Despite what Mother Nature had planned, 78 trout were caught and tagged during last weekend’s inaugural Louisiana Saltwater Series Fall Trout Tournament on Lake Pontchartrain, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
“Damn, there’s Eric!”
The anglers in the approaching boat sounded a little perturbed about having been beaten by an earlier bird. And as any veteran angler knows, driving to your hole only to find another boat already sitting there is one of the most sinking feelings in all of fishing.[…]
I’ve got to admit that when Allen Dupont called to tell me to meet him and his two fishing buddies at Breton Sound Marina at 4:30 a.m., I thought that we would sit around and shoot the bull until it got light enough to run.[…]
Anglers can win up to $275,000 in cash and prizes during the Geaux Fish tournament being held along the entire Louisiana coast July 2 through Sept. 5. And there’s absolutely no cost to enter.
The tournament, sponsored by BP and the Louisiana Charter Boat Association, will feature prizes for anglers catching 50 specially tagged speckled trout, which will be released in waters stretching from Breton Sound to Lake Calcasieu.
One of the fish is tagged as the grand prize, and is worth up to $250,000.[…]
We all know what it is to crave something. Hot boiled crawfish, ice cold watermelon, that first cup of coffee in the morning — we all have these appetites that arise and then long to be satisfied.[…]
I’m no Donald Trump, but a 30-percent return on an investment sounds like a pretty good deal to me. Simple math shows that investing $100 with a 30-percent rate of return would result in $130.[…]
One of the worst kept secrets in Southeast Louisiana is that the bridges across Lake Pontchartrain have turned on early this year.[…]
For many Louisiana sportsmen, February is the most dreaded month of the year. Duck and deer seasons are over, and the Mrs. is looking to cash in on those long-promised honey-dos.[…]
Good-looking waitresses and bartenders get hit on multiple times every shift. The reasons are obvious: The girl breaks the ice, she’s necessarily friendly, and she’s willing to take orders.[…]
In two separate incidents, four men were busted for allegedly catching and keepng 146 speckled trout on Jan. 12 in Golden Meadow, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Houma anglers Jonathan Martin and Justin Breaux weigned in 11.69 pounds during the Cabela’s Speckled Trout USA Tournament Trail stop in Cocodrie on Saturday (Oct. 2) to pocket the $3,000 first-place prize money.[…]
Garrett didn’t brag: I’ve got to give him that.[…]
Grand Isle’s speckled trout population apparently enjoyed its two-month break.[…]
Wait until the sun goes down, and you’ll find the speckled trout fishing heats up as the temperature cools down.[…]
Flyrodders have enjoyed an unusually good summer for speckled trout, mostly along the beaches and in open waters like Breton Sound, Big Lake and Lake Barre.[…]
An old, Middle-Eastern proverb says, “If Mohammed cannot come to the mountain, then the mountain must come to Mohammed.”[…]