Louisiana Sportsman

Great Dularge trout bite is expected

November 26, 2019 Chris Berzas

When waters get cold, fishing can get hot south of Dularge. One veteran captain has a handful of strategies for December action.[…]

Paul Brown baits, including the Corky, Fat Boy, Soft Dine and Devil, have the reputation of being more productive as the water cools in fall and winter. The author put them to the test.

When it’s cold, Paul Brown baits have the right moves for trout

November 14, 2019 Chris Bush

Examining the sink rate and sink profile of some popular Paul Brown lures and decide if time of year turns this bait from ordinary to extraordinary.[…]

Rules for the fall angler’s road in Louisiana

November 14, 2019 Jon Miller

Be patient and courteous, and don’t barge in on other fishermen or duck hunters, even if the action promises to be great.[…]

Cajun Lures’ Mad Minna

November 12, 2019 Don Shoopman

Zach Dubois, owner of Cajun Lures, really likes consistently catching fish, mostly speckled trout, on the new, improved Mad Minna.[…]

New Matrix RipShad puts trout in the boat

November 5, 2019 louisianasportsman

The fall and winter months are some of the best times to target trout with hard baits. Watch this episode of DockSide TV to help master hard bait fishing.[…]

Gordon Matherne shows off a nice Sulphur Mine speckled trout.

Sulphur Mine speckled trout strategies

November 1, 2019 Rusty Tardo

The Galliano Sulfur Mine area has produced good numbers and good sizes of speckled trout for decades during this time of year.[…]

Stanley Simeon caught trout on live shrimp on the oyster reefs in the Biloxi marsh.

Trout showing up inside at Hopedale, Shell Beach

November 1, 2019 Rusty Tardo

It’s been a tough year for trout chasers, but that’s in the past. Speckled trout are showing up inside at Hopedale and Shell Beach in big numbers.[…]

Pelicans frequent the MRGO Dam to gorge on the schools of bait. They descended on this redfish as an angler attempted to reel it in. The angler won both battles.

Kayakers have great access to MRGO structure

November 1, 2019 Chris Holmes

Point your kayak towards the rock dam on the MRGO in Hopedale. It has easy access and consistently provides great fishing opportunities.[…]

The Petit Minnow

November 1, 2019 Don Shoopman

Crappie Psychic’s Petit Minnows are 2 ½-inch, soft-plastic minnow-style baits that are perfect for crappie and speckled trout.[…]

Trout in transition months

October 21, 2019 louisianasportsman

Capt. Charlie Thomason has spent many years following speckled trout through this transitional period in the fall and he has some key concepts.[…]

The author caught this spectacular, 30-inch speckled trout on a Sept. 1 trip.

A ‘Dirty 30’ speck for my son and I

September 26, 2019 Chris Bush

Surprise 30-inch lunker speckled trout became a lifetime memory for Chris Bush and his 10-year-old son Ramsey on a wade-fishing trip to Corpus Christi, Tex.[…]

Capt. Chris Danos believes several years of below-average fishing in the Pointe a la Hache area are over, with improved action on trout in the offing for anglers this fall.

Hopeful signs of a speckled fall in Pointe a la Hache

September 26, 2019 Rusty Tardo

The waters around East Pointe a la Hache have long been a summertime hotspot for speckled trout, especially from late summer through winter.[…]

According to Capt. Adam Jaynes, Sabine Lake has intermittently delivered good trout over the past three falls despite freshwater inundation by rainfall and storms. When wade-fishing the flats on the Louisiana side of Sabine Lake in the fall, anglers have chances at 3- to-5-pound fish and ones even larger.

Sabine Lake’s fall schoolie trout, trophies

September 26, 2019 Chris Berzas

Sabine Lake is ready to offer numbers and quality speckled trout in the fall and winter. Capt. Adam Jaynes of Just Fish Guide Service shares his tips. […]

Louisiana’s fall trout kickoff, Part 1

September 25, 2019 Jon Miller

Fall is the time of year anglers long for, when you can spend an entire day on the water without heat headaches or numb fingers.[…]

Trout are so thick here, shrimpers are catching them in their nets

September 24, 2019 Anthony Taylor

According to Capt. Tommy Pellegrin, the speckled trout fishing action is back in full swing this September in the Cocodrie area.[…]

Calcasieu’s yellowmouths fat, sassy

September 16, 2019 Chris Berzas

Moving out of the depths of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in September, large speckled trout will be in a feeding mood before colder waters appear in December.[…]