Louisiana Sportsman

Tommy Vidrine unhooks a nice speckled trout while fishing recently on the Elmer's Island beaches.

Video: Elmer’s Island beach trout tactics

July 2, 2018 From News Reports

If you’re heading to Grand Isle this week for the 4th of July, hopefully the weather cooperates and the hot trout bite along the Elmer’s Island beaches will continue.[…]

Aaron Pierce caught this 5-pound permit Sunday with a live shrimp under a 4 Horsemen popping cork while fishing the old Timbalier rocks.

Caribbean fish caught on Timbalier rocks

July 2, 2018 Ann Taylor

Ask a Florida flats angler what his favorite fish is, and he’ll probably tell you it’s a permit – the darling of Sunshine State fishermen that looks and tastes very similar to pompano, and gives one heck of a fight when hooked.[…]

Capt. Bobby Gros said getting an early start is a vital to summertime trout fishing out of Leeville.

3 keys to being Lucky in Leeville

July 2, 2018 Rusty Tardo

Veteran charter guide Bobby Gros, over at Bobby Lynn’s Marina in Leeville (985-637-0118), says the fishing is as hot as the weather this month.[…]

Capt. Ron “Ahab”Broadus with a 21-inch Delacroix redfish caught on live shrimp.

Trout action should be ‘wide open’ out of Delacroix

July 2, 2018 Rusty Tardo

So it was a banner redfish day, one for the record books.

I was aboard Capt. Mike Wittich’s boat, fishing with both he and Capt. Ron “Ahab” Broadus, on what was supposed to be a scouting trip.[…]

High heat trout tactics

July 1, 2018 David A. Brown

Sunscreen, wide-brim hats, those little handheld fans that blow a cool mist on your face … yeah, speckled trout will never benefit from such high-heat indulgences.[…]

Trout will definitely fall for topwaters early in the morning, but Cocodrie’s Capt. Tommy Pellegrin knows live shrimp are the real meal ticket to fill out limits as the day goes on.

Transformer trout

July 1, 2018 Andy Crawford

The sun was just throwing amber light over the horizon when my bone-colored Badonk-a-donk disappeared in a toilet flush.

And my grumbling over the 3 a.m. alarm disappeared like fog in a stiff wind.[…]

Tina and Jeb Ard are regular fishing partners and nowadays wet their lines most often beneath the bridges that span the passes and bayous southeast of Lake Pontchartrain.

Made in the shade

July 1, 2018 Jerald Horst

“I like fish that pull hard, ones that fight. I’m fishin’ for fun,” twanged Jeb Ard in a patented country accent. “If I want to eat fish, we go to a catfish buffet.”[…]

Capt. Bubby Lamy said tight-lining jigheads — instead of using popping corks — can be effective for specks in shallow water around islands in the Biloxi Marsh.

Outer islands of Biloxi Marsh holding trout

July 1, 2018 Joel Masson

Capt. Bubby Lamy with In & Out Charters takes a lot of his speckled trout clients to areas like Isle au Pitre and Martin Island this time of year.[…]

Jonathan Ryan prefers bright sunny days and calm water when sight-fishing summertime reds.

Sleep in if you’re sight-fishing reds

July 1, 2018 Joel Masson

While all the speckled trout anglers bust their tails to get on their favorite spots before the sun comes up, avid fisherman Jonathan Ryan hits snooze a few times on his alarm clock and starts his trips around 8 a.m.[…]

Vidrine urges fishermen to head to Grand Isle

June 29, 2018 Louisiana Sportsman

If your weekend plans include heading to Grand Isle to fish, then you should check out this video.[…]

Throw live shrimp for Cocodrie trout

June 29, 2018 Ann Taylor

Cocodrie fishing remains red hot says Capt. Tommy Pellegrin of Custom Charters. Earlier in the week before winds picked up, Pellegrin caught plenty of trout on live shrimp.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Summer heat ruining your fishing? Not anymore.

June 27, 2018 Todd Masson

Temperatures this summer have been hotter than all that gooey stuff shooting out of Mount Kilauea. […]

Inshore shrimp season to close June 27, in a portion of Zone 1 and Zone 2, LDWF says

June 21, 2018 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that the 2018 spring inshore shrimp season will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line westward to the western shore of Freshwater Bayou Canal except for the following waters: Lake Pontchartrain, Chef Menteur and Rigolets Passes, Lake Borgne, the Louisiana portion of Mississippi Sound, and the open waters of Breton and Chandeleur Sounds.[…]

Marsh Man Masson vid: Catching monsters during popular fishing rodeo

June 20, 2018 Todd Masson

Some anglers HATE competitive fishing, but I’m not one of them, especially when the time on the water ends in a festive party with lots to drink and way too much delicious seafood.[…]

Top 3 surf-fishing mistakes

June 18, 2018 Patrick Bonin

Plenty of speck anglers are very content to stay dry and comfortable in their boats to catch yellowmouths — but for those who really want to dive in and have more of a ‘hand-to-hand combat experience,’ nothing beats getting down and dirty with trout in the surf.[…]

Some hook manufacturers completely seal off the gap between the hook eye and shank, eliminating problems created when line gets caught in that space.

Inshore insights: Gaps in hook eyes can be troublesome

June 18, 2018 Devin Denman

They say the devil is in the details and, when you consider all the details when it comes to fishing, there’s a lot to take into account.[…]