Columns
Traditional fishing spots, unconventional ways
Capt. Charlie Bush, who tagged a little over 12,000 speckled trout in 4 years for the TAG Louisiana Trout tagging program, shares his top 5 fishing lures.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Breaking News
Commissioners hear suggested changes in creel, length limits and slot limits of speckled trout
Members of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries commission were delivered a wide variety of speckled trout management scenarios by Jason Adriance.[…]
Speckled Trout
Pulling big trout out of heavy structure
Trout fishing tends to slow down this time of year as far as numbers go, but targeting trophy size specks can heat up this month.[…]
Columns
Look out the ‘window’
Big speckled trout have particular times they feed during the moon cycle. Pay attention to your success and pinpoint when that big-fish feeding window is.[…]
Features
The chill thrill: Making sense of winter trout fishing
Catching speckled trout during a cold Louisiana winter takes a special understanding of the fish. Here are some techniques for winter trout.[…]
Newsletters
Tommy Vidrine catches his biggest ever trout
Fish was almost too big for his net Tommy Vidrine is well-known for catching lots of speckled trout, including big ones, and he caught his biggest one ever at the end of November fishing in[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Don’t let your fishing gear collect dust
Without a doubt, redfish will make for the easiest species for anglers to target on both Sabine Lake and Lake Calcasieu in January.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
A Shell Beach New Year
For anglers up for the challenge of fishing the Shell Beach area this month, Capt. Eric Olsen of Saltwater Therapy has some helpful pointers.[…]
Features
Trout on the rocks; try the Chalmette Wall
Anglers flock to the Wall near Chalmette for great winter action on speckled trout and redfish. Here’s how to fish there this month.[…]
Columns
No need to winterize that kayak
There is no need to put away the kayak for the winter, as there are plenty of fish to be caught and generally the waters are much less crowded.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Target bull reds in December surf
This time of year, post-spawn redfish are leaving the deep pockets of Caminada Pass and feeding up and down the beach at Elmer’s Island.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Solitude on the Twin Span
Chas Champagne loves when the water drops out for marsh fishing as it consolidates the fish into the deeper bayous driving them out of the shallows.[…]
Speckled Trout
Trout at the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles
If it stays a mild winter, the bridges of Lake Pontchartrain will continue to produce nice speckled trout along with the local man made canals.[…]
Columns
For big speckled trout, you have to think ‘big’
It takes a big-fish mindset to successfully target big speckled trout.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
What’s in store at Golden Meadow?
The water temperature is getting cooler, and large trout are moving from the Timbalier Bay and Caillou Island inland towards Catfish Lake and Bay Courant.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Fall success on Calcasieu leads to great expectations
After a woeful spring of freshwater inundation, inshore fall fishing has come on strong for speckled trout and redfish on Calcasieu Lake.[…]