Inshore Fishing
Tips for boating speckled trout
Capt. Anthony Randazzo subduing a hooked trout is all a matter of technique.[…]
Speckled Trout
Inshore Fishing
Louisiana Top Ten Speckled Trout (to July, 2012)
*Source: Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association[…]
Inshore Fishing
No boat? No problem at Grand Isle
Chris Macaluso is a very good speckled-trout fisherman, but that probably wouldn’t be the case if his dad hadn’t toted him along to Grand Isle during at least one summer weekend a year.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Wade-fishing is key to Big Lake trophy trout
A lot of things can be said about Texans. Many of of them are far from fit for a family publication. But never let it be said that wading for trophy speckled trout is among the negatives.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Muddy bottoms may hold key to big winter speckled trout
Most waders look for areas with firm, sandy bottoms to ensure solid footing.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
The time is right to catch speckled trout south of Golden Meadow
A question that any angler asks himself when he’s got a variety of live and artificial baits at his disposal is, “What should I use?”[…]
Contents
The Odd Couple — How a pair of polar opposites catch speckled trout all year long
The big, fair-skinned, bluff man looked at me level in the eyes as he spoke.[…]
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Mediocre No More — How to catch speckled trout and redfish during the transition month of March
If you’re a fisherman, “mediocre” is a good word to describe March. Webster’s says it means “average, ordinary, unexceptional, low in quality, second-rate and inferior.”
Pretty harsh.
To be sure, it’s not horrible, like the months of January and February can be with their frigid cold and exceptionally low water conditions. But it’s certainly not May and June, either, when our weather and fishing action turns on and becomes phenomenal down here in Southeast Louisiana.[…]
Features
Cold on top — Catch winter specks on topwater baits
When others head to deep holes in Pointe-aux-Chene’s sulphur mine, Capt. Gordon Matherne heads to the shallows to catch topwater speckled trout.[…]
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Good Vibrations — Spinnerbaits offer another option to catch speckled trout
After picking up the third speckled trout in a row on a spinnerbait, I looked at Ken Chaumont and said, “This ain’t coincidence anymore.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Limits of speckled trout being caught out of DuLarge
Changes in water temperatures are usually the catalyst that causes trout to transition from marshes to the lakes and vice versa.[…]
Speckled Trout
Wade-fishing season provides access to big Calcasieu Lake trout
The few days before the turn of the New Year, Big Lake’s Capt. Bruce Baugh was busy with some great speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hopedale Front — Tips for fishing specks after a cold front
Weather cycles pretty much make the fishing world go round in South Louisiana. The same cold fronts — along with the waning photoperiod — that drive speckled trout inland and the masses of white shrimp out also serve to sometimes violently flush the marsh when strong north winds make their way through the coastline.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Catching Cocodrie trout all about timing
Speckled trout show a fairly dependable annual cycle. Most (remember that I said most) spend winters in low-salinity, interior waters — lakes, bayous and canals.[…]
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City Limits — Lake Charles, Lake Prien full of winter speckled trout
Capt. Nick Poe just knew back in June he would be having one of the most hellacious fall and winter fishing seasons he had ever experienced on the Calcasieu estuary.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Seven tips for speckled trout fishing with corks
1. The diameter of braided line is much smaller than that of monofilament. If using braid, it is important to wrap the line around the shaft of the cork’s snaps two or three times on both the top and the bottom of the cork.[…]