Fishing Hotspots
Raccoon Island speckled trout
A scenic barrier island known as a great pelican rookery and near-offshore waters teeming with speckled trout and other saltwater fish in the Gulf of Mexico will be very popular in May.[…]
Speckled Trout
Fishing Hotspots
Speckled trout options out of Venice
Fishing out of Venice usually depends on what the Mississippi River is doing — and May is no exception. […]
Inshore Fishing
How to find fish in unfamiliar marsh
Every angler has secret honey holes, the places known only to him or her that offer a reasonable chance for success. I have those as well, but I’m always on a quest to locate new ones. What I really LOVE to do is branch out from areas that are familiar into those that have never floated my boat.[…]
Field Notes
Inshore Insights: Can speckled trout see color?
Nothing really compares to the wide range of color found inside an inshore angler’s tackle box. But can speckled trout see color?[…]
Field Notes
Top 3 tips to detect a bite
Without a doubt, Louisiana has some of the best inshore fishing in the world.[…]
News Breaker
Duo busted with 103 specks in Empire
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men on Tuesday for allegedly being in possession of 103 speckled trout in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Big speckled trout on world’s longest artificial reef
Winds have been almost relentless during the spring of 2018, but when South Louisiana anglers can get out, they’re finding hot action on some of the healthiest speckled trout in years. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Pound the trestles for Pontchartrain specks
If you don’t like fishing around crowds, you’re probably not alone — but it can sometimes actually help anglers. The fish on the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles bridge receive a ton of boat pressure, but that can concentrate the fish, according to Capt. Justin Bowles.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Springtime speckled trout slam in the marsh
Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of area anglers who think they have to run outside to the big, salty bays to catch speckled trout this time of year? Well, you don’t.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Grand Isle trout in passes, on the beach
The colder-than-usual weather this winter came in a short, concentrated burst of frigid, bone-chilling cold that shocked man and beast and fowl and fish — all of which are unaccustomed to such temperatures.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Intercept specks at Delacroix
Capt. Nick Rando (504-281-8287) says the trout are still transitioning toward outside waters, so this months tactic is to intercept them mid-way.[…]
Features
Top 3 trout hotspots
This winter has been miserable, with frigid temperatures putting speckled trout all along the coast into lethargic moods.[…]
Features
Common trout mistakes to avoid
We all live for the days when you leave the launch and birds are diving everywhere — and trout seem to fly over the gunnel right into the ice chest.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Head east for Buras trout
The high Mississippi River began sending tons of sediment out into the waters surrounding Buras in March — particularly on the west side, where trout will move to Grand Isle and Barataria Bay.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Big trout moving into Lafitte again this year
Laffite isn’t generally known for lunker trout, but Capt. Theophile Bourgeois said last spring began with some 3- to 5-pounders making their way up the system.[…]
Field Notes
Inshore insights: Knowing where water moves first
It’s common knowledge that specks use moving water to their advantage: They’ll lay in ambush just out of the current, and wait for bait to pass before lunging out and striking. […]