With buckets and buckets of rain falling in the region April 2, some saltwater fishermen who regularly fish Calcasieu Lake expected the upper end to freshen up considerably and, as a result, work their way to the southwest corner of the lake to catch speckled trout at Nine Mile Cut and Washout.[…]
Speckled trout are invading inshore waters across the coast, and you can definitely build limits by drifting open-water bays. However, there’s a better way to fill your box with specks — but this tactic will only last a few more weeks.[…]
Cocodrie and Dularge guide Capt. Tommy Pellegrin isn’t necessarily a bait guru, but he pays close attention to what lure is on the end of his line this time of year.[…]
When Kirk Stansel, a veteran charter boat captain, wants to catch speckled trout in the Calcasieu Lake area in April, he fishes the Ship Channel from Lake Charles to the Intracoastal Waterway.[…]
Anglers heading out of Cocodrie currently have lots of options on the table when targeting speckled trout.[…]
Three Lake Pontchartrain anglers were ticketed on Monday for allegedly exceeding their daily limit of speckled trout, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Shannon Griffin is quick to admit that some very good speckled trout fishing can be found in Bayou Lacombe and Lake Pontchartrain near the bayou, but she will be the first to tell you Lake Road leads to a lot more outdoors opportunities.[…]
Westlake’s Lee Daughdrill and his wife Carrie were waiting out a Tuesday afternoon thunderstorm at Calcasieu Point Marina south of Lake Charles.[…]
Capt. Ted DeAgano III always builds his rigs with a lighter jighead and smaller bait in front, with a slightly larger bait behind.[…]
Capt. Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters details some of the hottest fishing in Louisiana right now.[…]
It’s spring, and what Forrest Green calls the “mother lode” of speckled trout is here.
And it won’t last forever.[…]
As many people in the older generation are quick to point out, kids these days are lazy.[…]
I grew up in St. Bernard Parish, and often launched my flatboat at the old Depope boat launch in Violet and fished the ancient tower we simply called, “The Castle” — or as it was sometimes referred to, the “Martello Castle.”[…]
This is the month to ply the bigger bays with topwater baits, according to veteran Charter Guide T-Man Cheramie (985-677-6294), who operates out of Larose.[…]
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There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to drive past fish to find fish. That’s why Capt. Lane Zimmer is so excited about fishing out of Lafitte during March.[…]