Field Reports
Catching specks at the Rigolets
Chas Champagne heads to the Rigolets do some deep water fishing. Jigging speckled trout deep with then new X-Shad “Croaker.”[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Old school topwater lure for more bass
FLW Tour pro Brian Latimer shares his go-to bait, a popper, to catch a big bass on. Possibly a personal best![…]
Field Reports
Double rigging speckled trout on Lake Pontchartrain grass beds
The bridges in Lake Pontchartrain aren’t the only hot spot to cast a line when fishing for speckled trout. Grass beds are a great choice.[…]
Features
Piecing together the Gulf Coast’s fishing puzzle
Biodiversity explains how all parts in the Gulf Coast’s fishery depend on each other, and how changes can have far-reaching effects.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney loves fishing a buzzbait in October
Bass pro Greg Hackney of Gonzales favors going up top with his favorite sputtering artificial lure for October bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
ICW bass fishing should be great in October
Ledges along the Intracoastal Waterway will hold plenty of bass in October. Angler Bill McCarty said the bassing gets good to excellent.[…]
Field Reports
Great fishing as hurricane closes in!
Capt. Dustin Bounds and Todd Masson head out to Venice as the earliest bands of Delta dumped rain on them throughout the morning.[…]
Columns
It’s going to be a good fall for trout, y’all
October can be a tricky month for inshore speckled trout fishing. But when the migration is early, the fish are easy to find.[…]
Bass Fishing
Baton Rouge pro keeps punching a D Bomb as October arrives
Derek Hudnall’s south Louisiana bass-fishing experience tells him in October he should still be punching grass mats.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lipless crankbait secrets
This video highlights some of FLW Tour pro Brian Latimer’s lipless crankbait secrets. He calls it his favorite fall fishing bait.[…]
Bass Fishing
Higher, cooler water leads to great October bass fishing on Toledo Bend
Expect great, shallow bass action on Toledo Bend in October. Bass will start tearing up topwaters, particularly buzzbaits and plastic frogs.[…]
Bass Fishing
Father and son land big bass a month apart
Matthew Gantner and his father Tim shared a unique bonding experience recently — the two outdoorsmen each hauled in a trophy bass.[…]
Fishing
Mississippi resident cited for fishing guide violations in Plaquemines Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a Mississippi man for alleged commercial guide and recreational fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Field Reports
Speckled trout over grass beds in CRAZY numbers!
Speckled trout seek out submerged aquatic vegetation in the fall. Jeff Bruhl, Chris Macaluso and Todd Masson catch them in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Field Reports
Fall specks and reds every cast!
Tommy Vidrine reports on the status of fishing in Grand Isle. He found a location where the fish were stacked up.[…]
Bass Fishing
College bass fishing taking off in Louisiana, across the country
College bass fishing is taking off across the country. Louisiana has almost a dozen schools sending teams out to national competition.[…]