Features
March mystery — How to catch transition trout
Trout start acting squirrely in March. They’ve been cooped up for months — even confined — by the invisible border winter throws around the marsh.[…]
Speckled Trout
Field Notes
Slow lure fall key for February specks
With a relatively warm February about to wrap up — and a warm March seemingly in the offing — Capt. Kris Robert will take advantage of the early bump in water temperature to capitalize on speckled trout that have already moved up to the flats.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Say alert when trolling for speckled trout
While trolling can seem monotonous, it’s just as important to stay alert with this fishing technique as with others, Harold Schoeffler cautioned.[…]
News Breaker
Video tactics for wintertime specks
Watch this video to learn how to catch cold weather speckled trout, when fish stack up and move into deeper holes to find warmer water.[…]
News Breaker
Winter trout can be terrific
Capt. Jack Payne of Sweetwater Marina and Guide Service doesn’t particularly care for cold, wintery weather.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Dularge speckled trout go deep
As December rolls around and water temperatures gradually cool, speckled trout move into deeper waters around Dularge — and that’s where Capt. Tommy Pellegrin heads.[…]
Inshore Fishing
It’s a wonderful time for wading
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
That’s what some speckled trout anglers do in December on the northern reaches of Calcasieu Lake — especially those who want wallhanger fish weighing up to 10 pounds.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Castle crowds
Capt. Mike Gallo (504-259-3474) idled his bay boat through the crowd anchored around the big rock pile near Violet formerly known as “The Castle.”[…]
Columns
Here they come – Fall speckled trout are a real treat for kayakers
It’s that time: fronts from the north and fish from the south. As fronts become more frequent, speckled trout continue to fill the marshes and are easily reachable by kayak anglers.[…]
Inshore Fishing
November speckled trout tactics for Grand Isle
While many people think of September and October as transition months for speckled trout in Louisiana — when the fish move from their offshore spawning haunts to inside marshes to ride out the winter — Tommy Vidrine also includes November in that count, as well.[…]
Inshore Fishing
November trout troll
Yes, I know somewhere on the planet there is a claim that their bridge is longer than ours. But our bridge is longer over water — and the water our bridge passes over holds fish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Top-notch Turner’s Bay trout fishing
If Jeff Poe had his druthers — and he does — he’d target speckled trout at one of his favorite destinations in November.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big trout in big bays
Pull up to the boat launch with 50 other anglers targeting speckled trout on a hot August morning, and you’d be lucky to find a dozen who were targeting specks inside the marsh.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout arriving along Highway 1 at Grand Isle
As the calendar inches closer to November, speckled trout are now steadily making progress transitioning to inside waters around Grand Isle, according to a local angler.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The lowdown on Lafitte specks
Lafitte is a popular destination for anglers across the coast because it’s so close for many fishermen, particularly for those who reside in New Orleans.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Mississippi proposes trout fishing closure January through March
Mississippi speckled trout anglers will have to make alternate plans during the first months of 2017, if a proposal by the state’s Commission of Marine Resources today is approved.[…]