Rad Trascher, director of the Coastal Conservation Association’s Louisiana STAR Tournament, often gets asked about the fate of redfish tagged in previous years’ contests that never get caught. […]
Capt. Mike Gallo makes the run from his base camp in the Rigolets all the way over to the upper east side of Biloxi Marsh to get into some trout action this month.[…]
Speckled trout action has been consistent in Breton Sound this summer, but don’t expect to pull up to one wellhead and knock out a quick limit — be prepared to move around to fill up your box.[…]
The story of Davis’ hunt for sunken treasure started when he was 17. An acquaintance gave him an old fishing map to help him find speckled trout. As he used the maps, he noticed that the islands holding some of the best fishing spots were eroding away.[…]
Tommy Tregle’s self-designed, self-built boat is wonder of efficiency. Custom-built of welded aluminum, it is 18 feet long with a 12-inch V in the bottom. It looks like a hybrid between a mud boat and a bass boat with a center console.[…]
Born and raised in the town of Des Allemands, Tommy Tregle (pronounced Cajun style as “Treg”) has spent almost his entire life making his living from the water.[…]
Above all, fish are going to be where the bait is residing. You can have clean, moving water, but if there’s no bait there, there’s no reason for the fish to stay there.[…]
The line to launch at Bob’s Bayou Black was well beyond the overflow parking lot last Saturday morning.[…]
“I’m telling you; it’s like finding sunken treasure. To me it’s like striking gold!”
John Davis’ intensity didn’t leave any room for disagreement or even doubt. […]
Tommy Tregle spends his time chasing crappie, invariably called “sac-a-lait” in south Louisiana, usually Lake Des Allemands.[…]
Perry Rosenson took a shot in the dark and made the run out to Breton Island earlier this month — and hit the bullseye with a nice 6.6-pound trout.[…]
It’s no secret finding the bait is absolutely critical to finding the predator fish.[…]
Capt. Owen “Big O” Langridge isn’t particularly concerned about the effects Tropical Storm Cindy might have on fishing conditions down in Venice.[…]
One of the more challenging aspects of fishing shallow-water rigs is keeping your boat in the right spot to stay on a hot bite.[…]
Finding shell beds around rigs isn’t all that difficult to do as long as you know a few tricks. John Falterman says these three tips for finding them will quickly put you on the fish.[…]
Drop shot rigs came to the United States by way of Japanese anglers who settled on the West Coast. They employed the technique with great success in the clear, deep bass reservoirs of California and was other anglers caught on to the tactic, it spread faster than a Western wildfire, pun intended.[…]