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Restoring the Chandeleur Islands
The Chandeleur Islands are home to the northern Gulf of Mexico’s largest seagrass bed, and provide food and shelter for fish and birds.[…]
Speckled Trout
Field Reports
Catch and cook: More fish crowding into the marsh
Speckled trout that spent the summer spawning in outside waters are moving back into the marshes to feast on hapless white shrimp.[…]
Field Reports
I had this bait made, and the fish loved it!
Marsh Man Masson got Capt. Lane Zimmer to make him some Z’s Tackle Zimmer Swimmers in a new color combo he created called Glass Blast.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Returning to the Mermentau River
Vince Theriot of Coastal Guide Service shared his advice for fishing on the Mermentau River above Grand Chenier.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Specks storm these bayous on way into marsh
Major bayous are loaded with bait — and a much higher percentage of keeper speckled trout than is typical for this time of year.[…]
Features
Marsh fishing in Montegut
Montegut gets a whole lot less fishing pressure than Cocodrie or Grand Isle. Don’t pass up some of the best fishing in this part of the state.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Target trout on reefs below Marsh Island
Keo Khamphilavong starts looking for speckled trout in Vermilion Bay around The Cove, the Hammock and Blue Point in September.[…]
Features
The big trout formula
The factors governing successful fishing for big trout are the right time, the right spot, the right bait and the right presentation.[…]
Features
Don’t sleep on sheepshead minnows
Sheepshead minnows will become more of a speckled trout option for anglers as the north winds will begin to blow water out of the marsh.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
How to tackle Hopedale this summer
Capt. Jonathan Sanchez, a charter guide in the Shell Beach and Hopedale area, shares his plans to fish for speckled trout in August.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Fish gold mines all along this lake shore
You usually have a general idea of what it would be like to fish an area, but sometimes what you discover far exceeds your expectations.[…]
Field Reports
Summer surprises
This summer had a surprising surplus of speckled trout on the bridges so Chas Champagne hopes this fall will be a good one.[…]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Lake full of summer specks + more
Most years, speckled trout anglers have to run far to the big bays to catch fish, but Lake Catherine is holding speckled trout.[…]
Field Reports
Summer schools on the Trestle
Chas Champagne has had a surprisingly strong run on speckled trout and white trout on the bridges. It seemed June was better than the spring.[…]
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Anglers adjust to new regulations for popular fish species
What we learned in the five-year-long fight over speckled trout helped by pushing new redfish rules through much more quickly.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Shell Beach, Delacroix Island are solid choices for trout and redfish
Charter Guide Zach Hartline said the fishing this summer at Shell Beach and Delacroix for speckled trout and redfish has been great.[…]