Crappie/Bream
It’s prime time for big crappie at Grand Bayou
Grand Bayou is full of big, broad-shouldered crappie. And this is a grand month of the year to catch them.[…]
Fishing
Fishing Hotspots
Chalmette fishing action picks up in December
Some truly prime winter fishing waters are accessed by three Chalmette area launches.[…]
Featured
Pool test: Which twitch bait is best for speckled trout?
Marsh Man Masson tests various speckled trout twitch baits in his neighborhood swimming pool — and the results are eye-opening. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Will Shell Beach fishing shine this month?
The keys to having success with speckled trout at Shell Beach this month.[…]
Inshore Fishing
VersaMaxx Bolt popping cork
If you get frustrated by constantly having to stop fishing to adjust the length of the leader under your popping cork, the VersaMaxx Bolt is exactly what you’re looking for. […]
Fishing
Tippets: VOSI
The fall migration of speckled trout to the interior marshes is in full force. Good days will be on a light south wind and a moving tide. Weighted baitfish and shrimp patterns under a VOSI will deliver numbers of school trout.[…]
Featured
Delacroix redfish run best in many years
The redfish bite is on fire right now out of Delacroix – here’s how to catch them. […]
Bass Fishing
Beating the post-front funk for more bass
The days of rainy fronts, chilly temperatures and dreaded bluebird skies are upon us. Here’s how to catch bass after winter cold fronts pass in Louisiana.[…]
Features
Fly fishing tips and tactics
How to successfully fly fish for speckled trout in the deep holes off Highway 1 near Ground Isle. Use these tips and tactics, no matter how you fish.[…]
Field Notes
Add a topwater ‘shock absorber’
How to create a shock absorber between the main braid and your lures.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black bass blast
These bass anglers spend every available minute together on the water, and they know there’s no place better for numbers of bites than Bayou Black.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crushing cold water crappie
Cooler water means more active fish — and with the crappie gathering up for prespawn feeding, you can bet that schooling competition will motivate the fish to eat whatever they can catch.[…]
Features
How to catch wintertime speckled trout in the Geoghegan Canal
Some tips on how to fish the ledges in the Geoghegan Canal to catch wintertime speckled trout near Lake Pontchartrain this month.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fish Lake Bruin like a pro
One of the most fascinating things weekend bass tournament fishermen can witness is professional anglers picking apart their local lakes when major tournaments roll into town.
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Bass Fishing
Top 3 wintertime bass baits
Nothing like topwater frog explosions Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Combs has to put fish in the boat year round, but he experiences what every other angler does during the summer: Tough fishing, when five[…]
Speckled Trout
The ‘best month of the year’ for Dularge trout fishing
No twitch, just slow steady retrieve is key for Dularge trout Mother Nature has been a true hag this year, baking South Louisiana with scalding temperatures well into October. But November ushers in what Dularge[…]