Field Notes
New speck numbers
Large speckled trout are often found along rocky shorelines and jetties where mullet and croakers congregate.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing Hotspots
Diversify your fishing
Morgan City outdoorsman Bill McCarty knows you can catch some hefty redfish while fishing the lower Atchafalaya River near Morgan City.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LWFC approves NOI to establish possession limits for multi-day charter boat trips
The LWFC passed a NOI to establish multi-day possession limits for trout and red drum while on a multi-day charter boat fishing trip.[…]
Inshore Fishing
MirrOlure Duke Dog
The MirrOlure Duke Dog sets a new standard in topwater fishing with performance, durability and realism.[…]
Columns
Big or small, white shrimp are huge in importance to Louisiana’s anglers
The importance of white shrimp to Louisiana’s anglers can’t be measured by inches. They are small in stature, but huge in importance.[…]
Features
The Calcasieu Estuary is a favorite for fast fishing action
The wintertime pursuit of saltwater fish within the Calcasieu Estuary can produce a variety of species of fish.[…]
Features
The Biloxi Marsh is superb for winter redfish
The Biloxi Marsh, also called the Bayou Biloxi Marsh, contains some of the best redfish habitat in the country.[…]
Columns
It’s beginning to look a lot like…well, it doesn’t really look like Louisiana
Louisiana is supposed to be green and lush even in late fall and winter — well, at least some green and a dash of lush. We’re not.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Hopedale fishing is hot
According to Capt. Don Maille of Peter’s Nets Charters, the keys to finding speckled trout this month are birds, reefs, and moving water.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Dularge anglers won’t have to run as far for keeper speckled trout
Capt. Lloyd Landry welcomes November with open arms. He finds speckled trout stacked up in the interior lakes of Dularge this month.[…]
Columns
Suited for kayaks
The trout have moved into the marsh as they transition to their fall patterns and kayak fishing is particularly suited for these times.[…]
Flounder
Young angler lands large flounder way up the Mississippi River
Six-year-old Joel Campo was fishing on the Mississippi River just north of St. Francisville when he caught a big flounder.[…]
News Breaker
New speckled trout regulations go into effect Nov. 20
The new speckled trout size and daily creel limits go into effect and will be enforced beginning November 20.[…]
Features
Redfish stocking
The LDWF issued the state’s first-ever permit to stock hatchery-raised redfish. The initial stocking will be limited to Calcasieu Lake.[…]
Features
Understanding shrimp migration helps anglers
Shrimp are a critical component of estuarine and offshore food webs, as both predator and prey and a favorite prey for many sport fish.[…]
Columns
Boom Boom Shrimp
Aaron Pierce built one of the most popular popping corks, the Four Horsemen Tackle Popping Cork. He’s now created the Boom Boom Shrimp.[…]