Speckled trout and reds have been solid producers out of Venice and Buras recently, and with light southerly winds anticipated this week, the fishing forecast remains favorable.[…]
Hunter Marcel is the sportsman’s version of the old U.S. Army recruitment ad from the early 1980s: The 23-year-old Houma native does more before 9 a.m. than most people do all day. […]
After almost too many days to count of a steady west wind blowing across the southeast Louisiana coast, today brought a welcomed change: a slight breeze from the northeast and a calm day on the water.[…]
The August morning was warm and sticky. The wisp of the faint breeze only seemed to move the stifling hot air around, giving no real relief.[…]
Surrounded by boats, raucous gulls and terns dived into the green waters of Vermilion Bay near Weeks Island. And as quickly as lines could be cast, anglers were landing speckled trout.[…]
“There’s some fish moving on that cut over there,” said Capt. Robby Trahan, pointing to a finger bayou coming out of the marsh on Sabine Lake’s northeastern edge. “They’re going down these banks right now because there’s a lot of bait in here.”[…]
Everywhere I went, I kept running across this guy selling ice chest hinges.[…]
Mention the word “August” to anyone who lives in Southeast Louisiana, and several thoughts immediately come to mind. None of them are exciting.[…]
Capt. Bobby Gros enclosed the baitfish in his dripping-wet palm, and with a few wiggles of his fingertips, maneuvered it so that only its head emerged from his thick hand.[…]
When Bebe McElroy and husband Victor set out from Cocodrie to fish the Desk and Derrick Club’s Diva Rodeo on July 13, they had two target fish in mind: bull reds and stingrays.[…]
This weekend’s fishing weather wasn’t much to write home about in southeast Louisiana: persistent westerly winds, thunderstorms and little or no tidal movement resulted in lots of milky water.[…]
Westerly winds remain in the weekend forecast all along the southeast Louisiana coast, and while specks might be hard to come by, great inshore options remain.[…]
On a day that was kind of like fishing off an elliptical machine, Greg and a crew of sure shot anglers pedaled some kayaks around the marsh in Grand Isle. Watch and learn on this episode of Sportsman TV how to use the silent boats to beat the banks and mop up on redfish around Grand Isle, Louisiana[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is requesting leads from the public regarding missing mooring buoys from Independence Island Reef.[…]
Increased salinities, combined with a weevil-stocking program by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, are negatively impacting the growth of giant salvinia on the Calcasieu River.[…]
The persistent west wind for the last several days has dirtied the water and made speck fishing much more difficult in the Hopedale/Delacroix area.[…]