Outdoor Updates
Dirty 30 big speckled trout club
An exclusive club that honors anglers who land a benchmark 30-inch speckled trout.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Lake Fausse Pointe Borrow pit hawgs
More and more big bass are coming from the borrow pits along the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee from Lake Fausse Pointe State Park south along what is locally known as the Borrow Pit Canal.[…]
Columns
Looking for chunky chinquapin? Caney Lake delivers!
When it comes to readers – a.k.a. chinquapins, a.k.a. shellcrackers – there’s no better place to catch a monster than Caney Lake.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lake breakdown explained
Pro anglers discuss how they break down a body of water and determine where they have the best chance to catch fish when a tournament begins.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Ten minute trout: Delacroix
Three Delacroix lakes, all a mere 10 minutes from the dock, that you should focus on for February speckled trout.[…]
Big Bass
Baker angler catches 10-plus-pounder at Toledo Bend
Kyle Alexander, of Baker, hooked a 10.41-pound lunker bass on Feb. 15 at Toledo Bend near Turtle Beach.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Fish bite turns on in Cocodrie
Fishing guide Tommy Pellegrin with Custom Charters has been slamming the speckled trout, black drum, redfish and sheepshead right now in the Terrebonne Bay area. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Ten minute trout: Chalmette
A 10-minute run from the dock to find speckled trout is a definite possibility this month at Chalmette.[…]
Bass Fishing
Swimbaits key for prespawn success
These swimbaits will serve your bass plan well in the spring months.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Dularge offers close trout action
A convenient and easy area to target speckled trout this month is Dularge’s Lake DeCade.[…]
Breaking News
Monster 328-pound sword landed Saturday out of Venice
Eric Hebert, Alex Negulescu and Chris Negulescu caught a massive 328.4-pound broadbill swordfish out of Venice.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Westwego anglers catch 54 sac-a-lait fishing Salvador WMA
Salvador Wildlife Management Area, located along the northwestern shore of Lake Salvador in St. Charles Parish, is the place to be to catch sac-a-lait.[…]
Columns
It’s a secret in the kayak fishing world
February may be the best kept secret in kayak fishing. If you pick the right days and conditions, the fishing can be absolutely fantastic.
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Fishing Hotspots
Turner’s Bay reef is hot spot on Big Lake
Capt. Nick Poe didn’t hesitate when asked about a wintertime speckled trout location on Big Lake within a short ride of the boat launch.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Record fly-rod redfish?
On Super Bowl Sunday, Phillip “Flip” Frank of New Orleans braved the fog with Capt. Rich Waldner to catch a red that weighed 45 pounds and easily tops the current Louisiana and world records for fly-rod reds.[…]
Bass Fishing
It’s hammer time on Chicot Lake
Chicot Lake’s bass — big and bigger — are ripe for the picking when the second month of the year rolls around.[…]