Speckled trout are invading inshore waters across the coast, and you can definitely build limits by drifting open-water bays. However, there’s a better way to fill your box with specks — but this tactic will only last a few more weeks.[…]
Cocodrie and Dularge guide Capt. Tommy Pellegrin isn’t necessarily a bait guru, but he pays close attention to what lure is on the end of his line this time of year.[…]
When Kirk Stansel, a veteran charter boat captain, wants to catch speckled trout in the Calcasieu Lake area in April, he fishes the Ship Channel from Lake Charles to the Intracoastal Waterway.[…]
Anglers heading out of Cocodrie currently have lots of options on the table when targeting speckled trout.[…]
A St. Bernard parish man who pleaded guilty to oyster violations committed last fall in Lake Robin was fined $950 and had his harvester license revoked for three years, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three Port Sulphur men for alleged oyster violations in Plaquemines Parish this week.[…]
They say it’s not how you start — it’s how you finish.[…]
It’s springtime, so thoughts naturally drift toward ice chests full of big pre-spawn trout, but Mother Nature often has other plans: howling winds that can muddy water, make casting difficult and generally cause chaos.[…]
Three Lake Pontchartrain anglers were ticketed on Monday for allegedly exceeding their daily limit of speckled trout, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for allegedly shrimping during a closed season Monday in St. Bernard Parish.[…]
Lafayette’s David Thibodaux details how to filet a trout in seconds flat.[…]
While many anglers like light, subtle presentations in all aspects of their fishing, throwing unweighted popping corks in a windy month like April just isn’t going to cut it.[…]
One of the major keys to being a successful angler is being mobile and following the fish around with the changing season.[…]
April is one of the best fly fishing months of the year, offering great freshwater and excellent marsh action.[…]
Forrest Green figures he gets 300 days of fishing in a year.
That’s a lot of fishing.[…]
Shannon Griffin is quick to admit that some very good speckled trout fishing can be found in Bayou Lacombe and Lake Pontchartrain near the bayou, but she will be the first to tell you Lake Road leads to a lot more outdoors opportunities.[…]