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June 11, 2026

Check out the latest Marsh Man Masson vid for a great fried speckled trout recipe.

Speckled trout CATCH-n-COOK for feast with friends

January 19, 2019 Todd Masson

Marsh Man Masson targets speckled trout to cook for a gathering of Saints fans during their playoff march. […]

Scott Baker of Arkansas shows off a nice red caught with Smokin’ Reels Charters out of Lydia.

Reds plentiful out of Vermilion Bay

January 19, 2019 Don Shoopman

Slot reds and bull reds by the box-full can be caught in January in a couple areas around Vermilion Bay.[…]

When the temperature and the water levels drop, look for reds packed into tight schools in deeper cuts and dead end canals. Position yourself in the middle, and slowly work your bait up the ledges to find where they are holding.

Winter have you down?

January 18, 2019 Chris Holmes

For kayak fishermen, January and February are generally dreaded months, but pick the right days and you can enjoy a great cold-weather kayak trip.[…]

Capt. Charlie Thomason said low water conditions in January typically move redfish further away from the shoreline, so position your boat closer to the bank and cast away from it.

Target reds off the bank in Hopedale

January 18, 2019 Joel Masson

Hopedale guide finds most of his redfish away from the shoreline in January.[…]

Googans abound during the hot wintertime trout bite.

Googans abound: This guy nearly ran us over!

January 17, 2019 Todd Masson

Trout fishing can be fun, exciting and exhilerating during the wintertime bite. Unfortunately, sometimes, it can get a little dangerous, too, as this Marsh Man Masson video shows.[…]

The calendar may say it's wintertime, but Tommy Vidrine is catching speckled trout in his usual spring and summertime fishing holes on Grand Isle.

Spring break specks?

January 15, 2019 Ann Taylor

The calendar may say it’s the dead of winter, but Tommy Vidrine is catching big speckled trout right now near Grand Isle in some of his favorite spring and summer fishing holes. […]

Make Chalmette your New year’s speck resolution

January 12, 2019 Rusty Tardo

Capt. Mike Gallo offered a couple extra free tips to help you catch more fish on these colder days of winter.[…]

Matrix Shad’s Chas Champagne said trolling is one of the most effective ways to target speckled trout right now simply because you can cover so much area with the technique.

Trolling for North Shore specks

January 12, 2019 Joel Masson

For the past couple of winters, instead of jigging, Chas Champagne has been dragging baits behind his boat to entice bites from speckled trout.[…]

Capt. Chad Dufrene expects the redfish bite to remain consistent out of Delacroix - if Mother Nature cooperates.

Targeting reds and specks in Delacroix

January 11, 2019 Rusty Tardo

Capt. Chad Dufrene of Dufrene’s Guide Service in Delacroix Island expects the redfish bite to be phenomenal this winter.[…]

Fourchon: Speckled Trout still Biting at the Barges

January 10, 2019 Ann Taylor

Tommy Vidrine spanked some hungry specks in the Gulf on January 10![…]

Take what the conditions give you, and potentially score on speckled trout.

Take what conditions give you – and score

January 10, 2019 Todd Masson

Take what the conditions give you and score on speckled trout, according to Marsh Man Masson. […]

Christian Orfanello and two giant sheepshead he caught on Jan. 6 in the Lakeshore Estate canals in Slidell.

Angler boats potential Top10 sheepshead

January 9, 2019 Todd Masson

Wayne Orfanello rarely keeps sheepshead, but he saved some big ones for a buddy’s grill — turns out one qualifies as a Top 10 fish for the Louisiana record books. […]

Northerner’s mind blown by South Louisiana fishing

January 4, 2019 Todd Masson

Marsh Man Masson took a northerner on a redfish trip during the holidays, and South Louisiana’s marshes didn’t let him down. […]

During some of the last cold fronts, Scott Toups fished the bayous around Catfish Lake in Golden Meadow. "There's a lot of fish close to the public launch, and they can easily be reached by kayak or a small boat. We focused on deep, dead-end bayous fishing with a variety of soft plastics."

Catfish Lake specks: Target shallow or deep as the temperature dictates

January 3, 2019 Joel Masson

Cold weather and north winds mean speckled trout can be caught in deep holes close to the launch out of Golden Meadow. […]

Marsh Man Masson video: The absolute best way to fillet speckled trout

January 3, 2019 Todd Masson

Speckled trout are Louisiana’s most popular coastal fish. They’re more plentiful in the Bayou State than anywhere else on the planet, and that means if you’re an angler down here, you probably regularly put a whole bunch on ice.[…]

This blacktip shark is a female because she lacks claspers on her pelvic fins.

Creature Feature: Shark biology 1001

January 2, 2019 Jerald Horst

Finding most sharks difficult to identify, with the risk of keeping a protected species and getting a ticket, most sportsmen simply release them.[…]