Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Every idiot at a tackle store
If you spend any time in a tackle shop, you’ve surely run across “anglers” like this.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Ask Captain Paul
Waypoints for Big Lake
The Calcasieu Lake area is located almost entirely in Cameron Parish south of Lake Charles. It is part of the estuary of the Calcasieu River, and is just north of the Gulf of Mexico. It is more commonly referred to as Big Lake.[…]
News Breaker
Lake Pontchartrain gives up gorilla speckled trout
Sometimes anglers’ days start slowly, and they wonder if success will ever come.
Louis Paretti’s day, on the other hand, couldn’t have started out any better Thursday.[…]
Field Notes
Tips to deal with the Spillway opening
River water started pouring through the Bonnet Carré Spillway Thursday morning, and that rightly has inshore anglers concerned for the spring speckled trout run in Lake Pontchartrain. […]
Inshore Fishing
New Sportsman TV airs tonight: Venice hooks and hogs
Venice is always one of the top filming destinations for Sportsman TV: Over the last five seasons, host Greg Hackney and producer Jared Serigne have a filmed a number of episodes there, ranging from bass fishing to duck hunting to targeting redfish, red snapper and tuna. […]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Baby on the way, but still time for topwater trout
Justin Bowles’ wife is way overdue, and it would probably have been wise for him to stay within reasonable driving distance of the hospital, but when big speckled trout are hitting topwater baits, any angler’s judgement can become cloudy.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Spring success around Dularge
In fishing, many factors can determine your success, but in a transition month like March, temperature can be among the most critical elements.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Frigid winter likely means delayed trout transition
Unlike the last couple of years with relatively mild winters, Mother Nature brought her full force down on South Louisiana this time — and the speckled trout that endured those frigid conditions likely will take a little longer to transition out of the marsh this year.[…]
News Breaker
Bonnet Carré Spillway to open Thursday
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday announced that because of high water on the Mississippi River, the Bonnet Carré Spillway will be opened Thursday morning at 10 a.m.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: On a mission for more topwater speckled trout, redfish
What do you do when winds are roaring behind a cold front, and you want to go fishing? Well, you go fishing.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Head outside from Hopedale
Capt. Sal “Gotcha Hooked” Fontana (504-812-7773) said he heads outside this month out of Hopedale to hunt both specks and reds in deeper water.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Destination Delacroix
Capt. Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) is trying to think positive after this year’s brutal winter.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Transition trout in Dularge
Want to find and catch speckled trout in the Dularge area in March?[…]
News Breaker
‘Zombie’ reds invade Delacroix marshes
Some zombies have invaded the marshes of Delacroix recently — but not the walking dead variety. […]
News Breaker
Marsh Man Masson vid: More topwater trophy trout in entirely new area
After boating some bruisers a few days earlier in Hopedale, I had topwater-trout fever, so I did some map study at home, and identified three areas that I suspected would hold some big ones.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Redfish prowling Venice bays
Winter makes for tough fishing at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but things are on the upswing this month as redfish invade the exterior bays around Venice.[…]