Lake Pontchartrain area anglers will soon have four new areas to target speckled trout and redfish after construction of four artificial reefs in and around Lake Borgne and the Biloxi Marsh.[…]
Chas Champagne shows that there are still trout to be found in Lake Pontchartrain even after the Bonnet Carré Spillway opening.[…]
As fresh Mississippi River water pours into Lake Pontchartrain via the Bonnet Carré Spillway opening, here’s your chance to double down on speckled trout for the next few weeks.[…]
Be aggressive when you see birds diving in Lake Pontchartrain if you’re targeting reds — time is of the essence to hook up, according to Matrix Shad’s Chas Champagne. […]
For the past couple of winters, instead of jigging, Chas Champagne has been dragging baits behind his boat to entice bites from speckled trout.[…]
Trout were smashing Matrix Shad’s tiger bait lures under popping corks in Lake Pontchartrain earlier this week. […]
The Lake Pontchartrain estuary provides a lot of different types of fishing, and that can be super advantageous this time of year.[…]
Some tips on how to fish the ledges in the Geoghegan Canal to catch wintertime speckled trout near Lake Pontchartrain this month.[…]
The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles becomes a boat parade in November, and with good reason.[…]
Chas Champagne said the trout bite on eastern Lake Pontchartrain could be picking up as cooler weather settles in. […]
When it comes to fishing, Capt. Mike Gallo is kind of a mad scientist. He’s constantly scheming and searching for better ways to do things that have become routine for most anglers.[…]
The first cool front of the autumn of 2018 has finally blown through. If you’re a deer hunter, that means your neck just swelled up, and you’re walking around the house rubbing the top of your head against door frames.[…]
If you asked avid Louisiana trout anglers what their favorite month for targeting specks was, you’d be hard-pressed to find a single one that said September. However, that doesn’t mean trout can’t be caught — and after a long hot summer, one of the best places to catch during the transition is Bayous Liberty and Lacombe.[…]
“This isn’t finesse fishing,” chuckled Jeb loudly. “We want to get them in.”[…]
Jeb and Tina Ard weren’t always catch-and-release, fish-for-fun anglers. Early in their marriage, the couple, both 43, fished for food. Especially for Jeb, fishing meant eating.[…]
“I like fish that pull hard, ones that fight. I’m fishin’ for fun,” twanged Jeb Ard in a patented country accent. “If I want to eat fish, we go to a catfish buffet.”[…]