout than soft-plastics on average, and that’s particularly true during June.[…]
Fishing Reports
Michael Taylor’s Grand Isle speckled trout
Michael Taylor, Lafayette LA. Caught this speckled trout on plastics during trip in Grand Isle in May. Photo by Jeff Johnson.
Fishing
Red Snapper and Speckled Trout Bites are on Fire
The Memorial Day weekend should be a good one for speckled trout and red snapper anglers, according to numerous fishing guides.[…]
Newsletters
Fishing oil and gas wells for speckled trout and redfish
In this Sportsman TV video, Capt. Charlie Thomason with Bayou Charters targets oil and gas well heads for speckled trout and redfish.[…]
Newsletters
Stormy bachelor party yields huge trout
Paul Fuselier of Covington caught a 27 1/4-inch speckled trout while fishing near Venice during his bachelor party excursion on May 17.[…]
Features
Buras guide shares tips for June reds, specks
Buras guide Capt. Ron Price said you sometimes have to strong-arm speckled trout and redfish into biting. He knows how.[…]
Field Reports
Catching trout out of the river silt in Delacroix
The speckled trout are loving the abundance of croakers and shrimp in the turbid water of Delacroix right now.[…]