Catfish
Des Allemands fat cats
It was a massacre.
Fish blood, poop, and slime covered the deck of the boat and the interior of the ice chest.[…]
Southeast LA
Bass Fishing
Marsh madness
As Jeff Bruhl left the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain and went down Interstate12, the sky spit droplets on his truck’s windshield. And as he pulled up to the East Pearl River launch, things even got a little gloomier: His trailer tires were the only ones touching the gravel parking lot. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Big trout moving into Lafitte again this year
Laffite isn’t generally known for lunker trout, but Capt. Theophile Bourgeois said last spring began with some 3- to 5-pounders making their way up the system.[…]
News Breaker
Topwater trout tips
Following speckled trout to their annual summer haunts is vital if you want to have success this year, and studying maps to see where those places are is time well spent.[…]
Bass Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Triple treat — spots, crappie, largemouths
A day before last week’s deluge, I hit the Tchefuncte River system with Jeff Bruhl, a Madisonville resident who has been fishing the waterway since Lyndon B. Johnson was president.[…]
Bass Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Hot jerkbait bite during bass tourney prep
The next best thing to figuring out a hot bass pattern while competing in a tournament is dialing in while pre-fishing. During a recent warm spell, I set out on the river near my house to see if I could find some lunkers in preparation for a weekend competition, and although I got distracted by a ledge holding little bass, I eventually figured out where the bigger fish were and what they wanted to eat.[…]
Bass Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Fishing City Park with bass record-holder
This time of year, Broc Corcoran fishes New Orleans’ legendary and historic City Park seven days a week, eight hours a day. He can’t get enough of the place, and it’s clear to see why. The park’s lagoons hold some of the biggest bass in the New Orleans area.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Big Bass Rodeo set for Saturday morning in New Orleans City Park
The 71st annual Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival will be held tomorrow in New Orleans City Park, once again featuring a Battle for the Bass student tournament and a Boats on the Bayou non-motorized competition on Bayou St. John.[…]
Bass Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Introducing ‘Fisherman’s Wife Alexa’
This would be a truly terrifying technological development for lots of Louisiana anglers.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Most unlikely catch-and-cook in history
February’s weather in South Louisiana was like a fast-forward into late-spring, with temperatures setting records many days. For the most part, March has been more seasonable but still nice.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
The perfect spot to find Golden Meadow specks
Golden Meadow guide and 4 Horseman cork owner Capt. Aaron Pierce does very well with speckled trout in two places this time of year: Catfish Lake and Bayou Blue.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Big topwater explosions between big rainstorms
With a radar app on every smartphone, it’s a lot easier now to slip out on the water between rain showers than it was just a decade ago. My son Joel and I did that on Friday, motoring our bay boat over bumpy seas to a grass flat we hoped would hold some topwater-munching speckled trout.[…]
Sidebars
How to make a pre-rig
Making pre-rigs is Tommy Pellegrin’s answer to the nettlesome task of trying to put together a new rig in the middle of a hot bite.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Every idiot at a tackle store
If you spend any time in a tackle shop, you’ve surely run across “anglers” like this.[…]
News Breaker
Sentences handed down for duck limit violations in New Orleans, Venice
Seven men in two separate cases pleaded guilty to migratory game bird violations earlier this month for shooting over the limit of ducks on Oak Island in New Orleans East and in Venice, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Baby on the way, but still time for topwater trout
Justin Bowles’ wife is way overdue, and it would probably have been wise for him to stay within reasonable driving distance of the hospital, but when big speckled trout are hitting topwater baits, any angler’s judgement can become cloudy.[…]