Shrimp still haven’t arrived in the Delacroix area, but Capt. Randall Shaw is putting his customers on speckled trout by aggressively working the fish and repeatedly drifting over areas that produce keepers.[…]
With the advice he doled out Monday afternoon, Capt. Marty LaCoste sounded more like a veteran corner man for Rocky Balboa than a charter guide pursuing speckled trout.[…]
Last year, only one angler managed to crack into the record books for the state’s Top 10 speckled trout.[…]
This huge estuary extends from the Bayou Lafourche ridge on its eastern side to the lower Atchafalaya River on its western border. Vast tracts of freshwater marsh and swamp lie within its northern boundaries.[…]
Steve Shook is known for two things: using live pogies to catch big speckled trout and fishing the rocks of East Timbalier Island.[…]
You won’t find too many speckled trout anglers who like wind. Wind muddies the water. Wind makes even simple things more difficult.[…]
April is here at last—time for any red-blooded coastal fisherman to start thinking about the fish.
The fish?[…]
As long as spring-like temperatures remain in the forecast, speckled trout fishing at Big Lake should keep on ramping up as water temperatures gradually rise, according to a fishing guide.[…]
As water temperatures slowly start rising in Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne and the Biloxi Marsh, speckled trout action should begin consistently heating up as well.[…]
Redfish and speckled trout are in transition in the areas surrounding Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne, moving back and forth from deeper water to the shallows as water temperatures fluctuate, according to a fishing guide.[…]
Private chef Tracy “T.L.” Bayles used a lot of Panko bread crumbs when he cooked in restaurants, and now likes Panko so much that he seldom uses other bread crumbs.[…]
The marshes of Terrebonne Parish are huge, and offer endless fishing opportunities. Like the fingers of a hand, five major bayous extend toward the Gulf of Mexico from Houma, easily the largest town in the parish.[…]
Head to Delacroix’s Oak River this month for boatloads of specks — even if cold weather and high winds make you think about staying home.[…]
With air temperatures forecast to hit 50 degrees today and 70 degrees by Saturday, state officials are hopeful that speckled trout along Louisiana’s coast will dodge another cold-weather bullet and survive this week’s blast of Arctic air.[…]
Conditions this afternoon are cold, damp, windy and generally pretty miserable along La. Hwy 1 between Grand Isle and Fourchon, but big speckled trout are biting, and that’s a good enough reason for Tommy Vidrine to brave the elements.[…]
Many anglers like adding a little insurance in the form of live shrimp in their livewells when they push off from the dock. And there are times when having the real thing can turn the tide to your favor.[…]