Field Reports
BLAST on the BEACH: Speckled trout arrive!
The speckled trout have arrived on Louisiana’s beaches, and the action in Plaquemines Parish resembles that of the good ol’ days.[…]
Fishing
News Breaker
Recreational red snapper season to close Aug. 13
LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet signed a declaration of emergency to close the recreational red snapper season at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, August 13.[…]
Field Reports
Family tuna fishing at heart
Capt. Josh Howard with Deep South Charters takes a family fishing for yellowfin tuna about 60 miles south of Venice using mostly pogies for bait.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Red River summer slabs
The Red River can be difficult for new fisherman to learn. Follow these tips from Kyle Jones and you will be well on your way to catching river slabs.[…]
Field Reports
Tuna Time with Captain Josh Howard
Capt. Josh Howard of Deep South Charters shares some video from one of his latest tuna trips and explains what bait and equipment he’s using.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through July 26, 2020
LA Creel indicates that 609,371 pounds or 78 percent of Louisiana’s 2020 annual private recreational allocation of 784,332 pounds have been harvested.[…]
Field Reports
Cajun mangrove snapper slam
This was the first mangrove snapper trip of the year for Tommy Vidrine. He caught a few big snapper and some nice eating-size ones.[…]
Field Reports
Kayak fishing for reds in PAC
Stanley Sevin with the YouTube channel Stanley Sev7n takes out the kayak for some redfish fishing in PAC with a giveaway at the end.[…]
Field Reports
Lots of SPECKS at a relic of the past
Capt. Frank Dreher, Chris Macaluso and Todd Masson hit East Timbalier Island in lower Lafourche Parish to target speckled trout.[…]
Field Reports
DockSide TV: “Gulls and Gills”
This episode of DockSide TV features Chas Champagne hooking trout one after the other under birds on the Matrix X-Shad “Smokin’ Shad.”[…]
Field Reports
A day of firsts
Sunday, August 2, Lieu Vo Clark caught some nice fish, including her first cobia, out of Venice through Red Pass to the West Delta Rigs.[…]
Bass Fishing
Frog bait is Reehm’s August favorite
Clark Reehm of Elm Grove, a veteran of the FLW Pro Tour and Bassmaster Elite Series, throws various frogs, mostly popping frogs, for his August bass.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Burn up Atchafalaya Basin bream
High water in recent years has led to great panfish spawns in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin. There’s still time to catch them this year.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Tiger Shoals still producing plenty of speckled trout
Despite fewer visible structures, Tiger Shoals is still a great speckled trout destination. Keo Khamphilavong of New Iberia explains why.[…]
Features
What are the trophy trout prospects for Louisiana?
Fisherman want to know why there are fewer trophy trout in Louisiana waters nowadays? Here are some answers and theories.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Caminada Pass beginning to fill with bull redfish
Every year, from August to mid-October, big redfish swarm into brackish Cajun waters to spawn, and there are few places better than Caminada Pass.[…]